If We Put Our Heads Together

If We Put Our Heads Together
Studio album by Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb
Released June 2, 1969
Recorded Feb. 18—Apr. 1, 1969
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Genre Country
Length 28:03
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Your Squaw Is on the Warpath
(1969)Your Squaw Is on the Warpath1969		 If We Put Our Heads Together
(1969)		 Woman of the World/To Make a Man
(1969)Woman of the World/To Make a Man1969
Ernest Tubb chronology
Let's Turn Back the Years
(1969) Let's Turn Back the Years1969		 If We Put Our Heads Together
(1969) If We Put Our Heads Together1969		 Saturday Satan Sunday Saint
(1969) Saturday Satan Sunday Saint1969
Singles from If We Put Our Heads Together
  1. "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?"
    Released: May 1969
  2. "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)"
    Released: September 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters[2]

If We Put Our Heads Together is the third and final collaborative studio album by American country music artists Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 2, 1969, by Decca Records.[3]

Commercial performance

The album peaked on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at No. 19. The first single from the album, "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?", peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)" did not chart.

Recording

Recording of the album took place over three sessions at Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN, beginning on February 18, 1969. Two additional sessions followed on March 11 and April 1, 1969.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?"Johnny Tillotson, Teddy WilburnFebruary 18, 19692:12
2."Holding on to Nothing"Jerry ChesnutMarch 11, 19692:33
3."Somewhere Between"Merle Haggard, Bonnie OwensMarch 11, 19692:45
4."I Chased You Till You Caught Me"Wayne D. WalkerFebruary 18, 19692:18
5."Let's Wait a Little Longer"Curly Putman, Billy SherrillMarch 11, 19693:15
6."Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)"Wayne KempApril 1, 19692:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Let the World Keep on Turnin'"Buck OwensApril 1, 19692:07
2."If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)"Lorene Allen, Loretta LynnFebruary 18, 19693:12
3."That Odd Couple"Betty AmosApril 1, 19691:56
4."Touch and Go"Darrell StatlerApril 1, 19692:48
5."I Won't Cheat Again on You (If You Won't Cheat on Me)"Milton L. BrownFebruary 18, 19692:42

Personnel

Chart positions

Album
Chart (1969) Peak
position
US Country Albums 19
Singles
Date Single Chart Peak
position
1969 "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" US Country Singles 18

References

  1. ↑ If We Put Our Heads Together at AllMusic
  2. ↑ PopMatters review
  3. ↑ "Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn - If We Put Our Heads Together". Discogs.
  4. ↑ "Loretta's Recording Sess". LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE.
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