If You're Not Gone Too Long Explained

If You're Not Gone Too Long
Type:single
Artist:Loretta Lynn
Album:Singin' with Feelin'
B-Side:A Man I Hardly Know
Released:May 1967
Recorded:18 January 1967
Studio:Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre:Honky tonk country
Label:Decca
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:Sweet Thang
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)
Next Year:1967

"If You're Not Gone Too Long" is a song written by Wanda Ballman. It was originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn.[1] It was released as a single in May 1967 via Decca Records.[2]

Background and reception

"If You're Not Gone Too Long" was recorded at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee on January 18, 1967. The session was produced by the studio's owner, renowned country music producer Owen Bradley. Three additional tracks were recorded during this session.[3]

The song was covered by American country artist Reba McEntire for a tribute to Lynn in 2010 entitled .[4]

"If You're Not Gone Too Long" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles survey in 1967. The song became her tenth top ten single under the Decca recording label. It was included on her studio album, Singin' with Feelin' (1967).[5]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: If You're Not Gone Too Long lyrics chords Loretta Lynn. 2020-06-25. www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com.
  2. Book: Homer, Sheree. Under the Influence of Classic Country: Profiles of 36 Performers of the 1940s to Today. 2019-09-26. McFarland. 978-1-4766-6751-5. en.
  3. Web site: Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Loretta Lynn, part 1. Praguefrank. 28 February 2016 . 3 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits. Allmusic. 3 April 2016.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research.
  6. Web site: If You're Not Gone Too Long/A Man I Hardly Know by Loretta Lynn (Single, Country). Rate Your Music. 3 April 2016.