Artist: Loretta Lynn
Title: All Time Greatest Hits
Label: MCA Nashville
Release Date: 2002
Format: MP3 @ 320 K
Review:
During a time when radio is glutted with manufactured country stars who never met a coal miner, wouldn't know a cow patty if they stepped in one, and rely more on Pro Tools than professionalism, a spin through Loretta Lynn's greatest hits is a refresher course on the bedrock of the genre. Lynn, now hitting on 70 and still playing rural venues in between her network TV appearances, may be the voice of female country, with her distinctive hill-country accent, her boldness in tackling social issues, and her ability to convey strong emotion in a storytelling style. This collection includes 16 No. 1 country hits while mixing in a few you might not immediately recognize, and lets her be feisty in confronting the other woman ("You Ain't Woman Enough"), tremulous in allowing a man to take her places she knows she shouldn't go ("Lead Me On," one of five duets with Conway Twitty), and skillet-wielding mad when reading her husband the riot act ("Don't Come Home a-Drinkin'"). In short, her sound is real, not gussied up or affected by high-paid consultants, and when you listen to her sing, you feel as if you've shared a conversation with her. Now that's something you won't hear on the radio these days. --Alanna Nash
The true Queen of Country music has over 70 chart singles to her credit. 16 of those were #1 hits and are featured on this digitally remastered collection.
Recorded between 1964 & 1978.
Track List:
01. Wine, Women and Song
02. Happy Birthday
03. You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)
04. Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
05. Fist City
06. You've Just Stepped In
07. Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)
08. Coal Miner's Daughter
09. After the Fire Is Gone
10. Lead Me On
11. One's on the Way
12. Rated X
13. Love Is the Foundation
14. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
15. As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone
16. Trouble in Paradise
17. When the Tingle Becomes a Chill
18. Feelins'
19. Out of My Head and Back in My Bed
20. Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)
21. She's Got You
22. I Can't Feel You Anymore |