Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be

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Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be
Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be cover
Studio album by Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb
Released 1965
Genre Country
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Professional reviews

Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be is a vocal duet album by American country singers, Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb.

Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be was released on Decca Records in 1965. This was the first duet album the pair would record together, and they would go on to record two additional studio albums together during the decade. The lead single, the title track was the biggest hit the duo would achieve, peaking in the Top 15 in 1965. Their second single from the album, "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" was a Top 30 Country hit. The album consists of 12 duet tracks, some of which are cover versions of previous duet Country hits, including "A Dear John Letter" and "Are You Mine".

The album reached #13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1965.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" - (Deaton)
  2. "I'll Just Call You Darlin'" - (Colmus)
  3. "I Reached for the Wine" - (Allsup)
  4. "My Past Brought Me to You (Your Past Brought You to Me)" - (Brock)
  5. "Are You Mine" - (Armmadeo, Grashey, Petrunka)
  6. "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" - (Anderson)
  7. "Kepp Those Cards and Letter Coming In" - (Howard)
  8. "Just Between the Two of Us" - (Anderson)
  9. "We're Not Kids Anymore" - (Lynn)
  10. "Love Was Right Here All the Time" - (Henson, Snoddy)
  11. "Two in the Cold" - (Reeves)
  12. "A Dear John Letter" - (Barton, Owen, Talley)

[edit] Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1965 Country Albums 13
1965 Pop Albums N/A

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1964 "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" Country Singles 11
1965 "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" Country Singles 24