I Like 'em Country

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I Like 'em Country
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released	1966
Genre	Country
Label	Decca
Producer	Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
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Loretta Lynn chronology
Blue Kentucky Girl (1965) I Like 'em Country (1966) You Ain't Woman Enough (1966)

I Like 'em Country is a 1966 studio album by American country singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.

I Like 'em Country was Loretta Lynn's fifth studio album and was released off of the Decca Records label. The album unlike Lynn's previous two albums released two singles instead of only one single. The first single, "The Home You're Tearing Down" was released in 1965 and became a Top 10 hit, followed by the second single, "Dear Uncle Sam", a self-penned single by Lynn about the Vietnam War. The song was Lynn's only self-penned compostion on this album. The album was another 12-track album by Lynn. Well-known cover versions that Lynn covered for the album included Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart" and Johnny Cash's "Cry, Cry, Cry. The album was one of two Country studio albums Lynn would release for 1966. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, her highest postion on that chart since her debut album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Two Mules Pull This Wagon" - (Russell)
2. "It's Been So Long Darlin'" - (Tubb)
3. "Sometimes You Just Can't Win" - (Stover)
4. "If Teadrops Were Pennies" - (Butler)
5. "Your Cheatin' Heart" - (Williams)
6. "Go on and Go" - (Penny)
7. "Cry Cry Cry" - (Cash)
8. "The Home You're Tearin' Down" - (Perry)
9. "Hurtin' for Cheatin'" - (Steadtler)
10. "Today Has Been a Day" - (Webb)
11. "Jealous Heart" - (Carson)
12. "Dear Uncle Sam" - (Lynn)

[edit] Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1966	Country Albums	2
1966	Pop Albums	N/A

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1965	"The Home You're Tearin' Down"	Country Singles	10
1966	"Dear Uncle Sam"	Country Singles	4