Back to the Country
| Back to the Country | ||||
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| Studio album by Loretta Lynn | ||||
| Released | February 3, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | Dec. 12, 1972—Dec. 19, 1974 | |||
| Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:09 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
| Loretta Lynn chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Back to the Country | ||||
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Back to the Country is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 3, 1975, by MCA Records.[1]
The album's only single, "The Pill", a controversial song about birth control, brought Lynn much notoriety in the media and was banned on a number of radio stations, although the single was reportedly Lynn's best selling of the decade.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The only single released from the album, "The Pill", peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, despite being banned by a number of radio stations.
Recording
Recording sessions for the album began on August 29, 1974, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. Three additional sessions followed on December 17, December 18, and December 19, 1974. Three songs on the album were from recording sessions for previous albums. "The Pill" and "The Hands of Yesterday" were recorded during the December 12, 1972 session for 1973's Entertainer of the Year. "Paper Roses" was recorded on March 4, 1974, during a session for 1974's They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy.[2]
Track listing
| Side one | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "The Pill" | Lorene Allen, Don McHan, T. D. Boyless | December 12, 1972 | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Will You Be There?" | Gene Dunlop, Lee Miller | December 18, 1974 | 2:19 |
| 3. | "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler" | Don Wayne, Walter Haynes | December 17, 1974 | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Paper Roses" | Janice Torre, Fred Spielman | March 4, 1974 | 3:15 |
| 5. | "You Love Everybody But You" | Tom T. Hall | August 29, 1974 | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Mad Mrs. Jesse Brown" | Ronnie Rogers | December 19, 1974 | 3:24 |
| Side two | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "Back to the Country" | Tracey Lee | December 19, 1974 | 2:19 |
| 2. | "The Hands of Yesterday" | Ray Griff | December 12, 1972 | 2:54 |
| 3. | "I Can Help" | Billy Swan | December 19, 1974 | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Another You" | Jimmy Peppers | December 18, 1974 | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Jimmy on My Mind" | Conway Twitty | December 18, 1974 | 2:50 |
Personnel
Adapted from album liner notes.
- Bobby Bradley – engineer
- Owen Bradley – producer
- Harold Bradley – electric guitar/bass
- Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar
- Vic Gabany – engineer
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Bud Gray – photography (front cover)
- Buddy Harman – drums
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
- Billy Linneman – bass
- Grady Martin – electric/lead guitar
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica
- Bob Moore – basss
- Joe Mills – engineer
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Hal Rugg – steel guitar
- Jerry Smith – piano
- Pete Wade – rhythm guitar
Chart positions
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Country Albums | 2 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "The Pill" | Country Singles | 5 |
References
- ↑ "Loretta Lynn – Back To The Country". Discogs.
- ↑ "Loretta's Recording Sess". Loretta Lynn Fan Website.
