- Coal Miner's Daughter (album)
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Coal Miner's Daughter 
Studio album by Loretta Lynn Released December 28, 1970 Recorded July 1970, Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet Genre Country Length 28:50 Label Decca Producer Owen Bradley Professional reviews Loretta Lynn chronology Loretta Lynn Writes 'em & Sings 'em
(1970)Coal Miner's Daughter
(1970)We Only Make Believe
(1971)Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1970 album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.
The album's title track was the only single released and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart in late 1970. The song, about the upbringing of Lynn's life made the song her signature song and also made this album very popular. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #81 on the Billboard 200. The album sold a number of copies, and was eventually certified "Gold" by the RIAA for selling 500,000 copies. The album became Lynn's third album to be certified "Gold" by the RIAA. This would be one of Lynn's most successful-selling albums of her career. The album's name would be used for the name of Lynn's best-selling autobiography as well as the 1980 Oscar-winning movie starring Sissy Spacek.
Although the song, book, and movie are reflections on Lynn's upbringing, the album of the same name is different. Besides the hit single, Lynn wrote two additional songs for this album, including "What Makes Me Tick". Many of the album's 11 tracks consist of 70s hit singles by other artists, including Ray Price's "For the Good Times" and "Snowbird" by Anne Murray. The album was later re-released on MCA Records, after the company bought Decca.
Track listing
- "Coal Miner's Daughter" (Loretta Lynn) – 2:48
- "Hello Darlin'" (Conway Twitty) – 2:22
- "The Less of Me" (Glen Campbell) – 2:11
- "Any One, Any Worse, Any Where" (Lorene Allen , Lynn) – 2:44
- "For the Good Times" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:15
- "The Man of the House" (Larry Brinkley, Lee McAlphin) – 2:47
- "What Makes Me Tick" (Lynn) – 2:00
- "Another Man Loved Me Last Night" (Lorenne Allen, Peggy Sue Wells) – 2:32
- "It'll Be Open Season on You" (Charlie Aldridge) – 2:39
- "Too Far" (Marty Robbins) – 3:10
- "Snowbird" (Gene MacLellan) – 2:22
Certifications/sales
Country Certification
(thresholds)Sales United States Gold 1,000,000 Chart positions
Album – Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position 1971 Country Albums 4 1971 Pop Albums 81 Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 1970 "Coal Miner's Daughter" Country Singles 1 Pop Singles 83 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:- 1971 albums
- Loretta Lynn albums
- Albums produced by Owen Bradley
- Decca Records albums
- English-language albums
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