Here I Am Again

Here I Am Again
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released October 9, 1972
Recorded Jan. 18—Aug. 9, 1972
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Genre Country
Length 26:05
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
God Bless America Again
(1972)		 Here I Am Again
(1972)		 Entertainer of the Year
(1973)
Singles from Here I Am Again
  1. "Here I Am Again"
    Released: June 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Here I Am Again is the twentieth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn. It was released on October 9, 1972, by Decca Records.[2] This would be Lynn's last studio album with Decca Records, which would merge with MCA Records in 1973.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The lead single Here I Am Again, peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Critical reception

Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars, calling a couple of the songs on this album "sassy", including "A Woman a Day".[1]

Recording

Recording sessions for the album began on April 25 and April 26, 1972, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. Two additional sessions followed on May 3 and August 9, 1972. Two songs on the album were recorded during the sessions for 1972's One's on the Way. "A Woman a Day" was recorded on January 18, 1972, and "I Miss You More Today" was recorded on January 20, 1972.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Here I Am Again"Shel SilversteinApril 26, 19722:44
2."My Kind of Man"Darrell StatlerApril 26, 19721:50
3."Manhattan, Kansas"Joe AllenAugust 9, 19722:25
4."Be Proud of Your Man"L.E. WhiteApril 25, 19722:19
5."There's a Built-In Trouble Maker in Every Man"Elkin Rippy, Carmol Taylor, Norro WilsonMay 3, 19722:23
6."Love Takes a Long Time Dyin'"Rick Craig, Bobby HicksApril 26, 19722:31
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Delta Dawn"Larry Collins, Alex HarveyAugust 9, 19722:05
2."The Best Years of My Life"Ray GriffMay 3, 19722:53
3."Where Do Babies Go?"Lorene Allen, Kenny StarrAugust 9, 19722:28
4."A Woman a Day"Venda HollidayJanuary 18, 19722:05
5."I Miss You More Today"Lorene Allen, Loretta LynnJanuary 20, 19722:22

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Peak
position
1972 Country Albums 4

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1972 "Here I Am Again" Country Singles 3

References

  1. 1 2 Here I Am Again at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Loretta Lynn – Here I Am Again". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "Loretta's Recording Sess". Loretta Lynn Fan Website.
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