You're Lookin' at Country

Lynn wrote "You're Lookin' At Country" in response to viewing the open country while touring on the road. Lynn said in an interview that she was inspired by all the meadows and hills that she saw while passing through the country to write this song. The song was unlike anything Lynn had been releasing at the time, besides "Coal Miner's Daughter" from the previous year. This was because the song did not speak of the common subjects Lynn often used in her songs such as, drunk husbands, adultery, and fighting back.

"You're Lookin' At Country" is about Lynn describing how "Country" she is by saying she loves running through corn fields and singing a country hymn. She later goes on to say, if you're lookin' at me, you're lookin' at country, which is the ultimate summary of the song. The song grew quite a response from listeners, and has been said to be one of signature songs.

In Lynn's 1980 motion picture biopic, Coal Miner's Daughter, Sissy Spacek (who plays Loretta) sings "You're Lookin' At Country", during a concert twice in the film. Spacek sang Lynn's hits herself, which later won her an Academy Award for doing so.

[edit] Chart performance

Decca records released Lynn's song in May 1971, previously released was Lynn's No. 3 "I Wanna Be Free". "You're Lookin' At Country" peaked at No. 5 on the Country charts in mid-1971, and an album of the same name was released. The album and the single sold fairly well. The album only released the one single, which was common for the time. Although the song did not hit No. 1 (Lynn had 16 No. 1s), it was made into one of her signature songs. Lynn continued to be successful the rest of the decade, with hits in the Top 10 up until 1982.