Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In) explained

Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In)
Type:single
Artist:Lynn Anderson
Album:With Love, from Lynn
B-Side:Wave Bye Bye to the Man
Recorded:1968
Studio:RCA Victor Studio
Label:Chart
Producer:Slim Williamson
Prev Title:Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Where's the Playground, Bobby?
Next Year:1969

"Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In)" is a song written by Shirley Mayo and Curly Putman. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in February 1969 via Chart Records.

Background and release

"Our House Is Not a Home" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in 1968, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Slim Williamson, Anderson's producer while recording for the Chart label.[1]

"Our House Is Not a Home" reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1969. It was Anderson's sixth major hit single as a recording artist.[2] It also charted on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number three in 1969.[3] The song was issued on Anderson's 1969 studio album, With Love, from Lynn.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[4]

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Lynn . With Love, From Lynn (Album Info and Liner Notes) . . March 1969.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson. RPM. 4 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021045054/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&q1=Lynn+Anderson&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20. 21 October 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Lynn Anderson -- "Our House Is Not a Home" (1969, Vinyl) . . 25 May 2020.