| Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be | ||||
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| Released | August 2, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | March 10, 1964–January 19, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Columbia, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:56 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
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Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be is the first collaborative studio album by American country music singers Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. It was released on August 2,1965,by Decca Records. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Billboard published a review in the issue dated August 14,1965,which said,"This album pairing two of the greatest names in country music,Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn,should be a great sales explosion. "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be",a real tearjerker,is combined with the classic "A Dear John Letter" and the country hit "Just Between the Two of Us". All standouts." [3]
The album debuted at No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart dated October 9,1965. It would later peak at No. 13 on the chart dated October 30. The album would spend a total of 10 weeks on the chart.
The album's first single,"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be",was released in June 1964 [4] and peaking at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,the biggest hit the duo would achieve. The second single,"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands",was released in May 1965 [5] and peaked at No. 24.
Recording for the album took place over four sessions at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville,Tennessee,beginning on March 10,1964. Three additional sessions followed on January 12,18,and 19,1965. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" | Billy Joe Deaton | March 10, 1964 | 2:41 |
| 2. | "I'll Just Call You Darlin'" | Johnny Colmus | March 10, 1964 | 2:25 |
| 3. | "I Reached for the Wine" | Joyce Ann Allsup | January 18, 1965 | 2:39 |
| 4. | "My Past Brought Me to You (Your Past Brought You to Me)" | Bill Brock | January 18, 1965 | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Are You Mine" |
| January 12, 1965 | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" | Bill Anderson | January 19, 1965 | 2:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep Those Cards and Letter Coming In" | Harlan Howard | January 19, 1965 | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Just Between the Two of Us" | Liz Anderson | January 12, 1965 | 2:51 |
| 3. | "We're Not Kids Anymore" | Loretta Lynn | January 19, 1965 | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Love Was Right Here All the Time" |
| March 10, 1964 | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Two in the Cold" | Ellen Reeves | March 10, 1964 | 2:36 |
| 6. | "A Dear John Letter" |
| January 18, 1965 | 2:37 |
Adapted from the Decca recording session records. [6]
Album
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Albums ( Billboard ) [7] | 13 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] | CAN Country [9] | ||
| "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" | 1964 | 11 | 4 |
| "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" | 1965 | 24 | — |
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