We Only Make Believe

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We Only Make Believe
Loretta Lynn-We Only Make Believe.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1971
RecordedNovember 9–11, 1970
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length29:16
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn chronology
We Only Make Believe
(1971)
Lead Me On
(1972)
Conway Twitty chronology
Hits
(1971)
We Only Make Believe
(1971)
How Much More Can She Stand
(1971)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."It's Only Make Believe"
November 9, 19702:35
2."We've Closed Our Eyes to Shame"
November 9, 19702:23
3."I'm So Used to Loving You"Conway TwittyNovember 10, 19702:45
4."Will You Visit Me on Sunday?" Dallas Frazier November 9, 19702:50
5."After the Fire Is Gone"L.E. WhiteNovember 9, 19702:37
6."Don't Tell Me You're Sorry"Loretta LynnNovember 11, 19702:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries"
  • Robert McRee
  • Ed Thomas
  • Cliff Thomas
November 11, 19702:33
2."Take Me" George Jones November 11, 19702:50
3."The One I Can't Live Without"
  • James Perry Pulliam
  • Frances Rhodes
November 11, 19702:45
4."Hangin' On"
November 10, 19702:37
5."Working Girl"Benjamin "Benny Joy" Eidson/Rodney SmithNovember 10, 19702:56

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes and Decca recording session records. [7]

Charts

Album

Chart (1971)Peak
position
US Hot Country LPs ( Billboard ) [8] 3
US Top LPs ( Billboard ) [9] 78

Singles

TitleYearPeak position
US
Country

[10]
US
[11]
CAN
Country

[12]
"After the Fire Is Gone"19711564

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty* - We Only Make Believe". Discogs. 1971.
  2. We Only Make Believe at AllMusic
  3. "Billboard Magazine - February 20, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  4. "Cashbox - February 13, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. "Record World - February 13, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Record World. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  6. "Billboard - January 16, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Loretta's Recording Sess". LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  8. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  9. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  10. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  11. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  12. Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  13. "American album certifications – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn – We Only Make Believe". Recording Industry Association of America.