Making Believe (album) explained

Making Believe
Type:compilation
Artist:Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Cover:ConwayLorettaMakingBelieve.jpg
Released:September 5, 1988
Recorded:March 7, 1973–November 3, 1987
Studio:Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre:Country
Length:27:55
Label:MCA
Prev Title:Two's a Party
Prev Year:1981

Making Believe is a compilation album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on September 5, 1988, by MCA Records.[1] It was the last album release to feature new material by the duo. The album is made up of five previously unreleased songs and five songs from previous albums.

Critical reception

Billboard published a review in the September 17, 1988 issue which said, "A bright—if patchwork—project, this offers one side of new recordings of old standards and another of previously released duet material, some of which dates back to 1973."[2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 62 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart, becoming the duo's lowest position on the chart.

The album's only single, "Making Believe", was released in September 1988[3] and is the duo's only single to not appear on any music charts.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conway & Loretta* - Making Believe. Discogs. 2017-05-25.
  2. Web site: Billboard - September 17, 1988 . American Radio History . Billboard . 10 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Conway Twitty And Loretta Lynn - Making Believe . 10 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums . Billboard . 8 July 2018.