Loretta (album)

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Loretta
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 1980
RecordedMarch—October 1979 [1] [ unreliable source ]
StudioBradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Genre Country, urban cowboy
Length30:12
Label MCA
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Diamond Duet
(1979)
Loretta
(1980)
Lookin' Good
(1980)
Singles from Loretta
  1. "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "Pregnant Again"
    Released: January 1980
  3. "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 ]

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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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"Bobby Harden2:44
2."Naked in the Rain"Buddy Cannon, Kenny Starr2:39
3."Sweet, Sweet Daddy"Bobby Harden2:22
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 Riddle3:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Been Lonely So Long"Bruce Frazier, Joey Scarbury3:10
2."It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"J.D. Miller2:52
3."I Should Be Over You By Now"Theresa Beaty3:26
4."The Fool Wouldn't Listen"Jerri Kelly2:53
5."Pregnant Again"Lee Pockriss, Marl Sameth3:35

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.

Chart positions

AlbumBillboard (North America)

YearChartPeak
position
1980Country Albums24[ citation needed ]

SinglesBillboard (North America)

YearSingleChartPeak
position
1979"I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"Country Singles5[ citation needed ]
1980"Pregnant Again"35[ citation needed ]
"Naked in the Rain"30[ citation needed ]

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References

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