Loretta Lynn Sings

Loretta Lynn Sings is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on December 9, 1963, by Decca Records.[1]

Loretta Lynn Sings
Studio album by
Loretta Lynn
ReleasedDecember 9, 1963
RecordedSeptember 8, 1961–July 11, 1963
Studio
  • Bradley Film and Recording Studio (Nashville)
  • Columbia Recording Studio (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length30:04
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Loretta Lynn Sings
(1963)		 Before I'm Over You
(1964)
Singles from Loretta Lynn Sings
  1. "The Girl That I Am Now"
    Released: October 18, 1961
  2. "Success"
    Released: April 16, 1962
  3. "World of Forgotten People"
    Released: October 15, 1962
  4. "The Other Woman"
    Released: February 18, 1963

The album contains three songs written by Lynn, including "The Girl That I Am Now" and "A Hundred Proof Heartache". The album also includes cover versions of hits by other artists, including "Lonesome 7-7203" by Hawkshaw Hawkins, "Act Naturally" by Buck Owens, George Jones' song "Color of the Blues" and "Why I'm Walking" by Stonewall Jackson.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In the issue dated December 21, 1963, Billboard published a review of the album which said, "Miss Lynn sings up a storm on this fine new album, on songs by both herself and various other good country writers. The ballad material, much of it steeped in the traditional heartache groove, includes such titles as "The Other Woman", "A Hundred Proof Heartache", "Color of the Blues", "Lonesome 7-7203", and "The Girl That I Am Now". It's powerful stuff, ably sung, and it can sell well."[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart dated January 18, 1964. It peaked at No. 2 on the chart dated March 14. The album spent 37 weeks on the chart, 29 of which were in the top 10.

The album's first single, "The Girl That I Am Now", was released in October 1961[4] and failed to chart. The second single, "Success", was released in April 1962[5] and peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album's third single, "World of Forgotten People", was released in October 1962[6] and failed to chart. The fourth and final single, "The Other Woman", was released in February 1963[7] and peaked at No. 13.

Recording

Recording of the album took place over four sessions at two studios: September 8, 1961 and February 5, 1962 at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee; and January 9 and July 11, 1963 at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville.[8]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Success"John MullinsSeptember 8, 19612:39
2."The Minute You're Gone"Jimmy GateleyJuly 11, 19632:32
3."The Other Woman"Betty Sue PerryJanuary 9, 19632:28
4."Alone with You"
  • Roy Drusky
  • Lester Vanadore
July 11, 19632:15
5."Why I'm Walking"
July 11, 19632:24
6."The Girl That I Am Now"Loretta LynnSeptember 8, 19612:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Act Naturally"
July 11, 19632:29
2."World of Forgotten People"LynnFebruary 5, 19622:01
3."Color of the Blues"
July 11, 19632:56
4."A Hundred Proof Heartache"LynnFebruary 5, 19622:27
5."I Walked Away from the Wreck"Cindy WalkerSeptember 8, 19612:37
6."Lonesome 7-7203"Justin TubbJuly 11, 19633:00

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes and Decca recording session records.[8]

  • Willie Ackerman – drums
  • Harold Bradley – electric guitar
  • Owen Bradley – producer
  • Cecil Brower – fiddle
  • Hal Buksbaum – photography
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Tommy Jackson – fiddle
  • The Jordanaires – background vocals
  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
  • Grady Martin – electric guitar
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Wayne Moss – electric guitar
  • Jack Pruett – electric guitar
  • Teddy Wilburn – guitar

Charts

Album

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Hot Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 2

Singles

Title Year Peak
position
US
Country
[10]
"The Girl That I Am Now" 1961 —
"Success" 1962 6
"World of Forgotten People" —
"The Other Woman" 1963 13
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References
  1. "Loretta Lynn - Loretta Lynn Sings". Discogs. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. Loretta Lynn Sings at AllMusic
  3. "Billboard Magazine - December 21, 1963" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. "Billboard - October 30, 1961" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. "Billboard - April 28, 1962" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "Billboard - October 27, 1962" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "Billboard - March 2, 1963" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. "Loretta's Recording Sess". lorettalynnfan.net. Loretta Lynn Fan Website. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  9. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  10. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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