Irlene Mandrell
Texersize
(1983)
You already know the greats of Texas' recorded history.
Roy Orbison. Lightnin' Hopkins. ZZ top. Jandek.
But no Texas record collection is complete without this regional remnant of the exercise album craze, Irlene Mandrell'sTexersize.
Born in Corpus Christi, Irlene grew up in the shadow of her successful sisters, Barbara and Louise, and cast herself in various projects trying to find her niche.
Where did you find this? Believe it or not, my uncle wrote and arranged all the music and his best friend and producer, Andy Murphy of Panda Productions, produced the album and was the music producer for the video. I thought this was LONG gone... I haven't seen it since I was a kid!!
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Irlene Mandrell – Texersize
Label:
Panda Productions – PR1002
Format:
2 ×
Vinyl, LP
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- Recorded At – Third Coast Sound
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar – Fletcher Clark
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Larry Seyer
- Banjo, Mandolin – Rick Stockton
- Drums – Dexter Walker
- Fiddle, Mandolin – Danny Levin (2)
- Piano, Bass, Vocals – Tom Dean
- Producer, Engineer, Vocals – Andy Murphy (5)
- Steel Guitar – Jimmy Day
- Vocals – Kimmie Rhodes, Ray Benson
While her siblings were playing No. 1 hits at the Grand Ole Opry, Irlene was guest-starring in skits on See-Haw, attempting a career as a stock-car racer and joining the "aerobics" craze with Texersize.
Swapping leg-warmers for cowboy boots, Irlene leads us though a full workout of Texas-themed moves: The Pecos Pull. The Big Bend. The Thighs of Texas.
No longer would Texas housewives with a few extra pounds have to work out to exercise videos made by commie Hollywood celebs or the liberal East-Coast gymnastic elite. This one was all Texas, down to its Texas-size defoliated album cover.
The "tee-haw" calls were even provided by none other than Asleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson.
Happily, a video has emerged with clips from the VHS (or perhaps Betamax?) accompaniment to the record.
So y'all pull up a saddle, get out your best workout boots, and get Texersizin'!
Irlene didn't last long in the exercise biz.
And
now, she has finally found her calling: guns.
She hosts a yearly "Celebrity Shoot," and is a spokesperson for Smith & Wesson.
In the beginning of Texercise with Vinnie, Olivia and Lindsey, we'll wear our western outfits. - Vinnie will wear his cowboy shirt, his belt, his jean pants and his cowboy boots. - Lindsey and I will wear our tied cowgirl shirts, our belts, our jean pants, our cowgirl boots and our bracelets. Lindsey will say, "Today's active lifestyles demand that we all stay in top condition. Not only for ourselves, but for our families as well. That means that we eat right and exercise." Then Vinnie and I will say, "But Lindsey sometimes finding the time to go to a spa or health club is hard so we texercise. It's fun and it gives us a complete physical and cardiovascular workout in just 30 minutes. And best of all Lindsey we can do it whether we're on the road doing concerts, TV shows or on Young Talent Times. Now let's get started and texercise" and then we go to Heavenly Bodies. - Vinnie will wear his white sweatband, his black tank top, his black shorts, his athlete socks, his sneakers, his white wristbands and his O necklace. - I'll wear my pink sweatband, my pink short sleeve crop top, my black suspender leotard, my tan tights, my pink leg warmers, my sneakers and my pink wristbands. - Lindsey will have her hair in 2 ponytails, she'll wear grey sweatband, a grey short sleeve crop top, a black suspender leotard, tan tights, grey leg warmers, her sneakers and grey wristbands. Jerry & Danielle (orange), Shaun & Kimee (blue), Donny & Marie (purple), Curtis & Jenn (red), Scott & Julie (yellow) and Chris & Bindi (green) will texercise with us too. - The boys will wear tank tops, shorts, athlete socks, sneakers and wristbands. - The girls will wear short sleeve crop tops, black suspender leotards, tan tights, leg warmers, sneakers and wristbands.
See Nick DiFonzo's Web site at www.bizarrerecords.com.