Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be (album)

Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be
Studio album by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn
Released August 2, 1965
Recorded Mar. 10, 1964—Jan. 19, 1965
Studio Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 30:56
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Blue Kentucky Girl
(1965)		 Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be
(1965)		 Hymns
(1965)
Singles from Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be
  1. "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be"
    Released: June 1964
  2. "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands"
    Released: May 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be is the first collaborative studio album by American country music artists Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. It was released on August 2, 1965, by Decca Records.[2]

Critical reception

Billboard magazine's review in the issue dated August 14, 1965, said, "This album pairing two of the greatest names in country music, Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn, should be a great sales explosion. "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be", a real tearjerker, is combined with the classic "A Dear John Letter" and the country hit "Just Between the Two of Us". All standouts."[3]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart. The lead single, "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be", was the biggest hit the duo would achieve, peaking at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The second single from the album, "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" peaked at No. 24.

Recording

Recording for the album took place over four sessions at Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN, beginning on March 10, 1964. Additional sessions followed on January 12, January 18, and January 19, 1965.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be"Billy Joe DeatonMarch 10, 19642:41
2."I'll Just Call You Darlin'"Johnny ColmusMarch 10, 19642:25
3."I Reached for the Wine"Joyce Ann AllsupJanuary 18, 19652:39
4."My Past Brought Me to You (Your Past Brought You to Me)"Bill BrockJanuary 18, 19652:45
5."Are You Mine?"Don Grashey, Jim Armmadeo, Myrna PetrunkaJanuary 12, 19652:41
6."Our Hearts Are Holding Hands"Bill AndersonJanuary 19, 19652:36
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Keep Those Cards and Letter Coming In"Harlan HowardJanuary 19, 19651:55
2."Just Between the Two of Us"Liz AndersonJanuary 12, 19652:51
3."We're Not Kids Anymore"Loretta LynnJanuary 19, 19652:40
4."Love Was Right Here All the Time"Billy Henson, Charles SnoddyMarch 10, 19642:30
5."Two in the Cold"Ellen ReevesMarch 10, 19642:36
6."A Dear John Letter"Billy Barton, Lewis Talley, Fuzzy OwenJanuary 18, 19652:37

Personnel

  • Owen Bradley – producer
  • Buddy Charleton – steel guitar
  • Jack Drake – bass
  • Jack Greene – drums
  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
  • Bill Pursell – piano
  • Leon Rhodes – guitar
  • Jerry Shook – guitar
  • Cal Smith – guitar
  • Jerry Smith – piano
  • Ernest Tubb – lead vocals

Chart performance

Albums

Year Chart Peak
position
1965 US Hot Country Albums (Billboard) 13[5]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1964 "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) 11[6]
1965 "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" 24[6]

References

  1. ↑ Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Ernest Tubb And Loretta Lynn – Mr. And Mrs. Used To Be". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - August 14, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Loretta's Recording Sess - LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE". lorettalynnfan.net. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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