Woman of the World/To Make a Man

Woman of the World/To Make a Man
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released July 7, 1969
Recorded Nov. 18, 1968—May 28, 1969
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Genre Country
Length 29:12
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
If We Put Our Heads Together
(1969)		 Woman of the World/To Make a Man
(1969)		 Wings Upon Your Horns
(1970)
Singles from Woman of the World/To Make a Man
  1. "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)"
    Released: January 1969
  2. "To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)"
    Released: July 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Woman of the World/To Make a Man is the thirteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on July 7, 1969, by Decca Records.[2]

The album includes a cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man", Lynn's biggest rival at the time. Lynn also recorded other covers for the album, including Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again" and Brenda Lee's "Johnny One Time". Lynn continued to write songs for this album, including co-writing songs with the Wilburn Brothers.

Critical reception

Billboard published a review of the album in the issue dated July 19, 1969, Which said, "Loretta Lynn has no peer shen it comes to convincing with a song; the unique substance of her voice tingles in your mind long after the last note. And when she sings her hit "Woman of the World", watch out—it's pure power. Her big single, "To Make a Man" is here too. And her versions of "Johnny One Note" and "No One Will Ever Know" are emotion-packed nerve jarrers."[3]

Allmusic gave the album an average rating, saying, "a couple of misfire tracks keep this from being the best of this country singing queen's many fine albums for this label." The website gave the album three out of five stars.[1]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart, and peaked at No. 148 on the US Billboard Top LP's chart. The lead single, "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)", peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and became Lynn's chart topping single. The second single, "To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)", was a Loretta Lynn composition and peaked at No. 3.

Recording

Recording Sessions for the album took place over four sessions at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN, beginning on April 2, 1969. Three additional sessions followed on April 9 (yielding six of the albums eleven songs), May 14 and May 28, 1969. "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" was recorded during the November 18, 1968 session for 1969's Your Squaw Is on the Warpath.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)"Sharon HigginsNovember 18, 19682:54
2."Johnny One Time"Dallas Frazier, A.L. OwensApril 9, 19692:45
3."If You Were Mine to Lose"Mickey JacoApril 9, 19692:50
4."The Only Time I Hurt"Loretta LynnApril 9, 19692:44
5."No One Will Ever Know"Mel Foree, Fred RoseApril 9, 19692:35
6."Big Sister, Little Sister" April 9, 19692:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)"Loretta LynnMay 28, 19692:15
2."Today I Started Loving You Again"Merle Haggard, Bonnie OwensApril 2, 19692:17
3."Stand by Your Man"Billy Sherrill, Tammy WynetteApril 2, 19692:51
4."One Little Reason"Loretta LynnMay 14, 19692:47
5."I'm Lonesome for Trouble Tonight"Loretta Lynn, Doyle WilburnApril 9, 19692:34

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1969 US Hot Country LP's (Billboard) 2[5]
US Top LP's (Billboard) 148[6]

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1969 "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) 1[7]
"To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)" 3[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Woman of the World/To Make a Man at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Loretta Lynn – Woman Of The World / To Make A Man". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - July 19, 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.
  7. 1 2 "Loretta Lynn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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