Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be

1964 single by Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb

"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be"

Single by Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb
from the album  Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be
B-side| "Love Was Right Here All the Time"
Released| July 1964
Recorded| March 10, 1964
Studio| Columbia, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre| Country
Label| Decca
Songwriter(s)| Billy Joe Deaton
Producer(s)| Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb singles chronology
|  | "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be"
(1964)  | "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands"
(1965)

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"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" is a song written by Billy Joe Deaton that was originally performed by American country music artists Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb. It was released as a single in July 1964 via Decca Records.

## Background and reception

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"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee on March 10, 1964. The session was produced by the studio's co-founder, renowned country music producer Owen Bradley. Three additional tracks were recorded during this session.[1]

"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles survey in 1964. It was included on their studio album, Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be (1965).[2]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1964)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[2] | 11

## Cover Versions

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* 1988 - Leon Redbone recorded the song as a duet with Lori Lynn Smith for his album No Regrets.

## References

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1. ^ "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Loretta Lynn, part 1". Praguefrank. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.

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Loretta Lynn singles

* Albums
* Singles
* Discography with Conway Twitty

1960s|

* "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"
* "Heartaches Meet Mr. Blues"
* "The Darkest Day"
* "I Walked Away from the Wreck"
* "Success"
* "World of Forgotten People"
* "The Other Woman"
* "Before I'm Over You"
* "Wine, Women and Song"
* "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" (with Ernest Tubb)
* "Happy Birthday"
* "Blue Kentucky Girl"
* "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" (with Ernest Tubb)
* "The Home You're Tearing Down"
* "Dear Uncle Sam"
* "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)"
* "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)"
* "Sweet Thang" (with Ernest Tubb)
* "If You're Not Gone Too Long"
* "What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)"
* "Fist City"
* "You've Just Stepped In (From Stepping Out on Me)"
* "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath"
* "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)"
* "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" (with Ernest Tubb)
* "To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)"
* "Wings Upon Your Horns"

1970s|

* "I Know How"
* "You Wanna Give Me a Lift"
* "Coal Miner's Daughter"
* "I Wanna Be Free"
* "You're Lookin' at Country"
* "One's on the Way"
* "Here I Am Again"
* "Rated "X""
* "Love Is the Foundation"
* "Hey Loretta"
* "They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy"
* "Trouble in Paradise"
* "Shadrack, the Black Reindeer"
* "The Pill"
* "Home"
* "When the Tingle Becomes a Chill"
* "Red, White and Blue"
* "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)"
* "She's Got You"
* "Why Can't He Be You"
* "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed"
* "Spring Fever"
* "We've Come a Long Way Baby"
* "I Can't Feel You Anymore"
* "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"

1980s|

* "Pregnant Again"
* "Naked in the Rain"
* "Cheatin' on a Cheater"
* "Somebody Led Me Away"
* "I Lie"
* "Making Love from Memory"
* "Breakin' It"
* "Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You"
* "Walking with My Memories"
* "Heart Don't Do This to Me"
* "Wouldn't It Be Great"
* "Just a Woman"
* "Who Was That Stranger"
* "Fly Away"

1990s–
2010s|

* "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette)
* "Country in My Genes"
* "Miss Being Mrs."
* "Portland Oregon" (with Jack White)
* "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert)
* "Wouldn't It Be Great" (re-recorded version)
* "I Fall to Pieces"
* "Coal Miner's Daughter" (recitation)

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Ernest Tubb

Singles|

* "Walking the Floor Over You"
* "Try Me One More Time"
* "Soldier's Last Letter"
* "It's Been So Long Darling"
* "Rainbow at Midnight"
* "Filipino Baby"
* "Have You Ever Been Lonely?"
* "I'm Biting My Fingernails and Thinking of You"
* "Slippin' Around"
* "Tennessee Border No. 2"
* "Letters Have No Arms"
* "I Love You Because"
* "Goodnight, Irene"
* "Thanks a Lot"
* "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be"

Albums|

* The Daddy of 'Em All (1957)
* The Importance of Being Ernest (1959)
* Ernest Tubb Record Shop (1960)
* Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadours (1960)
* Midnight Jamboree (1960)
* All Time Hits (1960)
* Golden Favorites (1961)
* On Tour (1962)
* Just Call Me Lonesome (1963)
* The Family Bible (1963)
* Thanks a Lot (1964)
* Blue Christmas (1964)
* Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be (1965)
* Singin' Again (1967)
* Country Hit Time (1968)
* Ernest Tubb Sings Hank Williams (1968)
* Let's Turn Back the Years (1969)
* If We Put Our Heads Together (1969)
* If We Put Our Heads Together (1969)
* Saturday Satan Sunday Saint (1969)
* Good Year for the Wine (1970)
* One Sweet Hello (1971)
* Say Something Nice to Sarah (1972)
* Baby It's So Hard to Be Good (1972)
* I've Got All the Heartaches I Can Handle (1973)
* Ernest Tubb (1975)

Compilations|

* The Definitive Collection
* The Ernest Tubb Story
* The Legend and the Legacy
* Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
* Walking the Floor Over You
* Yellow Rose of Texas

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* Discography

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