Loretta (album) explained

Loretta
Type:	studio
Artist:	Loretta Lynn
Cover:	Loretta Lynn Loretta.jpg
Released:	March 3, 1980
Recorded:	March–October 1979^[1]
Studio:	Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre:	Country, urban cowboy
Length:	30:12
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Owen Bradley
Prev Title:	Diamond Duet
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Lookin' Good
Next Year:	1980

Loretta is the thirty-second solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. The album was released on March 3, 1980, by MCA Records.^[2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind", peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "Pregnant Again", peaked at No. 35, and the third single, "Naked in the Rain", peaked at No. 30.

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.

• Harold Bradley – bass
• Owen Bradley – producer
• James Caddell – backing vocals
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Gene Chrisman – drums
• John Christopher – guitar
• Jean Chapman – backing vocals
• Ray Edenton – guitar
• Buddy Harman – drums
• Mike Leech – bass
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Hal Rugg – steel guitar
• Joey Scarbury – backing vocals
• Joan Sliwin – backing vocals
• Henry Strzelecki – electric bass
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Bobby Wood – piano
• Reggie Young – guitar

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1979	"I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"	Country Singles	5
1980	"Pregnant Again"		35
	"Naked in the Rain"		30

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loretta's Recording Sess. Loretta Lynn Fan Website.
2. Web site: Loretta Lynn – Loretta. Discogs.