Wouldn't It Be Great
| Wouldn't It Be Great | ||||
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| Studio album by Loretta Lynn | ||||
| Released | 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2007—2016 | |||
| Studio | Cash Cabin Studio, Hendersonville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country, Americana | |||
| Length | 36:20 | |||
| Label | Sony Legacy | |||
| Producer | Patsy Lynn Russell, John Carter Cash | |||
| Loretta Lynn chronology | ||||
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Wouldn't It Be Great is the forty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It is scheduled to be released by Sony Legacy in 2018.[1] The album is produced by Lynn's daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
The album is the third in a planned series of five albums recorded at Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, following 2016's Full Circle and White Christmas Blue. The album is a mixture of new songs and new versions of songs Lynn had previously recorded.
Background
The album was originally scheduled to be released on August 18, 2017. On July 12, 2017, it was announced that the release date was being postponed until 2018 and all remaining tour dates for 2017 were being cancelled while Lynn continues to recover at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, following the stroke she suffered in May 2017. Lynn stated that she wished to postpone the release date "because this record is so special for me. It deserves me at my best."[2]
Previous recordings
Six songs from the album are new versions of songs previously recorded by Lynn:
- "Wouldn't It Be Great", was previously recorded by Lynn on her 1985 album, Just a Woman, and again with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette for their 1993 album, Honky Tonk Angels.
- "God Makes No Mistakes" was previously recorded by Lynn on her 2004 album, Van Lear Rose.
- "My Angel Mother" was previously recorded by Lynn in 1960 for Zero Records, this recording was released by Vocalion Records on 1968's Here's Loretta Lynn.
- "Don't Come Home a Drinkin'" was previously recorded by Lynn on her 1967 album of the same name.
- "Darkest Day" was previously recorded by Lynn in 1960 as her third single for Zero Records, and on her 1966 album, You Ain't Woman Enough.
- "Coal Miner's Daughter" was previously recorded by Lynn on her 1970 album of the same name.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wouldn't It Be Great" | Loretta Lynn | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Ruby's Stool" | Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp | 2:53 |
| 3. | "I'm Dying for Someone to Live For" | Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Another Bridge to Burn" | Loretta Lynn, Lola Jean Dillon | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Ain't No Time to Go" | Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell | 2:31 |
| 6. | "God Makes No Mistakes" | Loretta Lynn | 3:00 |
| 7. | "These Ole Blues" | Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell | 2:52 |
| 8. | "My Angel Mother" | Loretta Lynn | 1:56 |
| 9. | "Don't Come Home a Drinkin'" | Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue Wells | 2:12 |
| 10. | "The Big Man" | Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp | 2:45 |
| 11. | "Lulie Vars" | Traditional, arr. by Loretta Lynn | 2:49 |
| 12. | "Darkest Day" | Loretta Lynn | 2:30 |
| 13. | "Coal Miner's Daughter" | Loretta Lynn | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 36:20 | ||
References
- ↑ "Loretta Lynn to Release New Album, 'Wouldn't It Be Great'". soundslikenashville.com. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Loretta Lynn home after stroke: Cancels 2017 tour dates, postpones album release". Fox News. 12 July 2017.
