If We Put Our Heads Together

If We Put Our Heads Together
Studio album by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn
Released June 9, 1969
Recorded Feb. 18—Apr. 1, 1969
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Genre Country
Length 28:03
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Your Squaw Is on the Warpath
(1969)		 If We Put Our Heads Together
(1969)		 Woman of the World/To Make a Man
(1969)
Ernest Tubb chronology
Let's Turn Back the Years
(1969)		 If We Put Our Heads Together
(1969)		 Saturday Satan Sunday Saint
(1969)
Singles from If We Put Our Heads Together
  1. "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?"
    Released: May 1969
  2. "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)"
    Released: September 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

If We Put Our Heads Together is the third and final collaborative studio album by American country music artists Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 9, 1969, by Decca Records.[2]

Critical reception

The review published in the June 21, 1969 issue of Billboard magazine said, "This is must merchandise for the dealer. Devotees of country music will find it very difficult to lay this package down inasmuch as the combined sales power of Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn is tremendous. The do some great duets, including the hit single, "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" and "Let's Wait a Little Longer", "That Odd Couple" and others."[3]

Commercial performance

The album peaked on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart at No. 19. The first single from the album, "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?", peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The second single, "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)" did not chart.

Recording

Recording of the album took place over three sessions at Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN, beginning on February 18, 1969. Two additional sessions followed on March 11 and April 1, 1969.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?"Johnny Tillotson, Teddy WilburnFebruary 18, 19692:12
2."Holding on to Nothing"Jerry ChesnutMarch 11, 19692:33
3."Somewhere Between"Merle Haggard, Bonnie OwensMarch 11, 19692:45
4."I Chased You Till You Caught Me"Wayne D. WalkerFebruary 18, 19692:18
5."Let's Wait a Little Longer"Curly Putman, Billy SherrillMarch 11, 19693:15
6."Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)"Wayne KempApril 1, 19692:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Let the World Keep on Turnin'"Buck OwensApril 1, 19692:07
2."If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)"Lorene Allen, Loretta LynnFebruary 18, 19693:12
3."That Odd Couple"Betty AmosApril 1, 19691:56
4."Touch and Go"Darrell StatlerApril 1, 19692:48
5."I Won't Cheat Again on You (If You Won't Cheat on Me)"Milton L. BrownFebruary 18, 19692:42

Personnel

  • Harold Bradley – drums
  • Owen Bradley – producer
  • Steve Chapman – guitar
  • Buddy Charleston – steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Erroll Jernigan – fiddle
  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
  • Billy Parker – guitar
  • Hargus Robbins – piano
  • Noel Stanley – bass
  • Ernest Tubb – lead vocals
  • James Wilkerson – drums

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1969 US Hot Country LP's (Billboard) 19[5]

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1969 "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) 18[6]

References

  1. ↑ If We Put Our Heads Together at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn – If We Put Our Heads Together". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - June 21, 1969" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Loretta's Recording Sess". LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE.
  5. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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