I Wanna Be Free (album)

I Wanna Be Free
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released May 10, 1971
Recorded May 14, 1969—Mar. 30, 1971
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Genre Country
Length 28:50
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
We Only Make Believe
(1971)		 I Wanna Be Free
(1971)		 You're Lookin' at Country
(1971)
Singles from I Wanna Be Free
  1. "I Wanna Be Free"
    Released: February 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

I Wanna Be Free is the sixteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on May 10, 1971, by Decca Records.[2]

Critical reception

In the issue dated May 22, 1971, Billboard magazine published a review which said, "Miss Lynn's latest album spotlights her current country hit, "I Wanna Be Free", and features excellent versions of "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Rose Garden". Among the originals, "Drive You Out of My Mind" and "I'm One Man's Woman" stand out.[3]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart and No. 110 on the US Billboard Top LP's chart. The single, "I Wanna Be Free", peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 94 the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Recording

Recording sessions for the album began on November 25, 1970, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. Two additional sessions followed on March 29 and March 30, 1971. Four songs on the album were recorded during earlier sessions for other albums. "I'm One Man's Woman" was recorded on May 14, 1969, during sessions for 1969's Woman of the World/To Make a Man. "Drive You Out of My Mind" was recorded during the October 2, 1969 session for 1970's Wings Upon Your Horns. "If I Never Love Again (It Will Be Too Soon)" and "When You Leave My World" were recorded during sessions for 1970's Coal Miner's Daughter, on April 9 and July 14, 1970, respectively.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."I Wanna Be Free"Loretta LynnNovember 25, 19702:16
2."Help Me Make It Through the Night"Kris KristoffersonMarch 29,19712:28
3."See That Mountain"Connie MooreMarch 29,19712:35
4."When You Leave My World"Sharon HigginsJuly 14, 19702:59
5."Put Your Hand In the Hand"Gene MacLellanMarch 29, 19712:27
6."If I Never Love Again (It Will Be Too Soon)"Loretta Lynn, Teddy WilburnApril 9,19702:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Me and Bobby McGee"Fred Foster, Kris KristoffersonMarch 29, 19712:38
2."When You're Poor"Tracy LeeMarch 30, 19712:10
3."Rose Garden"Joe SouthMarch 30, 19712:26
4."Drive You Out of My Mind"Loretta Lynn, Lorene AllenOctober 2, 19692:41
5."I'm One Man's Woman"Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue WellsMay 14, 19692:41

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1971 US Hot Country Albums (Billboard) 5[5]
US Top LP's (Billboard) 110[6]

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1971 "I Wanna Be Free" US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) 1[7]
US Hot 100 (Billboard) 94[8]

References

  1. ↑ I Wanna Be Free at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Loretta Lynn – I Wanna Be Free". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - May 22, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Loretta's Recording Sess". Loretta Lynn Fan Website.
  5. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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