Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man

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Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
Studio album by Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
Released	1973
Label	MCA
Producer	Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Link
Loretta Lynn chronology
Love Is the Foundation (1973) Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (1973) They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy (1974)
Conway Twitty chronology
You've Never Been This Far Before (1973) Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (1973) Honky Tonk Angel (1974)

Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man is a 1973 vocal duet studio album by American country music singer-songwriters, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty.

This album became one of the duo's best-remembered albums, especially following the release of the lead single. The lead single, also the title track, was the duo's third single, and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart in 1973. The song was the only single released from this album. The album includes other cover versions, including the Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love", and another well-known cover version, "Release Me". Twitty wrote a track for their 1973 duo album, "What Are We Gonna Do About Us". In addition, Twitty also co-wrote a single for the album, "Before Your Time".

The album was given four in a half out of five stars by All Music Guide.

The album became very successful on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at #1, becoming the duo's first album to peak at #1 on that chart. The album also charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at #153 in 1973.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" - (Bluefield, Owens)
2. "For Heaven's Sake" - (Allen, Fuller, Vaughn)
3. "Release Me" - (Miller, Williams, Yount)
4. "You Lay So Easy on My Mind" - (Fields, Rice, Riis)
5. "Our Conscience, You and Me" - (White)
6. "As Good as a Lonely Girl Can Be" - (Harden)
7. "Bye Bye Love" - (Bryant, Bryant)
8. "Living Together Alone" - (Burnett, McClure)
9. "What Are We Gonna Go About Us" - (Twitty)
10. "If You Touch Me" - (Stampley, Taylor, Wilson)
11. "Before Your Time" - (Markham, Twitty)

[edit] Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Country Albums	1
1973	Pop Albums	153

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Louisiana Woman, Mississippi man"	Country Singles	1