Who Was That Stranger

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Who Was That Stranger
Loretta Lynn Who Was That Stranger.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 1988
RecordedFebruary 1988
StudioEmerald Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length26:46
Label MCA Records
Producer Jimmy Bowen, Chip Hardy, Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn chronology
Live from the Wheeling Jamboree
(1986)
Who Was That Stranger
(1988)
Making Believe
(1988)
Singles from Who Was That Stranger
  1. "Who Was That Stranger"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Fly Away"
    Released: August 1988

Who Was That Stranger is the thirty-eighth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on May 24, 1988, by MCA Records. [1] This was Lynn's first album to be issued on CD at the time of its release.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Who Was That Stranger" Max D. Barnes, Don Cook, Curly Putman 2:08
2."Your Used to Be"Toni Dae3:10
3."Married Ladies"Walter Carter, Sandi Lifson2:39
4."You're Gonna Catch Heaven (When I Get You Home)" Red Lane 2:28
5."Mountain Climber"Loretta Lynn1:59
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fly Away"Frank Dycus3:10
2."Walk on Water"Larry Alderman, Janet McLaughlin2:58
3."Elzie Banks"Lynn2:46
4."Still in the Ring"Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones2:53
5."Survivor"John Moffat2:35

Personnel

Chart positions

AlbumBillboard (North America)

YearChartPeak
position
1988Country Albums63[ citation needed ]

SinglesBillboard (North America)

YearSingleChartPeak
position
1988"Who Was That Stranger"Country Singles57[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Who Was That Stranger – Loretta Lynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.