Loretta Lynn Sings

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Loretta Lynn Sings
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released	1963
Genre	Country
Label	Decca
Producer	Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
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Loretta Lynn chronology
Loretta Lynn Sings (1963) Before I'm Over You (1964)

Loretta Lynn Sings is the debut album by American country singer, Loretta Lynn.

Released in 1963, Loretta Lynn Sings was the first studio album effort for Loretta Lynn. The album was released by Decca Records, her first album since signing with the label in 1962. The album featured Lynn's first hit, released the previous year, "Success", which became a Top 10 hit. It also included her debut single off the label, "World of Forgotten People", a self-penned song by Lynn. The album consists of 12 tracks, three of which were Loretta Lynn compositions, which included "Girl That I Am Now" and "Hundred Proof Heartache". The album also included some cover versions of prior Country hits by other artists, including "Lonesome 7-7203" by Hawkshaw Hawkins and "Act Natuarally" by Buck Owens.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Success" - (Mullins)
2. "The Minute You're Gone" - (Gateley)
3. "The Other Woman" - (Perry)
4. "Alone With You" - (Drusky, Vanadore)
5. "Why I'm Walking" - (Endsley, Jackson)
6. "The Girl That I Am Now" - (Lynn)
7. "Act Naturally" - (Morrison, Russell)
8. "The World of Forgotten People" - (Lynn)
9. "The Color of the Blues" - (Jones, Williams)
10. "Hundred Proof Heartache" - (Lynn)
11. "I Walked Away from the Wreck" - (Walker)
12. "Lonesome 7-7203" - (Tubb)

[edit] Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1962	Country Albums	2
1962	Pop Albums	N/A

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1962	"The World of Forgotten People"	Country Singles	N/A
1962	"Success"	Country Singles	6
1963	"The Other Woman"	Country Singles	13