Loretta (album)

Loretta
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released	March 3, 1980
Recorded	March–October 1979 [1] [ unreliable source ]
Studio	Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre	Country, urban cowboy
Length	30:12
Label	MCA
Producer	Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Diamond Duet (1979) Loretta (1980) Lookin' Good (1980)
Singles from Loretta
"I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind" Released: September 1979 "Pregnant Again" Released: January 1980 "Naked in the Rain" Released: May 1980

Loretta is the thirty-second solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. The album was released on March 3, 1980, by MCA Records. ^{[2] [ unreliable source ]}

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind", peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "Pregnant Again", peaked at No. 35, and the third single, "Naked in the Rain", peaked at No. 30.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"	Bobby Harden	2:44
2.	"Naked in the Rain"	Buddy Cannon, Kenny Starr	2:39
3.	"Sweet, Sweet Daddy"	Bobby Harden	2:22
4.	"It's Too Late to Love Me Now"	Gene Dobbins, Johnny Wilson, Rory Bourke	3:28
5.	"You're a Cross I Can't Bear"	Hank Riddle	3:03

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I've Been Lonely So Long"	Bruce Frazier, Joey Scarbury	3:10
2.	"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"	J.D. Miller	2:52
3.	"I Should Be Over You By Now"	Theresa Beaty	3:26
4.	"The Fool Wouldn't Listen"	Jerri Kelly	2:53
5.	"Pregnant Again"	Lee Pockriss, Marl Sameth	3:35

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.

• Harold Bradley – bass
• Owen Bradley – producer
• James Caddell – backing vocals
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Gene Chrisman – drums
• John Christopher – guitar
• Jean Chapman – backing vocals
• Ray Edenton – guitar
• Buddy Harman – drums
• Mike Leech – bass
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Hal Rugg – steel guitar
• Joey Scarbury – backing vocals
• Joan Sliwin – backing vocals
• Henry Strzelecki – electric bass
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Bobby Wood – piano
• Reggie Young – guitar

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Peak position
1980	Country Albums	24[ citation needed ]

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1979	"I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"	Country Singles	5[ citation needed ]
1980	"Pregnant Again"		35[ citation needed ]
	"Naked in the Rain"		30[ citation needed ]

References

1. "Loretta's Recording Sess". Loretta Lynn Fan Website.
2. "Loretta Lynn – Loretta". Discogs.