Lead Me On (Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Lead Me On
Type = studio
Artist = Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty


Released = 1971
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length =
Label = Decca Records
Producer = Owen Bradley
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifwxqugldfe Link]
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Loretta Lynn
Type = album
Last album = "One's on the Way"
(1971)
This album = "Lead Me On"
(1971)
Next album = "Here I Am Again"
(1972)Extra chronology 2
Artist = Conway Twitty
Type = album
Last album = "I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving"
(1971)
This album = "Raising Sand"
(1971)
Next album = "Conway Twitty Sings the Blues"
(1972)

"Lead Me On" is a 1971 vocal duet studio album by American country music singer-songwriters, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty.

This was Lynn and Twitty's second duet album together. With their previous album, "We Only Make Believe", they became a successful duo and won a Grammy award for their #1 hit, "After the Fire Is Gone". This album's title track was a the only single, and became the duo's second #1 hit together, as well as their second released single. The duo's album includes 11 tracks. One of the tracks, "I Wonder If You Told Her About Me" was a self-penned composition by Twitty. The album includes a list of cover versions, including Webb Pierce's "Back Street Affair", a 1950s Country hit. It also includes, Freddie Hart's "Easy Loving" and Bobby Edwards' "You're the Reason".

Recording for the album began and ended in 1971. The single and album were both released at the end of 1971. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #106 on the Billboard 200. In addition, the album also sold 500,000 copies, and received a "Gold" rating by the RIAA. "Lead Me On" became the duo's second album to be certified "Gold".

Track listing

#"Lead Me On" - (Copeland)
#"When I Turn Off My Lights" - (Markham, White)
#"The Never Ending Song of Love" - (Bramlett)
#"Playing House Away from Home" - (Rhodes)
#"You're the Reason" - (Edwards, Fell, Henley)
#"How Far Can We Go" - (Hicks, Starr)
#"You Blow My Mind" - (Wheeler)
#"Easy Lovin'" - (Hart)
#"Back Street Affair" - (Rule, Wallace)
#"I Wonder If You Told Me About Her" - (Twitty)
#"Get Some Loving Done" - (Peppers)

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)