Wings Upon Your Horns
| Wings Upon Your Horns | ||||
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| Studio album by Loretta Lynn | ||||
| Released | January 5, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | Jan. 18 1967—Oct. 3, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:21 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
| Loretta Lynn chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Wings Upon Your Horns | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Wings Upon Your Horns is the fourteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on January 5, 1970, by Decca Records.[2]
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at No. 146 on the Billboard 200. The only single released, "Wings Upon Your Horns", written by Lynn, reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Recording
Recording sessions for the album took place on October 1, October 2, and October 3, 1969, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. Five of the albums tracks were from previous recording sessions. "Big Ole Hurt" was recorded during the January 19, 1967 session for 1967's Singin' with Feelin'. "This Stranger (My Little Girl)" and "I Only See the Things I Want to See" were recording during sessions for 1969's Your Squaw Is on the Warpath on August 30 and November 19, 1968, respectively. "When I Reach the Bottom (You'd Better Be There)" and "You Wouldn't Know an Angel (If You Saw One)" were recorded during sessions for 1969's Woman of the World/To Make a Man on April 2 and May 14, 1969, respectively.[3]
Track listing
| Side one | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "Wings Upon Your Horns" | Loretta Lynn | October 1, 1969 | 2:35 |
| 2. | "When I Reach the Bottom (You'd Better Be There)" | Lorene Allen, Loretta Lynn | April 2, 1969 | 2:20 |
| 3. | "This Stranger (My Little Girl)" | Ann Burns, Barbara Fairchild, Ruby VanNoy | August 30, 1968 | 3:35 |
| 4. | "I Only See the Things I Want to See" | Loudilla Johnson, Loretta Lynn | November 19, 1968 | 2:16 |
| 5. | "If You Handle the Merchandise" | Peggy Sue Wells | October 3, 1969 | 2:22 |
| 6. | "I'm Dynamite" | Loretta Lynn | October 2, 1969 | 2:50 |
| Side two | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "Big Ole Hurt" | Loretta Lynn | January 18, 1967 | 2:25 |
| 2. | "I'd Rather Be Gone" | Merle Haggard | October 3, 1969 | 2:32 |
| 3. | "You Wouldn't Know an Angel (If You Saw One)" | Loretta Lynn, Frances Rhodes | May 14, 1969 | 2:55 |
| 4. | "I'll Still Be Missing You" | Warner McPherson | October 3, 1969 | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Let's Get Back Down to Earth" | Loretta Lynn | October 2, 1969 | 2:01 |
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Country Albums | 5 |
| 1970 | Pop Albums | 146 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Wings Upon Your Horns" | Country Singles | 11 |
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r93046
- ↑ "Loretta Lynn - Wings Upon Your Horns". Discogs.
- ↑ "Loretta's Recording Sess". LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE.
