Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

I hate when republicans are talented

Girl, leave him.

This is my most hated form of country. Sad sack crooner bullshit. Love sucks, you suck, I suck (but I'm going to blame it on you), everything's terrible so let's just make everything even more terrible (but it's your fault). I found exactly ZERO songs that were worth a second listen or even half a first listen. Hated it. This is why people don't like country music.

I'm very glad this album was included. Loretta Lynn's contribution to country music cannot be overstated. Her vocal performance is powerful and subtle. Female country singers are often noted for their powerful delivery, but Lynn showcases immense control and damn near perfect delivery (see 'I Really Don't Want to Know' for a masterclass in vocal delivery). The music itself is well crafted, and is more complex with its chord changes than one would think. It is designed to deliver the exact emotional resolution (or lack thereof) that the songwriter intends. In that, it excels.

What vocals! A vibrato like Elvis, tone like Dolly, and great catchy and fun melodic songs from beginning to end. Top top country!

Oh Miss Loretta, you make me want to sit in a bar, drink whiskey, and cry. Great voice and phenomenal country record. Favorite tracks: "I Really Don't Want to Know", "Saint to a Sinner"

No thanks. "This does not sound like a healthy relationship."

Country music values are so fucked up.

Very Dolly. A diversion from my usual listening but thoroughly enjoyable. Interesting lyrics in relation to the recent discussions about women's safety and consent. The typical country theme of women fighting for their men, who, ruined with drink, treat them ill!

Classic weepy country. Loretta Lynn was such a badass. I can't help it, I love it.

This has a very specific audience doesn't it!? Housewives, who's husband's are shits..... Unfortunately I don't fall into this category so it didn't really appeal. Very dated, both in how it sounded and thematically. Not my cup of tea. Perhaps if Loretta spent less time singing and recording songs, and more time doing as her husband told her, she may be in a better place, but alas

I don't think this woman should be in this relationship anymore. 3/5

Domestic battery doo bee doo bee doo

Wow these songs are so powerful because of her honesty, emotion, storytelling, and voice. The band is great too. Makes me want to listen to the rest of her discography as well.

Love her voice. So emotive. Really enjoy the arrangements and the mix too. Stripped down to the essentials so you can hear each element distinctly with the perfect amount of reverb and doubling thrown on the voice. It's so well balanced. A very warm and comfortable sound. Plus, she is a total badass. Nothing but respect for the brutal honesty being conveyed here.

Proper tear-in-my-beer stuff. Everything on here just works, from the instrumentation to that keening voice. Wonderful, and a hint of the controversy to come over 'The Pill', later on.

Really enjoyed this. Made me read up on Lynn and, Trump aside, she sounds amazing.

Love a woman who is just as bad as a man :)

Some good, ol' fashioned, country-fried feminism. One loves the sharp and hard-edged voice, the crisp, straightforward playing, the sad-funny lyrics and overall songrwriting chops – basically everything but the cover photo. Pure country and old-fashioned in the best way.

Whiskey dick has been a problem for decades.

Bored. Nice slide playing, but same 2 country chords throughout.

Don't like country music at the best of times but this mardy Dolly knock off was a bad example of it. Loretta needs to choose her partners better as this bunch of pricks have driven her to write the same song a bunch of times. At least Dolly adds jaunty tunes to the songs that are actually about job issues and domestic violence. Down with this sort of thing.

I’d file this under “this really aged badly”, only that I suspect it was bad right from the start.

This is a fun, classic country album. Loretta Lynn's voice is a pleasure to listen to, and there's a nice balance between the punchy, strident tunes and the sweet and sad ones. Fave Songs: Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind), I Really Don't Want to Know, The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight, Tomorrow Never Comes, I Can't Keep Away from You

This is a high mark on this style of sound. I Really Don't Want To Know is begging for a modern cover. Tomorrow Never Comes is a stage for Loretta to really air out what she can do. The Devil Gets His Dues has this awesome major 7th root vocal movement and it kicks ass. This whole album is great!

No conocía a Loretta Lynn. Creo que me he convertido en fan de Loretta Lynn (creo... es difícil de decir con alguien que por lo que leo tiene 60 discos y que acabo de conocer). Si hubiera un premio para mayor grado de disparidad entre calidad de la portada y calidad de la música sin duda al menos llegaría a los finalistas. Mientras lo escuchaba me llegó un punto de "eureka" de por qué de primera instancia me agradó tanto su música; su voz no se siente trabajada, justamente esa cara de "señora del coro de la iglesia" de la portada le queda a la perfección porque se siente como si fuera un amateur con una voz espectacular. Se oye dulce, simple, con potencia pero sin querer abusar de ella ni intentando lucirse. No se qué tan acertada sea mi apreciación sobre su poco o mucho entrenamiento vocal pero cualquiera que sea la respuesta el sonido de su voz es maravilloso. Pasando al siguiente punto, es un disco que se siente obligado a que se le ponga atención a las letras sobre todo al considerar que es un disco de Country en 1967. Temáticamente se me hace muy interesante y quizá importante el ver como se empiezan a colar ideas de la importancia de la mujer en este género y con un dejo de "no mamen pinches hombres". No podría decir que fuera un disco "feminista," no se siente sermoneador ni como tal que reproche directamente, pero sí como el inicio de algo que llevará a una mayor importancia temática para la mujer en el género. Me agrada que por un lado le baja el romantizar la idea del Outlaw Country (de lo cual quizá soy bastante culpable, sorry-not sorry, me sigue gustando aunque comprendo sus puntos problemáticos), y habla sobre el otro lado de la moneda y cómo en la vida real el "forajido" el alcohólico irredimible e incluso criminal es algo que a nadie le cae bien. En cuanto a su música es country country, no se complica, suena a lo que se piensa cuando alguien menciona el género, con mucha calidad, con la suavidad esperada que si uno no oye la letra te puede poner en un estado casi zen y si escuchas las letras a veces llegas a esa distonía entre una música dulce y letras que sorprenden en su temática; de eso se trata el country y en ese aspecto solo puedo decir que está muy bien armado. Una sorpresa muy agradable para algo que de inicio pensé iba a ser algo totalmente estándar o que hasta me iba a aburrir.

Because country music is a style of music that is rigidly tied to tradition (or at least used to be), it’s difficult for me to tell if this is good, great, or just ok record…it sounds like many of the other country records from this era I’ve ever heard.

Cute. But she needs a better man. That guy sounds like a jerk to her.

I don't mind a bit of melodic twangy country. This is almost too much of it but every time I got bored I looked at that velour jacket and sports shirt combo on the album cover and was invigorated again.

There's really only one category of music I'm prepared to say I outright hate and it's country, but I did listen, and I am sad to say my hatred is justified. This is music for inbreds with Stockholm Syndrome marriages. It's so sickly and syrupy, and it's from 1967? That revolutionary year? It sounds like it could have passed without notiuce in 1947. Objectively the songs are straight ahead ballady stuff that could be done in any traditional style but even then none really caught my ear except to make me grimace at the weeping steel guitars. And it's message seems to be "men are so cruel, but well us gals just gunna have to deal with it". Maybe she's giving a voice to women in this situation but I don't care. Oh and it seems she was a Republican influencer of many decades standing, yeah that fits. How do I give minus stars?

I thought I might be coming around to liking some county music. Seems that there are types I like and types I dislike. This is one I dislike. Maudlin, sentimental and just not very interesting. It was going to be two stars but she endorsed Trump so it'll be the one.

Girl just leave him he ain't worth it

67 was the same year Hendrix had two of his absolute GOAT albums. Disraeli Gears by Cream. The Doors, by (you guessed it) The Doors. SERGEANT FUCKING PEPPERS. leave this shite in the dark ages.

I tried. I really did. I suspect that Ms. Lynn is like a very fine wine and requires and acquired taste, or a predisposition to embrace the full-bodied style that she portrays. I... lack that level of refinement. 1 star: DNF.

A classic country album: drinking’, cheating’, and broken hearts. Lynn has a beautiful voice that carries the heartache she sings about and there is never any question what the song is about. The only thing that would have made this album better is if I had a bottle of whiskey to drown my sorrows with along with her.

Some of the best music of my youth!

Realised I was quite nostalgic about this music. Growing in Liverpool on the early 70s C&W was always a big part of the music scene from 40s onwards. Mainly due to US imports via port of Liverpool. There was a dedicated C&W DJ on local radio and this was a record often played on Sunday morning. Great voice and lyrics.

Normally when every song is identical on an album that’s a Negative, but for some reason it didn’t bother me with this album. Loved these country songs about heartbreaks and shitty dudes!

go off sis!!!!! that was a great album, great storytelling, clever lyrics, good sounds all around. and such a journey from start to end, im almost at the edge of my seat waiting to hear what happens next but also omg girl just let that man go... dump him!!!

This songbird knows all the feelings!

As someone going through a breakup, this album is phenomenal. It amazes me how the experience of being a woman has remained the same even through the generations. Incredible listen.

Every country cliche in the book and its glorious. Twangy guitars duelling, that lap steel slide sound, honky tonk barroom piano, close harmonies, simple cowboy chords and a basic oompa doompa bass, all performed and captured perfectly. It's an amazing collection snarky "I'm so goddamn sick of your bullshit" songs sung with an incredible combination pissed off verve and oh so sweet charm.

Just to clarify, Loretta preceded Dolly by about 10 years. Loretta is a fabulous singer, and her songs are typical of country during her time. Remember, in the 1950-1960 era poor women were in a pickle. No birth control so they popped out numerous kids and were completely dependent on their husbands for money. For most in rural areas, work wasn't paid well, and it was tough to get out of poverty. Boy did these songs hit home for so many people! I haven't heard her in a long time, and her vocals are stunning to me. They're perfect. I also like the arrangments. They're really strong and not over the top. 5 stars! Go Loretta!

I exclusively want to drink in barrooms that play Loretta Lynn

Highlight: Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind). The rest is rather unmemorable.

Title track is amazing, 5 stars for sure but the rest of the album get's a bit repetitive. Like most classic country, these artist were more singles orientated than album.

This is the usual type of music I say I don't like, but there's something about Lynn that's so complelling that you can't help but notice. I prefer Coal Miner's Daughter to this one, but this one was perfectly fine to listen to. Although I have to say that the quality of the recording itself took me out of the music a little bit, it's pretty bad.

Oldie country album that has short songs and simple lyrics which has made Loretta an icon. To me it’s an above average album but I don’t seem myself listening to it a lot. 6.6/10

I enjoy a bit of mournful country every so often but really… are the straights okay?

I would sample this but wouldn’t listen. Love the vibes but ironically not vibing this

The saving grace with this one is that it's short. This is my least favorite genre, so take it with a grain of salt, but this feels like the exact same swing/honky-tonk beat all the way through. Her voice isn't too bad, but just didn't do anything for me. The lyrical content left a lot to be desired too. Fav tracks: Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind), Get What 'Cha Got And Go

Not my favorite album. I'm much more of a fan of her later stuff, but I just love Loretta.

I had enough after first 30 seconds. What the hell is this, why do people listen to it at all?

Well I am irritated my review of yesterday's album didn't stick. Also I am irritated by this album. This woman appears to have been in awful relationships. Also, this woman appears to have been awful in relationships. Dated, stale, grating, repetitive content about how terrible she and everyone around her are.

Dump this from the list

This woman loves to fight like she will punch anyone

I love Loretta Lynn. 5/5

What an album! I'm really getting into country because of this list. Great twangy guitars, nice lyrics, and a wonderful country voice. This was such a fun album, I had a blast listening to it. Not a bad song on it, every single one was a treat. The title track was really funny, Loretta Lynn is great at telling a story, and it's a fun upbeat number. And then I Really Don't Want To Know kicks in, and she slows it down, giving you this sad, sweet, lovely song. From there on almost every song flips back and forth between a fun lively track and a softer slow jam. And she nails both styles. What a vibe, easy 5 stars. Only negative thing I can say about this album is that she's making it hard for me to pick a best song, because they're all top notch. I'll go with Saint To A Sinner, that one just flows so well. Best song: Saint To A Sinner

All these review calling her a knock off Dolly? Loretta was doing it first!! This is country roots at it's finest!

Classic album from a country music queen, before the genre went to shit.

They don’t make em like this anymore

Classic country from one of its greatest singers.

There's so much warmth in her voice. Great record. Easy listening

nao sei se gostei muito nao. Mas laura apsrenrmeenr 3gostou

2nd track is my fav

This was great

Such a killer country record. Shes a total legend. Band is incredible, drums are super groovy and guitars sound great.

What an icon! Favorite was Get Whatcha Got and Go

Loved this album it just was so badass I can’t explain it. 10/10

I loved this album! What a beautiful voice. I love that this album is so typical of the times, lyrically and the sound. Its so catchy and I knew some of the songs I used to listen to old country music like this with my grandparents growing up. There's something quite comforting when I hear these old songs! 5 ⭐️

Not quite Fist City, but not far off.

The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight is an absolute banger of a burn song - but then almost everything else on this is album is a banger in ways that I was not prepared to appreciate. 4.5 stars rounding up.

I’ve heard Loretta before, probably this exact album, but I never really listened until now. And there is a lot going on beneath that classic country polish. Let’s start with the obvious. The title track is iconic for a reason. It’s bold, pissed off, and refreshingly direct. She’s not asking. She’s telling. If your man comes home drunk and expects affection, this is the anthem for slamming the bedroom door in his face. The steel guitar punches the message home with a perfect twang. But the deeper cuts are what really got me. “I Don’t Really Want to Know” stopped me cold. Her voice is haunting here. Soft, aching, and precise. There’s a little vocal trill at the end that just kills. It’s not showy, just real. Same goes for “Tomorrow Never Comes,” which manages to be beautiful and gutting without any vocal theatrics. That lilt in her delivery feels like the sound of hope deflating in real time. And then there’s “Get What ‘Cha Got and Go.” It’s under two minutes, but it comes out swinging. No wasted breath, no emotional hemming and hawing. Just pack your stuff and get out. It’s fabulous. Musically, it’s old-school Nashville. Clean arrangements, no clutter, with plenty of steel guitar (which I love) tucked in all the right corners. It’s twangy without being hokey, traditional without feeling dead. The melodies are catchy but don’t overshadow the message, which, in Loretta’s case, is usually some variation of “I’ve had enough of your bullshit.” Final track? “I Got Caught.” Not exactly a grand finale, but it fits. It’s matter-of-fact, slyly humorous, and leaves you with a smirk instead of a tear. I get now why this one is on the list. It’s not just historically important. It’s emotionally sharp, sneakily complex, and a little dangerous if you’re not paying attention.

Typical Country theme of women fighting for their men, who, ruined with drink, treat them ill. Great voice.

Sassy and perfect

Loretta is a country icon for a reason and this album shows that in spades. Folks calling her a Dolly knock-off don’t know their music history.

Now this isn't an all the time mood for me but when the mood for something like this hits, it's perfect. I've never gotten as far back in my country listening as Loretta Lynn but I see why she's a star I've always heard of as influential. Beautiful voice and straight forward down to earth real lyrics.

Like the feminist take on this album. She's a queen.

Really dig this one, even if she looks like a school librarian on the cover. No real fat, a solid old school country sound that I dig.

Absolute gold. “Don’t Come Home A Drinking” is a country classic for a reason, but this record is extremely strong top to bottom. The vocals are remarkable, and the songwriting clever. Other highlights are “Saint to Sinner” and “Get Whatcha Got and Go”.

Loretta is my jam, what can I say

Toxic relationship concept album based on her own life. So basically it's classic old country. I enjoyed this album lyrically and of course the vocals are great.

1. Don't come home a-drinkin' 2. The devil gets his due 3. I really don't want to know Banger! Er en sucker for 60s country. Fett at hun og søsteren, som selvfølgelig heter Peggy Sue, skrev tittel-låten. Skal definitivt se biografien 'coal miners daughter' fra 1980.

Oh, Loretta! Loved the album and the honesty, found it quite punk. But I do agree with the one review that says - girl, leave him.

Loved the audience participation in particular

I fucking love Loretta Lynn

In addition to her great songwriting and singing, she is backed by a great band here. This is a perfect country album.

sad country songs about crummy dudes hell yeah! When I think heartbreak country music this is pretty much what I mean. Loretta nails it, now to drown my sorrows in a small town bar.

yes

Albums don't get much more perfect than this. And don't fuck with Loretta.

Great great album. Really showcases for talent the best I think.

Music from this era just can't do no wrong to me. So classic, romantic, comforting. This is an album full of songs I recognize and love but never knew who the artist was. Probably going to play it on repeat this weekend.

Love this album. Loretta the GOAT

All timer, no skips, perfect combination of her unbeatable vocals with a buncha guys singing backup like they know what they did wrong

No notes Loretta Lynn is a boss

Very comforting.

Pure God given talent. Pure American music.

5

Doesn't get much more classic country than this, and it's well worth a perfect score.

I had heard songs by her before but never albums. As an album she is kind of a bad a$$. For the time frame and the country conservative world, go Loretta telling your man to leave you alone when he comes home drunk! Or being all scandalous and doing the things a man does in I Got Caught! I need to investigate the wonderful world of Loretta Lynn further, you go girl with your beautiful voice and awesome lyrics!