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Here I Am Again (1972)

Where the lyrics of Here I Am Again take you, and where it was really made.

The liner notes were written by Loretta Lynn's mother, who had remarried after the singer's father died in 1959.

Key places

Sessions begin at Bradley's Barn (1972)

Recording site Bradley's Barn — Recording sessions for the album began on April 25 and 26, 1972 at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Two more sessions followed on May 3 and August 9. Owen Bradley is credited as producer. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Here I Am Again: twenty-first solo studio album by Loretta Lynn
• Released October 2, 1972 by Decca Records
• Lynn's last studio album released under Decca
• Decca merged with MCA in 1973
• Only single: "Here I Am Again"

Background

• Liner notes written by Lynn's mother, Clara Butcher
• Clara Butcher had remarried after the death of Lynn's father, Ted Webb, in 1959
• Title single peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart
• Single also peaked at No. 3 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart
• Two songs were recorded during the sessions for 1972's One's on the Way

Recording

• Sessions began April 25 and 26, 1972 at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee
• Two additional sessions followed on May 3 and August 9
• "A Woman a Day" recorded January 18, 1972
• "I Miss You More Today" recorded January 20, 1972
• Owen Bradley credited as producer

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 (October 21, 1972 issue) praised the album: "A superb LP that warrants repeated airplay on country stations."
• Billboard named "Manhattan Kansas", "Delta Dawn", and "The Best Years of My Life" among the album's songs
• Cashbox (October 14, 1972 issue) called Lynn "one of the cornerstones of country music"
• Cashbox said her music is always fresh and exciting and never becomes repetitive
• Cashbox welcomed her return with a new eleven-song collection

Reappraisal

• Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars
• Allmusic called a couple of the songs "sassy", including "A Woman a Day"

Records

• Peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP chart
• Title single peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart
• Title single peaked at No. 3 on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album's liner notes were written by Lynn's mother, Clara Butcher, who had remarried after Lynn's father died in 1959.
• This was the last studio album Lynn released under Decca, which merged with MCA in 1973.
• "A Woman a Day" was recorded on January 18, 1972, while "I Miss You More Today" was recorded on January 20, 1972, both during the sessions for One's on the Way.
• Allmusic called "A Woman a Day" one of the sassy songs on the album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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