Blue Kentucky Girl (Loretta Lynn album)

1965 studio album by Loretta Lynn

Blue Kentucky Girl

Studio album by

Loretta Lynn

Released| June 14, 1965
Recorded| January 9, 1963 – March 16, 1965
Studio| Columbia, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre| Country
Length| 27:34
Label| Decca
Producer| Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
| Songs from My Heart....
(1965)  | Blue Kentucky Girl
(1965)  | Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be
(1965)

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Singles from  Blue Kentucky Girl

1. "Blue Kentucky Girl"
Released: March 29, 1965

Blue Kentucky Girl is the fourth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 14, 1965, by Decca Records.[1]

The album features four songs written by Lynn: "Night Girl," "Love's Been Here and Gone," "Farther to Go," and "Two Steps Forward." It also includes cover versions of two previous country hits: Connie Smith's "Then and Only Then" and Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone."

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

In the June 26, 1965 issue, Billboard published a review of the album, which stated, "Her current hit is "Blue Kentucky Girl" and this album is a beautiful showcase for not only that tune, but the classic "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" and "I Still Miss Someone" sung with impact and vivaciousness by the Grand Ole Opry's Loretta Lynn. The hit will make this a strong seller in the country music field."[3]

## Commercial performance[edit]

The album debuted at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart dated July 10, 1965. It reached its peak at No. 14 the following week and spent a total of 8 weeks on the chart.

The only single from the album, "Blue Kentucky Girl," was released in March 1965[4] and reached No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

## Recording[edit]

Recording of the album took place over three sessions on March 4, 15, and 16, 1965, at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Two songs on the album had been previously recorded during sessions for other albums. "Blue Kentucky Girl" was recorded on October 14, 1964, during a session for 1965's Songs from My Heart...., while "The Beginning of the End" was recorded on January 9, 1963, as part of the session for 1963's Loretta Lynn Sings.[5]

## Track listing[edit]

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Recording date| Length

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1.| "Blue Kentucky Girl"| Johnny Mullins| October 14, 1964| 2:27
2.| "Then and Only Then"| Bill Anderson| March 15, 1965| 2:22
3.| "I Still Miss Someone"|

* Johnny Cash
* Roy Cash, Jr.

| March 15, 1965| 2:11
4.| "Night Girl"|

* Loretta Lynn
* Teddy Wilburn

| March 15, 1965| 2:40
5.| "Love's Been Here and Gone"|

* Lynn
* Wilburn

| March 16, 1965| 2:35
6.| "Farther to Go"| Lynn| March 4, 1965| 2:24

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Recording date| Length

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1.| "The Race Is On"| Don Rollins| March 16, 1965| 2:22
2.| "I Won't Forget You"| Harlan Howard| March 15, 1965| 2:03
3.| "Two Steps Forward"| Lynn| March 4, 1965| 2:09
4.| "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On"| Hank Locklin| March 16, 1965| 1:59
5.| "The Beginning of the End"| Betty Sue Perry| January 9, 1963| 2:22
6.| "Today"| Hank Thompson| March 16, 1965| 2:00

## Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Decca recording session records.[5]

* Willie Ackerman – drums
* Harold Bradley – electric bass guitar, electric guitar
* Floyd Cramer – piano
* Buddy Harman – drums
* Don Helms – steel guitar
* Junior Huskey – bass
* The Jordanaires – backing vocals
* Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
* Grady Martin – guitar
* Bob Moore – bass
* Harold Morrison – banjo
* Wayne Moss – guitar, electric guitar
* Hal Rugg – steel guitar
* Teddy Wilburn – guitar

## Charts[edit]

Album

Chart (1965)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 14

Singles

Title  | Year  | Peak
position

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Country
[7]
"Blue Kentucky Girl"  | 1965  | 7

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Loretta Lynn - Blue Kentucky Girl". Discogs. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
2. ^ Blue Kentucky Girl at AllMusic
3. ^ "Billboard Magazine - June 26, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
4. ^ "Billboard - April 10, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
5. ^ a b "Loretta's Recording Sess". lorettalynnfan.net. Loretta Lynn Fan Website. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
6. ^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
7. ^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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Studio albums|

* Loretta Lynn Sings
* Before I'm Over You
* Songs from My Heart....
* Blue Kentucky Girl
* Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be
* Hymns
* I Like 'Em Country
* You Ain't Woman Enough
* Country Christmas
* Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
* Singin' Again
* Singin' with Feelin'
* Who Says God Is Dead!
* Fist City
* Your Squaw Is on the Warpath
* If We Put Our Heads Together
* Woman of the World/To Make a Man
* Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns"
* Coal Miner's Daughter
* I Wanna Be Free
* You're Lookin' at Country
* One's on the Way
* God Bless America Again
* Here I Am Again
* Entertainer of the Year
* Love Is the Foundation
* They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy
* Back to the Country
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* When the Tingle Becomes a Chill
* Somebody Somewhere
* I Remember Patsy
* Out of My Head and Back in My Bed
* We've Come a Long Way, Baby
* Loretta
* Lookin' Good
* I Lie
* Making Love from Memory
* Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You
* Just a Woman
* Who Was That Stranger
* Honky Tonk Angels
* Making More Memories
* All Time Gospel Favorites
* Still Country
* Van Lear Rose
* Full Circle
* White Christmas Blue
* Wouldn't It Be Great
* Still Woman Enough

Compilation albums|

* Here's Loretta Lynn
* Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits
* Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em
* Alone with You
* Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits Vol. II
* Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl
* All-Time Greatest Hits

Live albums|

* On the Road with Loretta and the Coal Miners
* Live from the Wheeling Jamboree

Film, television & tributes|

* Coal Miner's Daughter
* Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
* Country Music
* Patsy & Loretta

Related artists|

* Patsy Cline
* Dolly Parton
* Conway Twitty
* Ernest Tubb
* Jack White
* The Wilburn Brothers
* Tammy Wynette

Family|

* Crystal Gayle
* The Lynns
* Oliver Lynn
* Peggy Sue
* Jay Lee Webb

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* Grand Ole Opry
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