Home (Loretta Lynn album) explained

Home
Type:Studio album
Artist:Loretta Lynn
Cover:LorettaLynnHomealbum1975.jpg
Released:August 11, 1975
Recorded:March 5, 1974–June 20, 1975
Studio:Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre:Country
Length:26:20
Label:MCA
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:Feelins'
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:On the Road with Loretta and the Coal Miners
Next Year:1976

Home is the twenty-sixth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on August 11, 1975, by MCA Records.[1]

Critical reception

In the issue dated August 23, 1975, Billboard published a review that said, "If it's Loretta, it's got to be great, and this is no exception. It seems that, with every session, she discovers there are more things she can do with her versatility, and she proceeds to do them. She sings a great number of tunes already done by others, but simply shows that she can hold her own in the competition. Greatness with Loretta is more than an implication." The review noted "You Take Me to Heaven Every Night", "No Place Else to Go", and "Bring Some of It Home" as the best cuts on the album, with a note to record dealers that said, "On the cover is a country girl; on the back cover is a mansion. Both belong to Loretta."[2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's single, "Home", peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place on June 10, June 11 and June 20, 1975, at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Four songs on the album were from previous recording sessions. "Home" and "He's Only Everything" were the first songs to be released from an October 8, 1974 session. "Bring Some of It Home" was recorded on March 5, 1974, during a session for 1974's They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy. "No Place Else to Go" was recorded during the December 19, 1974 session for 1975's Back to the Country.[3]

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.

Chart positions

AlbumBillboard (North America)

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loretta Lynn – Home. 1975 . Discogs.
  2. Web site: Billboard - August 23, 1975 . American Radio History . Billboard . 2 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Loretta's Recording Sess. Loretta Lynn Fan Website. 2017-06-06. 2017-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828150330/http://www.lorettalynnfan.net/lorettasrecordingsess.htm. dead.