Hymns (Loretta Lynn album)

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Hymns
Image:Loretta Lynn-Hymns.jpg
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released 1965
Genre Country-Gospel
Label Decca
King (reissued)
Producer Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
Loretta Lynn chronology
Songs from My Heart
(1965)		 Hymns'
(1965)		 Blue Kentucky Girl
(1965)

Hymns is a 1965 Gospel album by American country singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.

This was Lynn's first Gospel album of her career. The album was a pick of 12 Gospel and Inspirational music songs that were either popular over the years or were written by Lynn herself for this album. Well known Christian songs such as "How Great Thou Art" and "In the Sweet By and By" appear in this album. The album peaked at #10 on the Top Country Albums chart. Over the years however, the album has been considered a rarity to find, however it wasn't until King Records re-issued the album in 1998 and the album could be found and purchsed again, this time in an available CD.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" - 2:20 (Lynn)
  2. "The Third Man" - 3:17 (Helms, Wilburn)
  3. "How Great Thou Art" - 2:55 (Hine)
  4. "Where No One Stands Alone" - 2:45 (Lister)
  5. "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" - 2:16 (Traditional)
  6. "In the Sweet By and By" - 2:22 (Bennett, Webster)
  7. "Old Camp Meetin' Tim" - 2:04 (Traditional)
  8. "Where They Ring Those Golden Bells" - 3:07 (Traditional)
  9. "Peace In the Valley" - 2:53 (Dorsey)
  10. "When I Hear My Children Pray" - 2:34 (Waldrop)
  11. "I'd Rather Have Jesus" - 2:38 (Tradional)
  12. "When I Learned to Pray" - 2:44 (Lynn)

[edit] Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1965 Country Albums 10
1981 Pop Albums N/A