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Feelins' (1975)

Where the lyrics of Feelins' take you, and where it was really made.

Recorded in one Tennessee barn over four days in April 1975, this duet album went on to top the US country album chart.

Key places

Sessions at Bradley's Barn (1975)

Recording site Bradley's Barn — Recording sessions for the album were held at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, on April 1, 2, 23 and 24, 1975. The point is placed at the town centre, not the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Feelins' is the fifth collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Released June 9, 1975, by MCA Records
• Its only single is the title track "Feelins'"

Background

• This is the fifth studio album the duo made together
• The title single came out in June 1975, the same month as the album
• The album later reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart

Recording

• Sessions took place at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee
• Recording dates were April 1, 2, 23 and 24, 1975
• The sessions were split over two separate weeks in April 1975

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932, in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, the oldest daughter in a coal miner's family.
• Married Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn in 1948 at age 15; the marriage lasted almost 50 years until his death in 1996.
• Began singing in local clubs in the late 1950s and formed her own band, the Trailblazers.

Career

• Signed with Zero Records in 1960; her first release was "Whispering Sea" and "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl".
• Joined Decca Records through the Wilburn Brothers; joined the Grand Ole Opry on September 25, 1962.
• Scored a string of hits from the 1960s, including "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" and "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'".
• Wrote songs on women's issues such as birth control ("The Pill") and double standards ("Rated 'X'"), many inspired by her own marriage.
• Recorded five No. 1 duets with Conway Twitty between 1971 and 1975.
• Her 1976 autobiography Coal Miner's Daughter became a bestseller and inspired the 1980 Oscar-winning film starring Sissy Spacek.
• Named Artist of the Decade for the 1970s by the Academy of Country Music, the only woman to win this honor.
• Released Van Lear Rose (2004), produced by Jack White, which won the Grammy for Best Country Album.
• Had a stroke in 2017 and broke her hip in 2018, which ended her touring after 57 years.
• Died on October 4, 2022, at age 90, at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Billboard (June 21, 1975 issue): called the record another great album and said the duo's pairing produced a flock of hits
• Billboard: named "I'll Never Get Tired (Of Saying I Love You)", "Little Boy Love", "You Done Lost Your Baby", and "Some Kind of a Woman" as the best cuts
• Billboard: praised the Owen Bradley touch in the production
• Cashbox (June 28, 1975 issue): said the duo's ten new songs would keep them the top country duo for many more years
• Cashbox: listed "Dyn-o-mite", "I'll Never Get Tired (Of Saying I Love You)", "You Done Lost Your Woman", and "Store Up Love" as favorite cuts

Records

• Peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart
• The duo's third consecutive album to top that chart
• Title single "Feelins'" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, the duo's fifth and final No. 1 single
• In Canada, the single peaked at No. 2 on the RPM Country Singles chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title single "Feelins'" was the album's only single and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
• The title single was the duo's fifth and final single to top that chart.
• In Canada, the title single peaked at No. 2 on the RPM Country Singles chart.
• The album's sessions were booked over four days across April 1, 2, 23 and 24, 1975.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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