Wings Upon Your Horns

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Wings Upon Your Horns
Wings Upon Your Horns cover
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released 1970
Genre Country
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
Loretta Lynn chronology
If We Put Our Heads Together
(1969)
Wings Upon Your Horns
(1970)
Loretta Lynn Writes 'em & Sings 'em
(1970)

Wings Upon Your Horns is a 1970 studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.

Wings Upon Your Horns was the first album of 1970 for Lynn. Lynn would go on to release one additional studio album that year. The title track from the album peaked at #11 on the Billboard Country Chart and was written entirely by Lynn. Lynn also wrote and co-wrote five additional songs for the album. The album consists of 11 tracks. In the album, Lynn covered a Merle Haggard song, "I'd Rather Be Gone". The title track was the only single released from the album, as another album was anticipated for the year. The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #146 on the Billboard 200.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Wings Upon Your Horns" - (Lynn)
  2. "When I Reach the Bottom" - (Allen, Lynn)
  3. "This Stranger My Little Girl" - (Burns, Fairchild, VanNoy)
  4. "I Only See the Things I Want to See" - (Johnson, Lynn)
  5. "If You Handle the Merchandise" - (Wells)
  6. "I'm Dynamite" - (Lynn)
  7. "Big Ole Hurt" - (Lynn)
  8. "I'd Rather Be Gone" - (Haggard)
  9. "You Wouldn't Know An Angel" - (Lynn, Rhodes)
  10. "I'll Still Be Missing You" - (McPherson)
  11. "Let's Get Back Down to Earth" - (Lynn)

[edit] Chart positions

AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1970 Country Albums 5
1970 Pop Albums 146

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1969 "Wings Upon Your Horns" Country Singles 11