Discography

Wings Upon Your Horns - 1970

Loretta's 15th studio album, Wings Upon Your Horns, was released in January 1970, containing seven songs written by Loretta. The album peaked at No.5 on the chart and has "everything going for it... from the opening notes to the last strains", and she was unafraid to bring the sexual revolution into Country music.

1. Wings Upon Your Horns
2. When I Reach the Bottom (You'd Better Be There)
3. This Stanger (My Little Girl)
4. I Only See the Things I Want to See
5. If You Handle the Merchandise
6. I'm Dynamite
7. Big Ole Hurt
8. I'd Rather Be Gone
9. You Wouldn't Know an Angel (If You Saw One)
10. I'll Still Be Missing You
11. Let's Get Back Down to Earth

Loretta Lynn Writes ‘Em and Sings ‘Em - 1970

Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em was the first album released where every song was either written or co-written by Loretta, "You Wanna Give Me a Lift" being the co-written with her sister, Peggy Sue Wells. Reaching No. 8 in the charts, this record was the continuing saga of a strong-willed woman committed to a male-defined world.

1. I Know How
2. What's the Bottle Done to My Baby
3. One You Need
4. Your Squaw Is on the Warpath
5. You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)
6. Crazy Out of My Mind
7. You Wanna Give Me a Lift
8. Wings Upon Your Horns
9. To Make a Man Feel Like a Man
10. Deep as Your Pocket
11. Fist City

Coal Miner’s Daughter - 1971

While Coal Miner's Daughter is now remembered as the album containing Loretta's most iconic song, the autobiographical "Coal Miner's Daughter", the album itself was a typical mix of Loretta songs, covers and re-releases. Released in January 1971, it reached No. 4 on the country chart and No. 81 on the pop chart. The only single from the album would go on to become Lorett'a signature song and the name of an Oscar-winning movie in 1981. Now over 50 years old, Coal Miner's Daughter remains one of her only albums to be certified Gold, only achieving that certification in 1985, 14 years after its release.

1. Coal Miner's Daughter
2. Hello Darlin'
3. Less of Me
4. Any One, Any Worse, Any Where
5. For the Good Times
6. The Man of the House
7. What Makes Me Tick
8. Another Man Loved Me Last Night
9. It'll Be Open Season on You
10. Too Far
11. Snowbird

We Only Make Believe - 1971

First of ten albums released with Conway Twitty, We Only Make Believe was released in February 1971. It was a No. 3 album and also broke into the US pop chart too, peaking at 78. Loretta and Conway each wrote two of the album's songs, showing off their talents as singers, songwriters, and partners!

1. It's Only Make Believe
2. We've Closed Our Eyes to Shame
3. I'm So Used to Loving You
4. Will You Visit Me on Sunday
5. After the Fire is Gone
6. Don't Tell Me You're Sorry
7. Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries
8. Take Me as I Am
9. One I Can't Live Without
10. Hangin' On
11. Working Girl

I Wanna Be Free - 1971

I Wanna Be Free is the seventeenth studio album released by Loretta. It was released in May 1971 and reached No. 5 on the chart. Loretta wrote the title track, the only single from the album.

1. I Wanna Be Free
2. Help Me Make It Through the Night
3. See That Mountain
4. When You Leave My World
5. Put Your Hand in the Hand
6. If I Never Love Again (It'll Be Too Soon)
7. Me and Bobby McGee
8. When You're Poor
9. Rose Garden
10. Drive You Out of My Mind
11. I'm One Man's Woman

You’re Lookin’ at Country - 1971

You're Lookin' at Country was the Loretta's fourth album release of the year, when it came out in September 1971. The Country star was one of the biggest names in the industry and this record was another Top 10 hit. The album contained a reading of Kris Kristofferson's "I'd Rather Be Sorry" and the single "You're Lookin' at Country".

1. You're Lookin' at Country
2. Love Watcha Got at Home
3. Take Me Home, Country Roads
4. Kinfolks Holler
5. Close My Eyes
6. Indian Lake
7. I'd Rather Be Sorry
8. From Now On
9. You Can't Hold On to Love
10. Country Girl (Just Home From Town)
11. I Burn't the Little Roadside

Lead Me On - 1972

Conway Twitty and Loretta's second collaboration, Lead Me On, was an even bigger success than their first. A year on from their debut release, Lead Me On reached No. 2 in the album charts and the lead single went straight to No. 1 too. The "stately and dignified" couple were here to stay!

1. Lead Me On
2. When I Turn Off My Lights
3. Never Ending Song of Love
4. Playing House Away from House
5. You're the Reason
6. How Far Can We Go
7. You Blow My Mind
8. Easy Lovin'
9. Back Street Affair
10. I Wonder If You Told Her About Me
11. Get Some Loving Done

One’s on the Way - 1972

Following up on the success of Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta released One's on the Way early the next year, featuring the No. 1 single of the same name. It was another top 10 album for Loretta, who was, in the eyes of critics and her fans, continuing to get better and better as her fame grew.

1. One's on the Way
2. The Morning After Baby Let me Down
3. It'll Feel Good After It Quits Hurtin'
4. Blueberry Hill
5. Love's on the Loose
6. Love L-O-V-E
7. He's All I Got
8. I Can't See Me Without You
9. It's Not the Miles You Traveled
10. Too Wild to Be Tamed
11. I'm Losing My Mind

Alone with You - 1972

Alone with You was the fourth compilation album released by Loretta, full of her songs from the early '60s, including two written by her husband, "This Haunted House" and "You've Made Me What I Am". The album was released in June 1972.

1. This Haunted House
2. When Lonely Hits Your House
3. Alone With You
4. World of Forgotten People
5. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
6. You've Made Me What I Am
7. It Just Looks That Way
8. I Walked Away From the Wreck
9. Fool No. 1
10. Loose Talk
11. Get Set for a Heartache

God Bless America Again - 1972

Loretta's 20th studio album in 9 years was also her third gospel album, God Bless America Again. It charted at No. 7 when it was released in June 1972. It was a patriotic album, full of pure country talent, and it featured Conway Twitty on the opening track, "May God Bless America Again".

1. May God Bless America Again
2. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
3. Six Feet of Sod
4. I Feel Like Traveling On
5. Gethsemane
6. Softly and Tenderly
7. Working for the Lord
8. If God Is Dead (Who's That Living in My Soul)
9. I Pray My Way Out of Trouble
10. Just a Little Talk With Jesus
11. Living in God's Country

Here I Am Again - 1972

Here Am I Again, featuring liner notes written by her mother, was released in October 1972. It was a sassy album and continued her streak of Top 10 releases, peaking at No. 4. The album had one single of the same name, reaching No. 3 in the US and Canada.

1. Here I am Again
2. My Kind of Man
3. Manhattan Kansas
4. Be Proud of Your Man
5. There's a Built-In Trouble Maker in Every Man
6. Love Takes a Long Time Dyin'
7. Delta Dawn
8. The Best Years of My Life
9. Where Do Babies Go
10. A Woman a Day
11. I Miss You More Today

Entertainer of the Year - 1973

Entertainer of the Year, released in February 1973, was named after Loretta's achievement of becoming the first female artist to receive the Entertainer of the Year award from the Country Music Association. Its only single "Rated 'X'" unashamedly talked about divorce, as Loretta continued to sing about taboo issues. Both the single and the album were No. 1 hits.

1. Rated "X"
2. 'Til the Pain Outwears the Shame
3. Ruby, Madge and Mable
4. Legend in My Mind
5. Ain't It Funny
6. Yesterday Will Come Again Tonight
7. Hanky Panky Woman
8. I'm All He's Got (But He's Got All of Me)
9. I'm Praying for My Raising
10. Possessions
11. I Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry)

Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Story - 1973

Released four years after their most recent album, Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Story was a double album released in 1973. It would be their final original release together and, while the album only reached No. 43, it was packed full of covers and songs written by both Ernest Tubb and Loretta, undoubtedly one of the great country music duos.

1. Sweet Thang
2. We'll Never Change
3. Let's Stop Right Where We Are
4. Love Is no Excuse
5. I'm Not Leavin' You (It's All in Your Mind)
6. Beautiful Unhappy Home
7. Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out
8. Holding on to Nothing
9. The Bartender
10. I Chased You Til You Caught Me
11. Let's Wait a Little Longer
12. Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)
13. Are You Mine
14. If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)
15. That Odd Couple
16. Touch and Go
17. I Won't Cheat Again on You (If You Won't Cheat on Me)
18. One to Ten
19. We're Not Kids Anymore
20. I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You
21. Beautiful Friendships
22. The Thin Grey Line

Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man - 1973

Yet more success followed as Conway Twitty and Loretta teamed up again to release their third record together. Released in July 1973, Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man was their first No. 1 album together, and there would be three more to come.

1. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
2. For Heavens Sake
3. Release Me
4. You Lay So Easy on My Mind
5. Our Conscience You and Me
6. As Good as a Lonely Girl Can Be
7. Bye Bye, Love
8. Living Together Alone
9. What Are We Gonna Do About Us
10. If You Touch Me, You Got to Love Me
11. Before Your Time

Love Is the Foundation - 1973

Love is the Foundation was Loretta's second solo album released in 1973 and it also went straight to No. 1. The album's two singles were both No. 1 hits in Canada, with Hey Loretta only reaching the third spot in the US.

1. Love Is the Foundation
2. What Sundown Does to You
3. I Love You, I Love You
4. Just to Satisfy (The Weakness in a Man)
5. There's More to Leaving Than Just Saying Goodbye
6. Satin Sheets
7. Why Me
8. Five Fingers Left
9. I Gave Everything
10. Hey Loretta
11. You're Still Lovin' Me

Greatest Hits Vol. II - 1974

Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits Vol. II was actually her fifth solo compliation album, but the second released through the Decca label. It featured nine of her biggest singles from the previous six years, including six written by Loretta. It was her fourth album to receive Gold certification, reaching the milestone 7 years after its release in May 1974

1. Coal Miner's Daughter (Single Version)
2. I Wanna Be Free (Single Version)
3. Wings Upon Your Horns (Single Version)
4. Fist City (Single Version)
5. You're Lookin' at Country (Single Version)
6. Ain't It Funny (Single Version)
7. One's on the Way (Single Version)
8. Your Squaw Is on the Warpath (Single Version)
9. What Sundown Does to You (Single Version)
10. Hey Loretta (Single Version)
11. Love Is the Foundation (Single Version)

Country Partners - 1974

Conway Twitty and Loretta teamed up for their fourth collaborative album, Country Partners, which was their second consecutive No. 1 album. The release featured a little more pop style than previously but it remained a huge hit for the two Country partners.

1. As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone
2. Don't Mess up a Good Thing
3. Love's Not Where Love Should Be
4. Two Lonely People
5. I Changed My Way
6. Country Bumpkin
7. Spiders and Snakes
8. Im Gettin' Tired of Losing You
9. Sweet Things I Remember About You
10. It All Falls Down
11. A Lifetime Before

They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy - 1974

They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy was Loretta's newest album in September 1974, and another Top 10 album had made her "one of the omnipresent reigning queens of Country music". It peaked at No. 6 and its two singles, "They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy" and "Trouble in Paradise" were both No. 1 hits.

1. They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy
2. Behind Closed Doors
3. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
4. I've Never Been This Far Before
5. We've Already Tasted Love
6. Out of Consideration
7. Trouble in Paradise
8. I Love
9. Don't Leave Me Where You Found Me
10. Ain't Love a Good Thing
11. Nothin'

A Country Christmas with Loretta Lynn and Friends - 1974

Loretta's second Christmas album was released at the end of 1974, covering ten classic Christmas songs and featuring Ernest Tubb, Burl Ives, Brenda Lee, Bill Anderson, and The Voices of Christmas.

1. Country Christmas
2. Away In a Manger
3. Silver Bells
4. Blue Christmas
5. It Won't Seem Like Christmas
6. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
7. Frosty the Snowman
8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
9. Medley: Joy To the World / Hark The Herald Angels Sing / O' Come All Ye Faithful
10. The First Noel

Back to the Country - 1975

Back to the Country was somewhat of a misnomer for an artist who had been at the forefront of Country music for her entire career and, unusrprisingly, it was another big success for Loretta. The only single, "The Pill" certainly caused a stir with its release, as the track was banned by numerous radio stations across the country.

1. The Pill
2. Will You Be There
3. It's Time to Pay the Fiddler
4. Paper Roses
5. You Love Everybody But You
6. Mad Mrs. Jesse Brown
7. Back to the Country
8. The Hands of Yesterday
9. I Can Help
10. Another You
11. Jimmy on My Mind

Feelins’ - 1975

Feelins' was the fifth time that Conway Twitty and Loretta teamed up on an album and it was their third straight No. 1 album. Released in June 1975, Conway and Loretta were "unbeatable" and it seemed that everything they released was sprinkled with golddust.

1. Feelins'
2. Dyn-O-Mite
3. Back Home Again
4. I'll Never Get Tired (Of Saying I Love You)
5. Little Boy Love
6. She's About a Mover
7. Let Me Be There
8. You Done Lost Your Baby
9. Store Up Love
10. Some Kind of a Woman

Home - 1975

Home was released in August 1975 and the album was another reminder of her versatility and greatness. The only single from the album was the self-titled "Home", which peaked at No. 10, with the album itself reaching No. 7.

1. Home
2. Before the Next Teardrop Falls
3. The Window Up Above
4. (Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
5. You Take Me to Heaven Every Night
6. Wrong Road Again
7. Always Wanting You
8. No Place Else to Go
9. He's Only Everything
10. Bring Some of it Home

On The Road with Loretta and the Coal Miners - 1976

On the Road... was the first live album that Loretta had ever released, recorded with her own band, The Coal Miners, as they were touring in 1975. Two of the tracks featured her son, Ernest Lynn, on lead vocals and seven have lead accompaniment from the band.

1. Love Is the Foundation
2. Pickin' Shovel
3. Movin' On
4. Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
5. Bloody Mary Morning
6. Secret Love
7. Six Days on the Road
8. For a Minute There
9. Trixie Delaney
10. Will You Be There
11. It's Dyn-O-Mite

Country Roads - 1976

1. Behind Closed Doors
2. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
3. Delta Dawn
4. I Wanna Be Free
5. These Boots are Made For Walkin'
6. Hey Loretta
7. Country Bumpkin
8. Spiders and Snakes
9. Take Me Home Country Roads
10. Blueberry Hill
11. You've Never Been This Far Before
12. Trouble in Paradise
13. I Love
14. Help Me Make it Through the Night
15. Put Your Hand in the Hand
16. May God Bless America Again

The Best of Loretta Lynn - 1976

The Best of Loretta Lynn was a compilation double album released by Country Music Magazine, comprising some of her greatest hits from her entire career to date, from both her country and gospel releases. The album did not chart when it was released in 1976, despite containing a half dozen hits.

1. Rated "X"
2. To Make a Man
3. Take Me Home Country Roads
4. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
5. I'd Rather Be Gone
6. Here I Am Again
7. Satin Sheets
8. Blueberry Hill
9. I Walk Alone
10. Once a Day
11. God Bless America Again
12. Manhattan, Kansas
13. If Teardrops were Pennies
14. Woman of the World
15. Delta Dawn
16. I Wanna be Free
17. Legend in my Mind
18. Why Me Lord
19. Oh Lonesome Me
20. Johnny One Time

When the Tingle Becomes a Chill - 1976

When the Tingle Becomes a Chill was released in February 1976 and peaked at No. 6. Loretta's latest album had two singles: the title track reached No. 2 and the second, "Red, White and blue", written by Loretta, broke into the Top 20. The album was regarded as one of her best releases of the '70s.

1. When the Tingle Becomes a Chill
2. You Love You
3. Leaning on Your Love
4. All I Want From You (Is Away)
5. Red, White and Blue
6. Rhinestone Cowboy
7. Turn Me Anyway But Loose
8. Daydreams About Night Things
9. She'll Never Know
10. (Just Get Up and) Close the Door

United Talent - 1976

The sixth album from the now-legendary pairing of Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn was United Talent. It was their fourth and last No. 1 album together and its only single "The Letter" reached No. 1 as well. Country Music's favorite twosome had done it again with their trademark flair and Country credentials.

1. The Letter
2. Just Lead the Way
3. Let Your Love Flow
4. God Bless America Again
5. Run Through the Wringer
6. Barroom Habits
7. We're Caught Between a Love and a Love Affair
8. I'm Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel
9. We'll Finish Up falling in Love
10. The Only Way Around It (Is Right Through the Middle)

Somebody Somewhere - 1976

Somebody Somewhere was released in October 1976 and immediately went to No. 1 in the charts. The album's only single, of the same name, was also a chart-topping hit. Combining classic Country covers with original material, Loretta's charm and wit shine through on her sixth album to take the top spot.

1. Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)
2. Sundown Tavern
3. Games That Daddys Play
4. While He's Making Love I'm Making Believe
5. Crawling Man
6. Me and Ole Crazy Bill
7. I'll Leave the Leavin' Up to You
8. Your Woman Your Friend
9. Playing With Fire
10. Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl

I Remember Patsy - 1977

I Remember Patsy was Loretta's first tribute album to her great friend, colleague, and mentor, Patsy Cline, who had died nearly 15 years earlier. The album had nine of Patsy's biggest hits on it and introduced her music to a new generation of fans. The single, "She's Got You" reached No. 1, fifteen years after it had been in the same position for Patsy Cline.

1. She's Got You
2. Walking After Midnight
3. Why Can't He Be You
4. Faded Love
5. I Fall to Pieces
6. Crazy
7. Sweet Dreams
8. Back in Baby's Arms
9. Leavin' on Your Mind
10. I Remember Patsy ... A Conversation

Dynamic Duo - 1977

Dynamic Duo was the seventh album from Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was the next in a long line of stand-out albums mathcing the personalities and voices of these two talents, with the Dynamic Duo described as "getting down like teenagers on a first date". The album's only single was a No. 1 in Canada and would be the last time one of their singles would top the charts.

1. I Can't Love You Enough
2. We're Much Too Close
3. We Can Try It One More Time
4. Bed I'm Dreaming On
5. Hey, Good Lookin'
6. Get It On
7. Where Old Love Gather Dust
8. Soulshake
9. Hide and Seek
10. You Could Know as Much About a Stranger

All My Best - 1978

With over 15 years of records to draw from, Loretta's newest compilation album, released in 1978, was a double album containing 20 of her biggest singles and other releases. The album was certified Platinum in Canada, with over 1,000,000 sales!

1. Hey Loretta
2. Here I Am Again
3. She's Got You
4. The Pill
5. Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
6. Coal Miner's Daughter
7. Trouble In Paradise
8. You Ain't Woman Enough
9. When the Tingle Becomes a Chill
10. Fist City
11. They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy
12. Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)
13. Walkin' After Midnight
14. I Fall to Pieces
15. Rated "X"
16. One's on the Way
17. Crazy
18. Out of My Head and Back in My Bed
19. Love Is the Foundation
20. Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)

Out of My Head and Back in My Bed - 1978

Out of My Head and Back in My Bed was Loretta's 30th solo studio album to be released when it came out in February 1978. As well as peaking at No. 16 on the Country charts, it also spawned two singles, with the title track being her final No. 1 single. "Spring Fever" also reached No. 12 when it was released.

1. Out of My Head and Back in My Bed
2. Three Riddles
3. Spring Fever
4. The Dead Is a Risin'
5. Old Rooster
6. Black-Eyed Peas and Blue-Eyed Babies
7. You Snap Your Fingers (and I'm Back in Your Hands)
8. His Lovin' Told Me He Was Gone
9. I'm Gonna Do Somebody Right
10. God Bless the Children

Honky Tonk Heroes - 1978

Their eighth collaboration together, Honk Tonk Heroes was also their eighth album release in eight years. The two Heroes, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, were gaining strength still, as Honky Tonk Heroes became their first album to chart in Canada, where it reached No. 2, as well as peaking at No. 8 in the US. Its only single, "From Seven Till Ten", also reached No. 2 in Canada and No. 6 in the US.

1. From Seven Til Ten
2. I've Already Loved You in My Mind
3. Last of It All
4. How High Can You Build a Fire
5. Fire of Two Old Flames
6. You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
7. We've Made It Legal
8. How Can You Keep from Lovin'
9. Live It Up
10. Country Blues

In Concert: Recorded with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - 1978

Recorded live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and The Coal Miners in November 1978, Loretta's live album brought a new interpretation to many of her classics through the symphonic sound of the orchestra.

1. Coal Miner's Daughter (Overture)
2. Hey Loretta
3. You're Looking at Country
4. We've Come a Long Way Baby
5. Let Your Love Flow
6. You Ain't Woman Enough
7. Medley: I Fall to Pieces
8. Medley: Walking After Midnight
9. Medley: Crazy
10. Me and Bobby McGee
11. Fiddle Tune
12. Out of My Head and Back in My Bed
13. Coal Miner's Daughter
14. Make'em Like My Daddy
15. Medley: One's on the Way
16. Medley: The Pill
17. Medley: Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' Man
18. Medley: Coal Miner's Daughter (Reprise)

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby - 1979

We've Come a Long Way, Baby was Loretta's 25th and final studio album of the 1970's, only three of which had charted outside the Top 10. Loretta's peak years had been a phenomenal success and this album continued the legacy. It reached No. 5 in the Canadian charts and No. 19 in the US, with its two singles both making the Top 10.

1. We've Come a Long Way Baby
2. Easy Street
3. Lady That Lived Here Before
4. Lullabies to a Memory
5. I Can't Feel You Anymore
6. True Love Needs to Keep in Touch
7. My Conscience Goes to Sleep
8. My Love Left Inside of Me
9. Between the Preacher and the Lawyer
10. Standing at Our Bedroom Door

The Very Best of Loretta & Conway - 1979

After eight hit albums, The Very Best of Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn was always going to be a success and it was certified Gold in the US with sales of over 500,000. It would be the pair's third Gold album and Loretta's seventh to be Gold or Platinum.

1. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
2. From Seven Til Ten
3. Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries
4. As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone
5. You're the Reason Our Kids are Ugly
6. It's Only Make Believe
7. I've Already Loved You in My Mind
8. After the Fire Is Gone
9. I Can't Love You Enough
10. Feelins'
11. Spiders and Snakes
12. The Letter
13. Lead Me On
14. God Bless America Again

Diamond Duet - 1979

In what would be their last album in two years, Conway Twitty and Loretta celebrated their Diamond Duet in style, with a collection of classic and new Country songs. The album reached No. 22 on its release, their first album not to break into the Top 10, and the single "It's True Love" would be their tenth Top 10 hit in both the US and Canada.

1. It's True Love
2. That's All That Matters
3. Hit the Road Jack
4. Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me
5. Even a Fool Would Let Go
6. Sadness of It All
7. You Know Just What I'd Do
8. What's a Little Love Between Friends
9. Rising Above It All
10. You Never Cross My Mind