Janie Fricke (b. December 19, 1947, South Whitley, Indiana, United States) is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s. Janie Fricke was one of the most popular female country singers of the '80s, racking a string of hits and proving herself a versatile vocalist with a particular flair for ballads. [1] She won the Country Music Association's "Female Vocalist of the Year" awards in 1982 and 1983.