Making Believe | ||||
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Released | September 5, 1988 | |||
Recorded | March 7, 1973–November 3, 1987 | |||
Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 27:55 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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Singles from Making Believe | ||||
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Making Believe is a compilation album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on September 5,1988,by MCA Records. [1] It was the last album release to feature new material by the duo. The album is made up of five previously unreleased songs and five songs from previous albums.
Billboard published a review in the September 17,1988 issue which said,"A bright—if patchwork—project,this offers one side of new recordings of old standards and another of previously released duet material,some of which dates back to 1973." [2]
The album peaked at No. 62 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart,becoming the duo's lowest position on the chart.
The album's only single,"Making Believe",was released in September 1988 [3] and is the duo's only single to not appear on any music charts.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Making Believe" | Jimmy Work | 3:43 |
2. | "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" | Hank Williams | 2:33 |
3. | "Faded Love" |
| 2:53 |
4. | "Half as Much" | Curley Williams | 2:12 |
5. | "Please Help Me I'm Falling in Love" |
| 2:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hey Good Lookin'" (from Dynamic Duo ) | H. Williams | 2:32 |
2. | "Release Me" (from Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man ) |
| 2:56 |
3. | "Back Home Again" (from Feelins' ) | John Denver | 3:53 |
4. | "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" (from Country Partners ) | Conway Twitty | 2:40 |
5. | "It's True Love" (from Diamond Duet ) | Randy Goodrum | 2:51 |
Chart (1988) | Peak chart position |
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US Hot Country Albums ( Billboard ) [4] | 62 |
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