RIAA Gold award for Tanya Tucker What Do I Do with Me, which was released on June 24, 1991. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on Dec. 20, 1991 for 500,000 copies sold, which this award celebrates.
This album became one of Tucker's most successful releases, producing four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts including "(Without You) What Do I Do with Me", "Down to My Last Teardrop", "Some Kind of Trouble" and "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight". The album hit #6 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #48 on the Top 200 Albums chart. By 1992 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA "R hologram" Gold album award with gold cassette and CD
- In VG condition
- First presentation award from 1991
- Presented to record executive
- All original with manufacturer's sticker on backing paper
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Great collectors item for any Tanya Tucker fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold album award that would have been manufactured in 1991, making it approx. 30 years old. The award is presented to Bill Kennedy who then was VP of Sales at Capitol Records Nashville.
This award is all original and in VG condition. Award also has its original backing paper with Al's Custom Frame & Gallery, Ltd. manufacturer sticker.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com