- Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be
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Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be Studio album by Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb Released 1965 Genre Country Label Decca Producer Owen Bradley Loretta Lynn chronology Before I'm Over You
(1964)Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be
(1965)Songs from My Heart
(1965)Ernest Tubb chronology Blue Christmas
(1964)Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be
(1965)My Pick of the Hits
(1965)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] PopMatters (?) [2] Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be is a vocal duet album by American country singers, Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb.
Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be was released on Decca Records in 1965. This was the first duet album the pair would record together, and they would go on to record two additional studio albums together during the decade. The lead single, the title track was the biggest hit the duo would achieve, peaking in the Top 15 in 1965. Their second single from the album, "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" was a Top 30 Country hit. The album consists of 12 duet tracks, some of which are cover versions of previous duet Country hits, including "A Dear John Letter" and "Are You Mine".
The album reached #13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1965.
Track listing
- "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" (Billy Joe Deaton)
- "I'll Just Call You Darlin'" (Johnny Colmus)
- "I Reached for the Wine" (Joyce Ann Allsup)
- "My Past Brought Me to You (Your Past Brought You to Me)" (Bill Brock)
- "Are You Mine" - (Don Grashey, Jim Armmadeo, Myrna Petrunka)
- "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" (Bill Anderson)
- "Kepp Those Cards and Letter Coming In" (Harlan Howard)
- "Just Between the Two of Us" (Liz Anderson)
- "We're Not Kids Anymore" (Loretta Lynn)
- "Love Was Right Here All the Time" (Billy Henson, Charles Snoddy)
- "Two in the Cold" (Ellen Reeves)
- "A Dear John Letter" - (Billy Barton, Lewis Talley, Fuzzy Owen)
Chart positions
Album – Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position 1965 Country Albums 13 1965 Pop Albums N/A Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 1964 "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" Country Singles 11 1965 "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" Country Singles 24 References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r122319
- ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/110404-louisiana-woman-texas-troubadour/
Studio albums Loretta Lynn Sings · Before I'm Over You · Songs from My Heart · Blue Kentucky Girl · I Like 'em Country · You Ain't Woman Enough · Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) · Singin' with Feelin' · Fist City · Your Squaw Is on the Warpath · Woman of the World / To Make a Man · Wings Upon Your Horns · Loretta Lynn Writes 'em & Sings 'em · Coal Miner's Daughter · I Wanna Be Free · You're Lookin' At Country · One's on the Way · Here I Am Again · Entertainer of the Year - Loretta · Love Is the Foundation · They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy · Back to the Country · Home · When the Tingle Becomes a Chill · Somebody, Somewhere · I Remember Patsy · Out of My Head and Back in My Bed · We've Come a Long Way Baby · Loretta · Lookin' Good · I Lie · Making Love from Memory · Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin You · Just a Woman · Who Was That Stranger · Still Country · Van Lear RoseGospel albums Collaborations Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be · Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Singin' Again · If We Put Our Heads Together · We Only Make Believe · Lead Me On · Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man · Country Partners · Feelin's · United Talent · Honky Tonk Heroes · Diamond Duet · Two's a Party · Makin' Believe · Honky Tonk Angels · Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta LynnCompilation albums A Country Christmas · Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits · God Bless America Again · The Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb Story · Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits Vol. II · The Very Best of Loretta Lynn & Conway · All My Best · 20 Greatest Hits (with Conway Twitty) · 20 Greatest Hits · Peace in the Valley · Country Music Hall of Fame Series · Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection · All-Time Greatest Hits · The Definitive Collection · Number 1'sAutobiographies Still Woman EnoughSee also Categories:- Vocal duet albums
- Ernest Tubb albums
- Loretta Lynn albums
- Albums produced by Owen Bradley
- English-language albums
- 1965 albums
- Decca Records albums
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