Songs from My Heart....

Songs from My Heart.... is the third studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 15, 1965, by Decca Records.[1]

Songs from My Heart....
Studio album by
Loretta Lynn
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1965
RecordedFebruary 26–October 15, 1964
StudioColumbia Recording Studio (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length29:26
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Before I'm Over You
(1964)		 Songs from My Heart....
(1965)		 Blue Kentucky Girl
(1965)
Singles from Songs from My Heart....
  1. "Happy Birthday"
    Released: November 9, 1964

The album features two songs written by Lynn, "When Lonely Hits Your Heart" and "It Just Looks That Way". Also included on the album is "You've Made Me What I Am", a song written by Lynn's husband, Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn. The album also features cover versions of other artists' hits, including Connie Smith's 8-week No. 1 hit, "Once a Day" and Don Gibson's "Oh, Lonesome Me".

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Billboard magazine published a review in the issue dated February 27, 1965, which called Lynn "one of country music's finest artists," saying that she "captures the true meaning of all country music with warm, deep-feeling renditions of such favorites as "Happy Birthday", "A Boy Like You", "Once a Day", and "Oh, Lonesome Me"."[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart dated April 10, 1965. It peaked at No. 8 on the chart dated June 26. The album spent 11 weeks on the chart, two of which were in the top 10.

The album's only single, "Happy Birthday", was released in November 1964[4] and peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Recording

Recording of the album took place over three sessions from October 13–15, 1964, at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. "You've Made Me What I Am" was recording during the February 26, 1964 session for 1964's Before I'm Over You.[5]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Happy Birthday"Ron KitsonOctober 14, 19642:03
2."When Lonely Hits Your Heart"Loretta LynnOctober 14, 19642:38
3."You've Made Me What I Am"Oliver LynnFebruary 26, 19642:45
4."Once a Day"Bill AndersonOctober 13, 19642:20
5."You're the Only Good Thing"Jack ToomesOctober 13, 19642:34
6."It Just Looks That Way"L. LynnOctober 15, 19642:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today"Harlan HowardOctober 14, 19642:25
2."Half a Mind"Roger MillerOctober 13, 19642:30
3."Oh, Lonesome Me"Don GibsonOctober 13, 19642:45
4."Boys Like You"Thomas T. GlaserOctober 13, 19642:19
5."When Dreams Go Out of Style"Margie BowesOctober 15, 19642:23
6."A Wound Time Can't Erase"Bill D. JohnsonOctober 13, 19642:36

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes and Decca recording session records.[5]

  • Harold Bradley – electric bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Owen Bradley – producer
  • Hal Buksbaum – photography
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Junior Huskey – bass
  • The Jordanaires – background vocals
  • Jerry Kennedy – guitar
  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
  • Grady Martin – electric guitar
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Harold Morrison – guitar
  • Wayne Moss – guitar
  • Pete Wade – guitar

Charts

Album

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Hot Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 8

Singles

Title Year Peak
position
US
Country
[7]
"Happy Birthday" 1964 3

References
  1. "Loretta Lynn - Songs From My Heart". Discogs. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. Songs from My Heart.... at AllMusic
  3. "Billboard Magazine - February 27, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. "Billboard - November 21, 1964" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. "Loretta's Recording Sess". lorettalynnfan.net. Loretta Lynn Fan Website. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  6. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  7. "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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