I Remember Patsy

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I Remember Patsy
Loretta Lynn I Remember Patsy.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 1977
RecordedJune 11, 1975 – December 10, 1976
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre Country
Label MCA Records
Loretta Lynn chronology
Somebody Somewhere
(1976)
I Remember Patsy
(1977)
Dynamic Duo
(1977)
Singles from I Remember Patsy
  1. "She's Got You"
    Released: February 7, 1977
  2. "Why Can't He Be You"
    Released: July 18, 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

I Remember Patsy is a studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was produced by Owen Bradley, who produced many of Patsy Cline's hits. The album was released on April 4, 1977, by MCA Records.

Contents

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "She's Got You", peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, Lynn's tenth solo single to top the chart. The second single, "Why Can't He Be You", peaked at No. 7.

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place on September 28 and December 1 and 10, 1976, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Two songs on the album were recorded during previous recording sessions. "I Fall to Pieces" was recorded on June 11, 1975, during a session for 1975's Home . "She's Got You" was recorded during the June 30, 1976, session for Somebody Somewhere . The album's closing track, "I Remember Patsy...A Conversation", is an excerpt from an interview with the record's producer, Owen Bradley. [4] [ unreliable source ][ dead link ] [5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."She's Got You" Hank Cochran June 30, 19763:04
2."Walkin' After Midnight"Alan Block, Donn HechtDecember 1, 19762:18
3."Why Can't He Be You"Hank CochranSeptember 28, 19763:40
4."Faded Love"Bob Wills, John Wills, Billy Jack WillsDecember 1, 19762:53
5."I Fall to Pieces"Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard June 11, 19752:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Crazy" Willie Nelson June 30, 19762:45
2."Sweet Dreams" Don Gibson December 10, 19762:35
3."Back in Baby's Arms" Bob Montgomery September 28, 19762:04
4."Leavin' on Your Mind"Wayne Walker, Webb Pierce September 28, 19762:19
5."I Remember Patsy...A Conversation"  7:11

Personnel

Chart positions

AlbumBillboard (North America)

YearChartPeak
position
1977Country Albums [6] 2

SinglesBillboard (North America)

YearSingleChartPeak
position
1977"She's Got You"Country Singles1
"Why Can't He Be You"7

References

  1. "I Remember Patsy Loretta Lynn". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 1, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 438, 439.
  4. "Loretta's Recording Sess". Loretta Lynn Fan Website. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  5. Stavropoulos, Laura. "'I Remember Patsy': Loretta Lynn's Heartfelt Tribute To Patsy Cline". uDiscoverMusic (UMG). Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  6. "Loretta Lynn". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2024.