Van Lear Rose

Van Lear Rose
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released April 27, 2004 (US)
Recorded 2003
Genre Country, Americana
Length 38:30
Label Interscope
Producer Jack White
Loretta Lynn chronology
Still Country
(2000)Still Country2000		 Van Lear Rose
(2004)		 Full Circle
(2016)Full Circle2016
Singles from Van Lear Rose
  1. "Miss Being Mrs."
    Released: May 17, 2004[1]
  2. "Portland, Oregon"
    Released: October 25, 2004[2]

Van Lear Rose is the thirty-ninth studio album by American country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn, released on April 27, 2004 and produced by Jack White of the White Stripes. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at No. 24 on the Billboard 200, the most successful crossover album of Lynn's 45-year career. The track "Portland, Oregon" was listed as the 305th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media.[3]

Background

The album was initially intended as a musical experiment, blending the styles of Lynn and producer White, who wrote one track, sings a duet with Lynn, and performs on the whole album as a musician. At the time of the album's release, Lynn was 72 and White was 28. The title refers to Lynn's origins as the daughter of a miner working the Van Lear coal mines.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]
Blender [5]
Entertainment Weekly(A) [6]
Pitchfork Media(9.3/10) [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Spin [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes [10]
Uncut [11]

The album was released to glowing reviews and near universal acclaim. It received a rating of 97 at Metacritic.com, the joint-second highest score and the highest for a femaleto date.[12] Blender magazine called the album "Some of the most gripping singing you're going to hear all year.... A brave, unrepeatable record that speaks to her whole life."[13] Stephen Thomas Erlewine with Allmusic said that "The brilliance of Van Lear Rose is not just how the two approaches complement each other, but how the record captures the essence of Loretta Lynn's music even as it has flourishes that are distinctly Jack."[14] Rhapsody ranked the album #16 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.[15] "Jack White, of the bizarre and bluesy duo the White Stripes, produced this effort to jaw-dropping effect. Van Lear Rose is a stripped-down effort that isn't afraid to get dirty -- both in its dark subject matter and in its raucous, gritty tones. And as much as this body of work highlights Lynn's down-home vocals (which are as strong as ever), it's White's production that sends her crashing -- literally -- into the 21st century. On paper, these two disparate souls have little in common, but the bold excitement of the music proves the two are a match made in heaven."

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Pop Matters The Best 100 Albums of the 2000s[16] 2014 59
Rolling Stone 50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own[17] 2015 12
CMT CMT 40 Greatest Albums[18] Unknown 18
Country Universe The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade[19] 2009 8
Country Universe 100 Greatest Contemporary Country Albums[20] 2006 59
Paste Magazine The 50 Best Albums of the Decade[21] 2009 48
Rhapsody Country's Best Albums of the Decade[22] 2009 16

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 24 on Billboard 200, selling 37,000 in its first week, the best sales week for Lynn in the Nielsen Music era.[23]

It has sold over 325,000 copies in the US, and approximately 600,000 worldwide.

Track listing

All tracks written by Loretta Lynn, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Van Lear Rose" 3:50
2."Portland, Oregon" (duet with Jack White) 3:49
3."Trouble on the Line"Loretta Lynn, Oliver Lynn2:21
4."Family Tree" 3:03
5."Have Mercy" 2:35
6."High on a Mountain Top" 2:44
7."Little Red Shoes"Loretta Lynn (lyrics), Jack White (music)3:33
8."God Makes No Mistakes" 1:45
9."Women's Prison" 4:16
10."This Old House" 1:56
11."Mrs. Leroy Brown" 3:38
12."Miss Being Mrs." 2:50
13."Story of My Life"Patsy Lynn Russell2:40
2015 Third Man Vault Edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Just to Have You Back"3:32

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Norwegian Album Charts[24] 32
Swedish Album Charts[25] 23
U.K. Official Country Artists Albums Chart[26] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[27] 2
U.S. Billboard 200[27] 24

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2005 Van Lear Rose Best Country Album[28] Won
"Portland, Oregon" Best Country Collaboration with Vocals[28] Won
"Miss Being Mrs." Best Country Song[29] Nominated
"Portland, Oregon" Best Country Song[29] Nominated
"Miss Being Mrs." Best Female Country Vocal Performance[29] Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "mvdbase.com - Loretta Lynn - "Miss being Mrs."". mvdbase.com.
  2. ↑ "mvdbase.com - Loretta Lynn - "Portland, Oregon [version 2]"". mvdbase.com.
  3. ↑ Archived May 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Van Lear Rose at AllMusic
  5. ↑ Blender review Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ EW review
  7. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  9. ↑ May 2004, p.105
  10. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes
  11. ↑ June 2004, p.84
  12. ↑ (2004). "Van Lear Rose" Metacritic.com (accessed June 19, 2007)
  13. ↑ (Blender, 2004, p. 123)
  14. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2004). "Review" AMG.com (accessed June 19, 2007)
  15. ↑ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  16. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 60-41". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  17. ↑ "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  18. ↑ "Rate Your Music".
  19. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade, Conclusion: #10-#1 – Country Universe". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  20. ↑ "100 Greatest Contemporary Country Albums: #60-#51 – Country Universe". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  21. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  22. ↑ "Country's Best Albums of the Decade - Play | The Rhapsody Editorial Music Blog". 2010-01-19. Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  23. ↑ Asker, Jim (March 15, 2016). "Cole Swindell & Carrie Underwood Take Over Country Songs Charts". Billboard.
  24. ↑ "Van Lear Rose", Norwegian Charts (Retrieved August 6, 2011)
  25. ↑ "Van Lear Rose", Swedish Charts (Retrieved August 6, 2011)
  26. ↑ "Van Lear Rose", (Retrieved October 15, 2016)
  27. 1 2 Van Lear Rose at AllMusic
  28. 1 2 "47th Annual GRAMMY Awards". The Recording Academy. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  29. 1 2 3 "Loretta Lynn". The Recording Academy. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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