Loretta Lynn album news

Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment will release Wouldn't It Be Great, the new studio album from Loretta Lynn, on Sept. 28. Comprised entirely of songs written (or co-written) by her, it premieres new compositions alongside reinterpretations of classics from her catalog.

“This new record means so much to me, but this last year I had to focus on my health and I decided to hold up the release,” said Loretta. “I’m feelin’ good and look forward to it comin’ out. It was really important to me to be a part of it being released and I’m excited to celebrate with everybody!”

Wouldn't It Be Great is available for pre-order now in digital, CD and 12" vinyl formats: https://lorettalynn.lnk.to/WIBG!PR. Exclusive Wouldn’t It Be Great album packages including limited edition, autographed, numbered photo prints and Loretta Lynn merchandise are also available (while supplies last):https://lorettalynn.lnk.to/WIBGPR/artiststore

The title track can be heard here: https://lorettalynn.lnk.to/WIBG_video!PR

"Wouldn't It Be Great?" is the last song Loretta wrote for her late husband (Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn). "Well," Loretta observes, "my husband liked to drink a lot and that's where that song comes from... ‘Say you love me just one time, with a sober mind’... I always liked that song but I never liked to sing it around Doo."

"That song just always meant so much to me," continues their daughter (and album co-producer) Patsy Lynn Russell, "because of the lyrics, you know, 'when my fancy lace couldn't turn your face,' it was just so powerful and was a song that needed to be recorded for this album with Loretta. It shows just how masterful my mom is with writing down her feelings."

Like its predecessor, the critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Full Circle (released March 2016), Wouldn't It Be Great was mainly recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with producers Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash.

Loretta made waves in the American music world with 2016's Full Circle, her first album in more than a decade. A powerful return-to-form, acclaimed by fans and critics alike, the album debuted at No. 4 on Billboard's country charts (Loretta's 40th Top 10 country album and her highest-charting album ever on the Billboard 200) and was nominated for Best Country Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Loretta followed Full Circle that same year with White Christmas Blue, an album sending listeners on seasonal trip to Lynn's hometown of Butcher Hollow, Kentucky during Christmastime.

As part of its 50th anniversary commemoration, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum mounted a major exhibition in 2017 focusing on the life, art and music of Loretta Lynn. The popular exhibition, "Loretta Lynn: Blue Kentucky Girl," opened August 25, 2017 and closed August 5, 2018.

Track listing:

01. Wouldn't It Be Great? (written by Loretta Lynn)
02. Ruby's Stool (written by Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
03. I'm Dying for Someone to Live For (written by Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
04. Another Bridge to Burn (written by Loretta Lynn, Lola Jean Dillon)
05. Ain't No Time to Go (written by Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell)
06. God Makes No Mistakes (written by Loretta Lynn)
07. These Ole Blues (written by Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell)
08. My Angel Mother (written by Loretta Lynn)
09. Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (written by Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue Wells)
10. The Big Man (written by Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
11. Lulie Vars (Traditional, arrangement by Loretta Lynn)
12. Darkest Day (written by Loretta Lynn)
13. Coal Miner's Daughter (written by Loretta Lynn)

Pre-order Wouldn't It Be Great: https://lorettalynn.lnk.to/WIBG!PR