Blue Kentucky Girl (Loretta Lynn album)

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Blue Kentucky Girl
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Studio album by
Loretta Lynn
ReleasedJune 14, 1965
RecordedJanuary 9, 1963 – March 16, 1965
Studio Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length27:34
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Songs from My Heart....
(1965)		Blue Kentucky Girl
(1965)		 Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be
(1965)
Singles from Blue Kentucky Girl
  1. "Blue Kentucky Girl"
    Released: March 29, 1965

Blue Kentucky Girl is the fourth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 14, 1965, by Decca Records. [1]

Contents

The album features four songs written by Lynn: "Night Girl," "Love's Been Here and Gone," "Farther to Go," and "Two Steps Forward." It also includes cover versions of two previous country hits: Connie Smith's "Then and Only Then" and Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In the June 26, 1965 issue, Billboard published a review of the album, which stated, "Her current hit is "Blue Kentucky Girl" and this album is a beautiful showcase for not only that tune, but the classic "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" and "I Still Miss Someone" sung with impact and vivaciousness by the Grand Ole Opry's Loretta Lynn. The hit will make this a strong seller in the country music field." [3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart dated July 10, 1965. It reached its peak at No. 14 the following week and spent a total of 8 weeks on the chart.

The only single from the album, "Blue Kentucky Girl," was released in March 1965 [4] and reached No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Recording

Recording of the album took place over three sessions on March 4, 15, and 16, 1965, at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Two songs on the album had been previously recorded during sessions for other albums. "Blue Kentucky Girl" was recorded on October 14, 1964, during a session for 1965's Songs from My Heart.... , while "The Beginning of the End" was recorded on January 9, 1963, as part of the session for 1963's Loretta Lynn Sings . [5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Blue Kentucky Girl" Johnny Mullins October 14, 19642:27
2."Then and Only Then" Bill Anderson March 15, 19652:22
3."I Still Miss Someone"
March 15, 19652:11
4."Night Girl"
March 15, 19652:40
5."Love's Been Here and Gone"
  • Lynn
  • Wilburn
March 16, 19652:35
6."Farther to Go"LynnMarch 4, 19652:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."The Race Is On"Don RollinsMarch 16, 19652:22
2."I Won't Forget You" Harlan Howard March 15, 19652:03
3."Two Steps Forward"LynnMarch 4, 19652:09
4."Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" Hank Locklin March 16, 19651:59
5."The Beginning of the End"Betty Sue PerryJanuary 9, 19632:22
6."Today" Hank Thompson March 16, 19652:00

Personnel

Adapted from the Decca recording session records. [5]

Charts

Album

Chart (1965)Peak
position
US Hot Country Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 14

Singles

TitleYearPeak
position
US
Country
[7]
"Blue Kentucky Girl"19657

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References

  1. ↑ "Loretta Lynn - Blue Kentucky Girl". Discogs. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Blue Kentucky Girl at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - June 26, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Billboard - April 10, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Loretta's Recording Sess". lorettalynnfan.net. Loretta Lynn Fan Website. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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