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Singin' Again (1967)

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

The album's only single, 'Sweet Thang', peaked only at No. 45, yet the album itself reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart.

Key places

Recording sessions at Columbia Recording Studio (1966)

Recording site Nashville — Recording sessions for the album were held at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 21 and 27, 1966. The point is placed at city-center level, so the exact studio building is not pinpointed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Singin' Again: second collaborative studio album by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn
• Both are American country music singers; the album is a duet record
• Released May 29, 1967 by Decca Records
• 12 tracks on the LP, six per side
• Only single: 'Sweet Thang'

Background

• Second studio album the two recorded together after their first collaboration
• 'Sweet Thang' was released in January 1967, several months before the album
• The single was the album's lead track and its only chart single
• Both singers take lead vocals across the set

Recording

• Sessions held at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 21 and 27, 1966
• One additional session held on January 4, 1967
• Producer: Owen Bradley
• Guitars: Cal Smith, Pete Wade, and Steve Chapman on some tracks
• Steel guitar: Buddy Charleton; piano: Hargus Robbins
• Bass: Jack Drake or Kelso Herston; drums: Jack Greene
• Teddy Wilburn wrote the liner notes

Sources: en.wikipedia.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 17, 1967 issue): called it a welcome, winning album return for a winning duet, naming 'Sweet Thang', 'Bartender', 'We'll Never Change', and 'Yearning' as standouts
• Cashbox (June 10, 1967 issue): praised the combined talents of Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn and called it a powerhouse package likely to climb the charts quickly
• Cashbox also listed 'Sweet Thang', 'Let's Stop Right Where We Are', and 'Yearning' among the highlights

Records

• US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart: peaked at No. 2
• Single 'Sweet Thang': released January 1967, peaked at No. 45 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart
• Album's only single: 'Sweet Thang'

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album's only single, 'Sweet Thang', was released in January 1967 and was the lead track of the set.
• Recording took place in two rounds: December 1966 sessions and one additional session on January 4, 1967.
• The LP contained 12 tracks, six on each side.
• Teddy Wilburn wrote the liner notes for the original album.
• Billboard and Cashbox both reviewed the album in June 1967, weeks before or around its release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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