Entertainer of the Year - Loretta

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Entertainer of the Year - Loretta
Entertainer of the Year - Loretta cover
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released 1973
Genre Country
Label MCA
Producer Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
Loretta Lynn chronology
God Bless America Again
(1972)		 Enertainer of Year'
(1973)		 Love Is the Foundation
(1973)

Enertainer of the Year - Loretta is a 1973 studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.

Entertainer of the Year was title after Lynn received the "Enertainer of the Year" award from the Country Music Association the previous year, becoming the first woman to win that award. The one and only single from the album was released in late 1972, "Rated X". The song was a sel-penned song by Lynn and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart in 1973, her first #1 hit since 1971, and became also one of her most controversial songs. The album was Lynn's first studio album of 1973, and Lynn would end up releasing an additional two for the year.

The album was very successful on the Billboard album charts, peaking at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, and did not chart on the Billboard 200. The album became Lynn's fourth album to top the Top Country Albums chart. The album was Lynn's first album released off MCA Records, after Decca was bought from MCA in 1973.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Rated X" - (Lynn)
  2. "Till the Pain Outwears the Shame"
  3. "Ruby Madge and Mable"
  4. "Legend In My Mind"
  5. "Ain't It Funny" - (Lee)
  6. "Yesterday Will Come Again Tonight"
  7. "Hanky Panky Woman"
  8. "He's All I Got"
  9. "I'm Paying for My Raising"
  10. "Possessions"
  11. "I Need Someone to Hold Me"

[edit] Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1973 Country Albums 1
1973 Pop Albums N/A

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1973 "Rated X" Country Singles 1