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

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Loretta, girl, go get a better relationship. Drinking, evy, he's cheating on you, you're cheating on him, it's clearly not very healthy. A bluesy down on your luck country somg here and there can be very powerful, but when the whole album is contextualized that way, it feels more manipulative towards the listener than anything. Or maybe everyone feels this way but it just so happens my relationships are healtier. The music is pretty good, I definitely like this classic country sound more and more as I hear it. It's simplicity just feels good. This album does all feel like the same song, however, so not sure how much I loved the full album. Tomorrow Never Comes is probably my favorite here.

A low 2 for me, it’s not really my thing and will not be revisiting the album

I don’t get the impression that she’d have been a fun hang.

Depressing themes concurrent with the times, easy background listening if you don't listen to the lyrics. Not my taste though, wanted to listen to something else by Track 4.

Loretta wrote and played important American music. This is one of her classics.

Classic country. Short and to the point. Great voice. Surprising 4.

I enjoyed this

I understand the historical significance of Loretta Lynn to country music. But pre-rock-infused, weepy, hate your man, hate your life, sorry for yourself doesn’t make for an album I want to hear. 2⭐️

I wish modern country music was a lot more like this.

Damn girl who hurt you.

I Really Don’t Want To Know // 1.5/5

Seems like a vibe. I'm alright with this.

Super catchy melodies and subtle but effective instrumentation, though it can be occasionally bland. Lynn's vocal tone is amazing. I'm definitely looking more into country music and the Nashville sound. Favorite songs: Title track, The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight, I Really Don't Want To Know.

Reminds me of fallout new vegas. Pretty cozy, just not what I normally listen to

Classic country by a classic artist.

Great voice, just not an enticing genre or album to me at all :(

I think that this album was really good, my favorite era of country music, but I think it’s hampered by the constraints of its time, especially the over reliance on covers. What is missing in originality is made up for by her performance and unique voice. She clearly has the best version of the song shoes on the other foot, her opening track is written by her and her performance is reflective of this. Hope there is more Loretta Lynn on this list as Fist City and Coal Miners Daughter are both great albums. Really a 3.5/5 stars, but we’ll round up

Emblematic of 60s country music

Good classic country music with bad classic womens roles

There is something about the twang of this type of country that makes it sound lightweight and flimsy Which is a shame as the lyrics and her vocal performance are anything but lightweight

Not her best.

It's good Loretta Lynn. Nuff said.

First proper country record, I am familiar with Loretta. She has a beautiful voice and kind of the voice which comes to my mind when I think of female singing a classic country tunes. I am not huge on country, but this is solid and enjoyable, probably 3 stars

It’s fine but maybe not my cup of tea

My big country music connection from living in Nashville is we were neighbours with one of Loretta’s granddaughters. Her dog and ours would play together running around in a small stream bordering her land. Real exciting stuff. Anyhow, aside from Jack White championing her, I didn’t hear much about Loretta until I moved to TN and even then, as with most older country acts, it was pure legacy. Honestly this isn’t really my bag, but I wonder if she entertained doing soul or contemporary non-country music as her vocal really pops in the mix - a more authoritative, stronger vocal than something like Nancy Sinatra or even Dusty. The song selection is a bit heavy on a limited set of subjects, but that’s par for the course with country then and today. The overall sound though is just thisside of cloying or hokey and it reminds me in a good way of nights at Robert’s.

No wonder her voice sounded familiar, I’ve actually heard one of her songs in GTA: San Andreas. Overall, I enjoyed the album, great for drinking coffee on a cold, foggy morning. Just don't dwell too much on the lyrics, you will feel bad for her.

Surprisingly good for country music. She actually has something to say and there is just enough musical variety to make it through

Plinky plainly outdated country shite.

Little bit jazzy, little but country, giving Fallout vibes. Honestly enjoyed this. Only 28 mins so a nice easy chill listen.

I was very close to removing a star cause iris demint is better But whatever

A lotta cheatin’ going on.

4/5, it was really good

demasiaaado no lo puedo escuchar seriamente.

Nice listen. It all kinda sounds the same to me after a while

Loretta Lynn's album is a mouthful, though it is quite the easy listen. Her voice reminds me a lot of Dolly Parton, and the music Patsy Cline, both her contemporaries. In that regard, I wonder how much originality this album serves being on the list. Despite that, the album wasn't bad. Lynn's cadence is pleasant and provides a smooth listening experience. She's old school, classic country with a capital C, a genre that's underrepresented--and underappreciated.

This album is a toughie for me. I absolutely bow to Loretta Lynn and recognize her for her contributions to country music and women in country music, but this style of country music usually just isn't it for me. It just sounds so forlorn, no matter how pleasant a song might sound. I guess it all comes out in the wash to a 3.

The Alpha Couple, a month before John Darnielle was born

1) Don't Come Home A Drinkin 2) I Really Don't Want to Know 3) Tomorrow Never Comes 4) Saint to A Sinner 5) There Goes My Everything lot of songs sound same but its a calming tracklist, I dont come home a drinkin is fun song and I really dont want to know she sings really well.

Top 3 tracks no order: The devil gets his due The shoe goes on the other foot tn Don’t come home a drinking (with lovin on your mind🗣️❤️‍🩹)

I thought that the less upbeat more melodic songs such as I’m living in two worlds and”Saint to a sinner ” were very beautiful and hypotonic. While the more upbeat stuff like the title track was not bad but not nearly as good. Favorite tracks Saint to A Sinner There goes my everything I’m living in two worlds making plans least favorite Get what ‘cha got and go 7.4 / 10

70% Best: 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 Must-Hear? Nah

Loretta Lynn is an all time country great. This was short but very enjoyable.

Everything one wants from classic country – crystalline vocals, seamless and understated playing (every note in place), rich and specific vignette-songs with clear morals and dripping with the authenticity of Good Country People. Seems worth noting (via Ken Burns) that this came out the same year the National Organization for Women was founded and the term "women's liberation" was coined. Maybe this is a greater (and more durable) testament to those principles. It may seem modest in its ambitions, but the impact is powerful indeed (and still hits significantly today) and the execution pretty close to perfect.

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

This was actually a lot of fun. I enjoyed this.

Gostei muito da segunda música. A voz dela é boa e me remete a WandaVision. São músicas boas para se dançar com alguém

Hell yeah

Just like Dolly, but not Dolly.

Early country can’t get more country.

Terrific vocalist as demonstrated on ‘I really don’t want to know’. The other thing I like about this, and a lot of C&W of the time is the great backing musicians that Nashville used in the 50s and 60s before it all got watered down in the70s. No wonder they had their punk period with the Outlaws

Heb wel een zwak voor van die dramatische country uit de 60s. Al heeft een Jeannie C. Riley en Dolly Parton vaak nog iets meer venijn, vind ik dit ook wel karakter hebben. Paar leuke nummertjes opgeslagen voor in de country lijst, maar over de gehele lengte niet memorabel genoeg voor een 7. 6,5/10 Highlights: The Devil Gets His Due Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'

Relatietherapie was geen overbodige luxe geweest... 4/10

I’m wondering how this album got selected - maybe the selector(s) figured they should include something by Loretta Lynn since she had at least 50 albums, and this one stands out somehow. I think these tunes are mostly covers, but they are unfamiliar to me. The album is easy listening, standard country music. Also, this might be the shortest album on the list (28 minutes). I did like Floyd Cramer’s distinctive piano.

This is an amazing album cover+title combo. Forget Jim Morrison, I want a poster of this in my college dorm room. Is Loretta who Lurleen Lumpkin from The Simpsons was based on? Gotta be, right? I've never listened to her before, but I feel like Loretta is basically the female Elvis. Short songs, old-timey country-pop vibe, and yet I am compelled. The vocals are extremely clear, which I guess is something I care about. 'I Really Don't Want to Know' has a good message for us all (don't ask questions you don't want answers to). OK, I'm a genius, apparently Elvis covered a bunch of these songs (on an album called 'Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)' -- me too, brother, me too.) Anyway, this isn't quite a 4, but I did enjoy it. A happy day (albumly). Syntax aside: what on earth is happening, structurally, in the lyric "A pretty boy Charlie's the name that you've been a given / And you act like the whole wide world all you were livin'"?! Is the name he's been given "Charlie" or "pretty boy Charlie"? People say *my* example sentences are weird and unnatural, but open your eyes! Weird and unnatural constructions are everywhere! Memory aside: 'Making Plans' was also on the album "Trio"! No wonder it sounded particularly appealing (i.e. familiar).

What in the kantri is this? Ensin valitusta kun mies juo ja pettää ja sitten päädytään itse pettämään. Get your life together lady Sanoja lukuunottamatta kaikki biisit kuulostaa samalta. Tai no...kantrilta

Loretta, suhteesi ei kuulosta kovinkaan terveelliseltä. Eikä country kuulosta hyvältä.

One of the greatest country singers of all time. She really belts them out on this album.

This album screams 60s Americana to me. I’ll admit I do my best to distance myself from country as much as possible but I enjoyed this album a lot. The major miss for me was how depressing the themes/lyrics were, and how repetitive it got.

Bangers but kinda faded by the end. (The album, not me, Loretta)

actually bangers

stop looking around me while I listen to your crap

Not terrible by any means, this just isn't really my thing. She's got a nice voice, but old timey country twang just doesn't do it for me.

Classic Country.

Not for me. 1/5

Not my thing, but catchy

OMG, how I hate country music, especially THIS kind of 2-chords and a slide country music, I mean, seriously, how in the world can you ENJOY this? She might have been making some "good, ol' fashioned, country-fried feminism", as another reviewer stated, But that's not going to do it for me. Imagine it's 1967, the Summer of Love and you're listening to this, instead of the groundbreaking artists that embodied feminism, just by being themselves (Janis Joplin) or delivering great songs (Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell), man what an absolute wasted life you must have lived. 1/5

For today's 1001 albums to hear before I die, I got what is said to be an extremely influential Country album, yet I have never once heard the artist's name or the album title. Today I got Loretta Lynn's 1967 classic? Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind). This album looks, sounds, and feels like something you'd find at an estate sale listed for $20 with a shit ton of writing or scribbling on the cover and more cracks than a sidewalk in the sleeve. This is surely a "grandma essential" and I bet if you were to ask your grandparents they would probably tell you about hearing this project for the first time. Country has never really been my strong suit, but these long ballads really are putting me to sleep more than anything. If this had more changes in speed and even rhythm I am sure I could have gotten down with it more, but this album is one slow dance after another and it gets quite tiresome by the end of the 28 minutes. I really tried here y'all but I guess I'll have to giddy up to the next album without much more thought.

It’s certainly a prototype country album from the time. It wasn’t the worst I’ve heard, but sometimes the lyrics were laugh out loud cringeworthy.

Solid life advice contained within the ups and downs of this country classic.

Hey I love the message, but it‘s just a primitive record

Kindaa just standard country. Not sure if she's better than Dolly Parton.

Album 907 of 1089 Loretta Lynn -Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) (1967) Rating : 3.5 / 5 I’m not the biggest fan of country, but if I had to choose an era, this older style is probably where I’d land. Songs of love, cheating, drinking, sadness, and despair — the themes many folks think of when they think “country music” - and Loretta delivers them with conviction. Good in light doses, and she does it well here. I was surprised to see this was her 9th release; it has the feel of something earlier in her career. She’s a hometown girl, so I naturally have some good feelings about her music anyway. Fans often point to the title track as a landmark moment - one of the first times a woman in country music spoke so bluntly about marriage, drinking, and double standards. That kind of honesty is part of why this album connected then, and why people still look back on it now.

They don’t make em like this anymore

Rebel music! The husbands are gonna be upset when they hear Loretta singing about cheating on her husband and denying his drunken advances. She's good.

Loretta - undeniable talent & force of nature of massive influence, but this genre makes me twitch after a bit - I had to turn her off around track 7, bless her heart

Vulnerable and evocative lyrics. I appreciate that she is breaking ground raising awareness and giving the middle finger to a male dominant world where when women were second class. This is an important album for its contribution to the feminist movement but I am just not a fan of the genre.

She’s has some real sass. I love i!. This album was a lot of fun to listen to. I’m sure she has inspired many women to believe in themselves and beware of certain men.

It is a well trodden fact that you can't have a country song without mentions of mama, jail or trains. But that really only goes for the male side of the genre. On the lady side - you get one topic and one topic only - L.U.V. Now that topic gets parceled into various categories. There' s "get your stuff and go" songs. There's the "why did you get your stuff and go" songs. There's the "I really miss you" songs. The "scoundrel" song is very popular as well as it's subcategory - the "take you lyin cheating heart and get out" song. And of course the hybrid "I cheated while you were cheatin'" song. In the end - it always ends. It is that sense of loss - that pathos - that connects no matter that time of the music - whether is be double time delivered with attitude or a ballad full pain - Loretta Lynn is a master. But here it is really only the songs Lynn wrote or co wrote herself that move the needle - the title track (a masterpiece), Get Wathca Got and Go and I Got Caught. They all have a little humor and attitude to go along with the well trodden tropes.

Какая скукотень...

3,3

I knew what I was getting myself into the moment I saw the album cover pop up, so I steeled myself as best as I could. I have tremendous respect for Loretta Lynn (and Dolly, and Tammy, et al). But this has to be my absolute least favorite genre of music. This specific whiny (vocally, lyrically, and musically), vibrato-laden subset of country. I just cannot stand it. I'm not taking the seconds to break it down. If her name wasn't Loretta Lynn, it'd be a 1.

3/4

I don't drink alcohol.

nice

delightful, but that wasn't a surprise

If you heard one song on this album, you've listened to them all. Every track is almost identical, with the lyrics being the only distinguishing feature. I'm glad that those songs sound good. This album could've been a lot worse. It's also only 28 minutes long. 3 stars for "DCHaD(WLoYM)".

4 stars- lots of cheating going down on this album LOL

Very ahead of its time lyrically. You can tell Loretta means it. Lots of cheating so you know it’s country

It is country music of the country music variety, not too bad though.

3.5/5

it’s a fun album to listen to, it’s not a style i dabble in a lot but it is one i enjoy. not too bad.

This is the sort of stuff my dad would have cassettes of in the car growing up. I dont mind a bit of country, but something about this one recalled a weird sense of motion sickness. Maybe the combo of her voice and the steel guitar. Not saying it's bad but I had to turn it off

Fantastic voice and songs from one of the all time greats. Though the songs get a bit samey, when they're this good, it doesn't matter. Great backing band as well.

Loretta Lynn is a true queen of country music. That voice with the pedal steel is simply stunning. Also to be recording some of these songs about double standards and how shit life was for women was quietly subversive. The devil Gets his due is an absolute tune, almost punk in spirit

Pretty chill, I liked it a lot

Loin d'être l'album de country le plus relou. Après, ça reste de la country.

Eh

You can’t beat Loretta Lynn’s lyrics.

too much of the vocal warbling

Simpsons did it better

A country classic. The title track is killer, but the entire record is fantastic.

classy country lady

I liked this album but if it's the only Loretta Lynn album on this list, the author seriously fucked up by omitting Coal Miner's Daughter. That album is easily the best of hers and I am once again doubting the integrity of this list outside of boring, obscure brit pop from every era.

I love the attitude, the vibe, the salt of the earth lyrics - but I wish there was just a little more variation here.

Simple, straightforward country music. Nothing spectacular. Enjoyable if you find yourself in the mood for some simple, bluesy ballads with some solid enough vocals. I guess the most fascinating thing about the album is how it paints a pretty vivid picture of a time, place and lifestyle. I can see how it would have been groundbreaking at the time and how it may have made certain woman feel seen and heard. Perhaps the issue is I just cant relate fully but musically it doesnt blow me away. Looking at a 6.5/10

Beautiful voice but I hate country music. At least every song was under 3 minutes.

Not for me

Classic country...all pretty much the same IMO. Can be decent if you're in the right mindset, but often not a big go-to for me. 2.5/5

Are you serious? That's one of the things I hate about the US

I wasn't expecting to like this. I did.

Basic classic country. It's fine. Her best song isn't on it, and she wasn't as good as Dolly or most of her male counterparts (at least in my opinion)

If this came out today, you’d have people howling about “when did country go woke?” - which is hilarious, because country, real outlaw country - Cash, Kristofferson, and the rest - was always about grit, freedom, and pushing back against the rules. Loretta planted her flag right in that tradition, making it crystal clear she wasn’t someone to mess with. What really makes this album matter is the context: in 1967, Loretta became the first woman in country music to have a gold record. At a time when Nashville wanted women to be soft-spoken and demure, she was putting out songs that told cheating husbands to get their act together or get lost. It was revolutionary! Country’s first real shot across the bow for women saying, “we’re not just background singers, we’ve got our own stories to tell.” Yeah, the album can feel a little “one note,” but that’s more about the constraints of its era than any lack of talent. Taken on its own terms, it’s classic country - tough, plainspoken, and dripping with conviction. Not necessarily my go-to, but it’s a damn strong record that carved out a space for women in country, and it still resonates today.

Perfect performances and production. It’s very intimate in parts not just because of Lynn’s singing but how alive the players sound. At one point the vocal mic overdrives because of her power. The pedal steel and guitar solos overlap and at first the levels are slightly off. Still, the songs are all about the same topic which makes Lynn come across very one dimensional. All in all a record of huge historic import.

I see why country purists praise Loretta. She’s got such an amazing voice and control over each song. Not necessarily my vibe, but I respect the hell out of it.

Classic country from one of its greatest singers.

NO MORE COUNTRY!

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.

I mean sure, it is the same song over and over (and over and over), but it did - annoyingly - make me tap my feet and nod my head.. I didn't hate it.

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

This one wasn't exactly a defining one in my project so far. The album is fine, but didn't do anything to be memorable for me.

I know it was a different time back then and it probably is also part of this genre, but can't she sing once about something else than how terrible her husband is?

I don't claim to be a Loretta Lynn scholar, but I've listened to a few records and this isn't her best I dont think. Don't get wrong its good, I just think there's better of her out there.

I really don’t enjoy this type of music, but I can appreciate that fir those who love country, this would be a 5. Her vocals are distinct and lovely for sure.

Her voice is nice, but beyond the title track many of these songs aren’t memorable. It’s perfectly serviceable, but it feels padded and it’s not even half an hour long.

Sad love songs and crying in your beer. Country really has a stereotype problem. It hasn't changed much in the last 60 years. I really don't like the music, but Loretta Lynn has a great voice. 2.5. I guess I round up because it is a good example of the genre.

This is pretty charming. I liked her spunkiness on Get What 'Cha Got And Go

Seems like just a basic country album. Story is kinda fun tho, he made her worse and couldn't handle it. I'm on her side, I support women's wrongs. Loretta can commit a little adultery as a treat, it's only fair. Best song: Don't Come Home A Drinkin' Notable(s): Saint To A Sinner, I Got Caught (I just really like how these showcase the relationship dynamics.)

Vocals are fine, but this is some country-song-writing-by-numbers stuff going on (as with the Marty Robbins one we had a while back, and that was from 1959), and even in 1967 this must have felt pretty retrograde. Some great stuff came out of country, but this is banal

Each track is put in a specific order: I Love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you. Figure it out, girl!

awful y'all

Yes, she was a country music legend. But all of these songs just blend together into sameness.

Slatki old school album, ima country i 60s vine kombi, što mi je dosta kul. Iako moram priznati da dosadi slušati u komadu cijeli album, malo zvuči sejm sejm. 3/5, 5/10

I can appreciate the talent here. I do like some classic country, but this is not really my style.

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

She's got a great voice, and the album doesn't overstay it's welcome, but I can't like this shit man. It's what gives country a bad reputation

Not into country and I’m sure there are better albums, but this was pleasing to listen to

Alright

hard to imagine anything else on the list having “mom vibes” as strong as this album cover’s. i don’t think i’m totally opposed to this style but nothing on this album connected strongly with me.

Old school country about drinkin', cheatin', love, and heartbreak. All the songs are about two minutes long, so they don't feel very substantial. Just a collection of songs, and they chose the best one to make the title of the album. Great voice, but standard stuff otherwise.

Nothing wrong with some good old fashioned country and Loretta has the voice and style to match it. Not something that appeals to me very much and not something I will listen to again though.

I like this album. nice voice

top tier breakup album

Man I love this country crap 🚬

She's right

really striking artwork and I love the name of this album... shes such a queen for that... and is she wrong? no.

Really good does what country does best. Story telling

2nd track is my fav

Fun, would never listen to it on my own

Quite funny.

a lot of cheating lol

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

Mogla sam komotno ne odslušati i tačno znati kako će zvučati. Ova nacija nikad neće pobijediti stereotipe o sebi.

Some of the best music of my youth!

The title track is one of the greatest country songs ever, of course. But there are so many smart covers here, too, including Ernest Tubbs’s “Tomorrow Never Comes” and Johnny Russell’s “Making Plans” (later recorded to perfection by Porter and Dolly). Lynn’s voice is at its peak here, and her proto-feminist vibe is—happily enough—easy to perceive in the song selection. The 60s production values are, especially in a few places, regrettable. But overall this is a gem.

Classic Loretta Lynn. Her voice is so pure and simple. But, man, did someone do her wrong?!

Hausfrauenversion von Johnny Cash. Viele depri-Texte, meist um Liebe und Gefühl. Vermutlich perfekt um im Selbstmitleid mit den anderen unglücklichen Ehefrauen der 50er Jahre Likör zu "genießen".

I tried, but it is just not my thing.

01) Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) - 7,5 02) I Really Don't Want to Know - 7,0 03) Tomorrow Never Comes - 7,0 04) There Goes My Everything - 7,5 05) The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight - 7,0 06) Saint to a Sinner - 6,5 07) The Devil Gets His Dues - 7,0 08) I Can't Keep Away from You - 7,0 09) I'm Living in Two Worlds - 7,5 10) Get Whatcha Got and Go - 7,0 11) Making Plans - 7,0 12) I Got Caught - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,08 (71/100) Current ranking: 348/615

The production stands out immediately, for the wrong reasons. It's a bit blurry, very much a relic of its time. Definitely in need of a remaster - and the fact that it isn't suggests there isn't much demand for it. The compositions are fine, nothing standout for the mid/late-60s, but good enough. I would've liked a little more variety in instrumentation than a country-twang lead guitar, simple 1-5-1-5 bass part, extremely plain drumming, and the one singer (who, to be fair, is great) occasionally with some backing vocals. There's only so much you can really glean from an album like this through a modern lens. No variation, no commitment to an "album experience" as a singular piece of art... It's really just a collection of similar-sounding songs, most of which aren't originals. Is this really part of a list of the 1000 most important albums in history? I found myself hunting down tiny snippets of songs that made them stand out from the crowd - if even a little bit. The two-note interjective lick in The Devil Gets His Due. The fluttery, elusive piano part in I'm Living In Two Worlds. I Got Caught for ending the album on such a goofy upbeat note (and sounding nearly identical to the opening track - a bold move!). And Don't Come Home A-Drinkin, if only because it's one of her hits and is actually decently catchy. But the lyrics throughout this record aren't anything impressive, despite lyricism usually being a key focus of country music. 2/5 Key tracks: Don't Come Home A-Drinkin', The Devil Gets His Due, I'm Living In Two Worlds

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.

Country and Western of course. First track is title track, quite a feminist track! And catchy too! Lyrics alternate between female empowerment and love songs - which isn't fully contradictory. Otherwise it's not too bad. Easyish listening. Best track - title track 3 stars

Oh man I know I'm gonna struggle with this one. This kind of country is one of my least favorite types of music. It's going to be a 29 minute slog for sure. But at least it will be a short slog. And a slog it was. Maybe not quite as bad as it could have been, but still I will never like this kind of music. So not for me. 1.5/5

It's good classic country. Not sure I would revisit but great voice and performances. Im normally not a country fan but this is something I can get behind. 3.5 stars, I round down. =Crap that shouldn't be here 2=I didn't like it but get why it's here 3=I thought it was ok or even like it, get why it's here, but won't revisit 4=I like it, will revisit 5=This is some of the best music I've ever heard and will continue listening to it

Hell yeah. Love me some Loretta Lynn

5/10 Very nice Sunday morning type of album but not a returner probs

Shorty you putting yourself through this willingly…leave???

Oh, boy, is it country album time again? Of all genres on this list, country music albums are by far the easiest for me to review, 'coz, well, y'know — it's country music. I'm not gonna say it **all** sounds the same, since that ignores the more-than-likely subtle differences that **do** exist... But at the same time, if you like one 60's country album, you'll probably like them all — and I **am** rather fond of that 60's country sound. These tempos and rhythms, with these arrangements and the damn pedal steel... Yep, it's right up my alley alright. The version of me that's 70 and sitting out on the porch drinking a warm beer is all up ons this. But if there's anything about this album that makes it unique among country albums, it's Loretta Lynn herself. What a voice this woman has on her, goodness. It's subtle when it wants to be, powerful as hell other times, but never too over-powering... It's great stuff, and obvious to me why Loretta Lynn is one of the greats (and one of the few greats who's a woman, at that). And if there's anything else to talk about, I guess it's the recurring lyrical themes and subject matter of the album. A fellow member of my group called it out for how there's a lot of overlap between songs, plus a streak of hypocrisy that's exemplified by "I Got Caught". And, y'know, he's not wrong about that, of course. But I'll tell you, for my tastes it doesn't bother me all that much because, well, like... Y'know, it's old country music. As I've long thought of it, it's "cheatin' and drinkin' songs" (and I suppose "train and also 'shot a man in Reno just to watch him die'-in' songs," too). That, like the instrumentation, is just what I've come to expect from this genre at this time, and, personally, I'm not gonna knock the album for that. So, yeah. Loretta Lynn has a great voice, but otherwise, yeah, it's a 60's country album pretty much exactly as I expect one to be. If you're someone who absolutely isn't into this sound, I completely get that, though this thing **is** also only, like, 28 minutes, so it ain't like you'd be losing much givin' this a listen anyway.

Simple country with a beautiful voice is a damn good combo. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 4. That sure is 1960s country music; as far as listening to it goes, no real complaints other than a lack of variety in the instrumentation, though the composition of each track more than makes up for it. Her voice is great, especially on her held notes, and she glides on the instrumentals really nicely. If we were going just on the vibes, I might be compelled to go up to a 5, though it would be a rather hard sell. All of that said, I think it’s the subject matter (NOT the lyricism, because each track is written really well) of each track that’s holding this album down for me. I thought Loretta Lynn would be a little more concrete in her opinions about relationships (or at least, be able to keep more stable ones than she portrays throughout this album), but I guess she’s more inconsistent than that. I dunno, it’s a minor thing, but it’s just kind of bugging me. The title track is great – it’s authoritative, and it’s her putting her foot down about her man’s drinking. Fine enough to turn it around on “The Shoe Goes On the Other Foot Tonight”, but that doesn’t fully absolve you of being met with the same criticism. That’s addressed well enough on “Saint To A Sinner” though, and it’s got a good empathic tone to it. To my brain though, that gets washed away by the closing track, “I Got Caught” – how are you gonna try to justify being a cheater by going “oh, well, YOU do it too, I just got caught doing it”? It feels like gaslighting, and none of it lines up with some of the earlier stuff in the album. Yes, this is not a concept album, and yes, none of these tracks are actually connected, but between a growing sense of hypocrisy in the subject matter for a number of these tracks, combined with the amount of “woe is me, my man is leaving me” stuff on the album, I just feel like the vision for this album got lost somewhere between creating all of these songs & then actually deciding what should go on the album in a coherent way. Individually, all 12 of these are good to great tracks (with “The Devil Gets His Due” as the other major highlight aside from the title track), but as a whole album, it just kind of grinds a little bit, even though it’s only 28 minutes long. Ultimately, the similar instrumentation throughout, overlapping subject matter, hypocritical tone at times, and just a lack of cohesion is what’s keeping this at a 4 for me. I’m not that grumpy about all of those things though, and I am a sucker for old country music like this regardless, so maybe on another pass or two, it could go up to a 5 for me. It’s still a fine album, and Loretta Lynn’s vocals are the shining part of the entire thing. For now though, just a 4.

I preferred the songs where she’s telling some no-good, cheating drunk to buck his ideas up to the more sentimental tracks like There Goes My Everything and I Can’t Keep Away From You.

Not bad, but I’m not a fan of any Country music. It all sounds the same winey steel guitar

Pretty stereotypical country, both music and lyrics-wise.

Well hello Loretta! This is an interesting inclusion considering her “Coal Miner’s Daughter” was omitted (as of this writing). This is an album of its time. It has the usual songs about cheating and feeling lonesome and love gone wrong. Nothing much that jumps out at you, but as far as women in country, Loretta is an icon, especially when this was released. These songs don’t seem like anything much today, but back in the ‘60s country scene, this was downright innovative. Much respect to Loretta. A nice album, but at the end of the day, really not incredible. 3/5

It was decent and pleasant enough. Loretta Lynn has a great voice, the soungs are well written enough and the instrumentals are nice. The steel guitar in particular. Nothing really fully grabbed me though.

Simple country songs with great vocals. I enjoyed every track. Not very 1967 though!

Country

Chill country vibes - I feel like I'm in fallout new vegas haha. Don't listen to much country but enjoyed this!

Actually didn't mind it despite it being country

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

Twee country music, everything I hate about American music.

It was alright. I'm not much of a country fan. Every song sounded the same to me.

Really enjoyed it!

Turns out I am not even a little bit country.

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

I guess this list is making me realize I harbor a degree of mistrust towards country music. People say the older stuff is supposed to be more real and authentic etc… but I’m just hearing self-pity and melodrama.

Enjoyable, but I prefer Dolly!

That's when it was popular to have a trembling voice 😎

A great voice and a good collection of songs, sympathetically arranged without the syrupy strings that, for me, spoil a lot of mainstream country music from the era.

Wow they don’t make them like Loretta Lynn anymore. Beautiful voice, the songs are well written, and I enjoyed every minute. I miss country music like this. But also… girl leave him.

Just the same countrysong over and over, with slightly different lyrics, but all the same theme. It was okay to listen to, but not interesting, or fun.

Funny to realize how little Country music has changed in 60 or so years. This album had one redeeming quality that saves it from being one of the worst listens on this list, that being is its brevity.

Fuck me Loretta cheer up love. Frankly I don't blame the guy for leaving you as quite frankly I would have slipped some poison into your nighttime whisky. This sucked, I hated it and couldn't wait for it to be over.

Pleasant sound, a little focussed on how her husband is bad though

Some down home, genuine songsmanship.

iiiiiháaaa!🏇🎠🐴🐎 --- 3

7/10

She has a beautiful, strong voice, but the songs on this album are ordinary.

Old country, not my kind of music. Everything was too similar, at least it was short. 2/5 Won’t listen again

No country for young men.

Тетя поет песенки свои

South/ middle America wife beatery music very trad wifey 2/5

Lovely voice. 3.5/5

A country album, each s one a story about, lost love, losing love or getting rid of love. Not really my thing but she has a great voice

Good Ol' Western music of it's time. Reminds me of hard times trying to relate to my step dad, and of my sister singing on the porch.

Fun little country album

Not my vibe. Not offensive, but doesn't speak to me at all

Not a big fan of old school country, but it's a fine album.

I love the photo on the album cover! It looks like someone said, “hey, we’ve got this photo of Loretta from last year’s church directory, let’s save some money and use that.” This is just good, old-fashioned, twangy, country at its best, or its worst, depending on where you sit. I was surprised and enjoyed this more than I expected to, because when I was a kid, I mercilessly made fun of the title track. But now even though I don’t love it and it does seem a little cheesy, I can appreciate and even enjoy it. And I do believe that Loretta Lynn is a very talented vocalist. This is the type of thing if I heard it playing in a restaurant or bar, I would enjoy it, but it would never make my regular playlist. It’s a three star album for me.

If you love country, this is top tier. If you don’t love country, this is top tier. She’s a legend. Excellent record.

Very nostalgic for me. 4/5

Very good

I like real country music, and this is that, for sure.

Gave up after a few tracks C&W not my seen

2.5

I feel like I’m the man Loretta’s always singing about. I’m guilty of everything she’s frustrated or upset about in all of these songs. Mostly, this album just reminded me of how much of a dick I am.

Lite Dolly Parton-vibes, mysigt!

This was pretty good. Old style country music.

More country. Yippee. I've been through the country spiel enough times. I respect anything that isn't the modern garbage, but I still don't really vibe with the genre at large, save for some exceptional artists like Willie Nelson. Loretta Lynn is not one of those exceptional artists. To me, she's basically just a less interesting Dolly Parton. Even then, while I love Dolly as a person, I don't absolutely adore her music. Loretta does have influence in the genre though, so an album inclusion from her has an argument going for it. As far as this specific album goes, it's fine. These songs all kind of feel the same to me. They don't sound bad, but by the time you reach the halfway point of the album, you kind of already get what it's going for. It's not like it drags though. The album lasts for about 28 minutes, so it really can't do that. The writing certainly gives off a country vibe. While the title track certainly has emotion to it and it does sound nice, I can't help but feel that it's pretty dated lyrically? Like, girl, just leave him! Leave the bottle or me behind? Don't leave those kinds of decisions up to men! You know they're going to make the wrong choice. This definitely feels like a song written in a time that treated its women worse than now. I don't know. This album's basically just 12 decent country songs. There's nothing specifically bad about it, but I don't really vibe with it myself. I guess it has a legacy though. Low 3/5.

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 ⭐️

Possibly the most country album I’ve ever heard.

I absolutely adore this era of country music. They were still figuring out the genre and you get all kinds of cool cross-pollination from other early American music forms (gospel, western swing, early pop). It's just so dreamy and nostalgic (if you can be nostalgic for a period of time that predates you by nearly half a century). I can't quite put my finger on why, but I've just always loved it. Loretta did have some …questionable… political views toward the end of her life, but I'm inclined to give a little slack to someone in their late 80's who grew up in the hills of Kentucky as a literal coal miner's daughter. I'm glad she got to live to a grand old age, and I hope she's resting in peace. 4/5 Highlights: I Really Don't Want To Know I'm Living In Two Worlds I Got Caught

Cute and darker than the label.

Damn girl. Who hurt you?

It’s hard to give this album a low rating because Loretta Lynn is an icon but this album just isn’t my taste at all. 2.5

This album is for sure a favorite of many grandparents. It's got conservative southern charm all throughout- who's to say white people don't have culture? Loretta's voice is stunning and the main 'draw'. -no pun intended- of this album. It certainly is not the songwriting, but the songs are charming enough for the audience back then. They mosey right along. Loretta's timbre can be quite spellbinding at times, the twang is undeniably rich. The instrumentals definitely have that Cracker Barrel® gift shop vibe. This album makes me feel like an armadillo wandering in circles. Tunes from yesteryear and a truly different time. Authentic southern charm. Don't Come Home a Drinkin' was a successful conservative boppy of our heyday.

378/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

Kind of Schmaltzy country, but you have to give her credit as a pioneer.

feels like the og “fuck men” album- like sabrina carpenter is a modern day pop version of loretta lynn.

3 Stars (8/15)

Country, and from a long time ago, is beyond what I would have selected. While I appreciated the album in terms of vocals, mixing so that you could hear the vocals, and instrumentation, it is unlikely to be something which goes in rotation. Thus, the 2 of 5.

This is what i'll imagine from now on when I think of the worst music imaginable

The slower tempo songs all come off as rather uninspired and mundane, but I really quite like the uptempo songs. Engaging voice and energy.

I Really Don’t Want To Know the last time I was on this app…

Not sure how earnest the original intent was here, but it comes across as downright comical today. Certainly tackling a lot of romantic issues in a twangy, country-singer kinda way. Also the AA member in me appreciates the attitude towards alcohol.

Not quite Fist City, but not far off.

had every intention of hating this but damn you Loretta Lynn, you made me thoroughly enjoy this

In the original Blues Brothers movie Jake asks the owners of Bob’s Country Bunker what kind of music they have, the wife answers “both kinds, Country and Western”. This album also has both kinds.

Not my go to style, but I enjoyed it.

It was acceptable in the 50’s 3/5

Ms Lynn did a bang up job on this one. Real good old fashioned country music.

I mean it’s alright.

Feisty.

I'm honestly surprised by how many albums open with the best track and then have all the rest be in a different style and worse. It shows that they knew what the best song was, so they put it first to pull in the listener, and then refused to make all the other in the similar style... Why? The opening song is actually pretty fun and energetic, which is when country works best, in my opinion. But the rest are just the same long notes sung with a rural accent and minimalist instruments in the background like in thousands other country albums. I don't care about vocals, so I don't find this style engaging. This album is just whatever, not something I would relisten. 5/10

4/10 - I can appreciate the gentle mellowness of this classic country album, however as someone who isn't the biggest country fan, I didn't particularly gel with it. I found the lyrics to have not much depth and the melodies were quite repeatable

The First Song was good The rest was boring She ain't no Dolly Parton

Goes harder than the Clash. Crystal clear instrumentation and vocals. The title track is definitely the best song on the album. She needs to cultivate a better taste in men.

Album holds up amazingly well Sounds great and has some really nice vibes Just a little samey most of the way through but it doesn't get boring She's got a great voice Sounds like speedy west had a hand in this album I like how it tells a story throughout the album. Love the instrumentation

Nice time. No Emmylou, though! Jokes aside, just more basic and simple. Classic, but vanilla AF

We get it. You’re poly. The honkin and tonkin was fun but the lines were insufferable. Have your toxic relationships but please leave us barflies in peace. https://open.spotify.com/track/4ACS8SnOb3WDwtzNTxKMUB?si=d398337010bc4969

I just love Loretta’s voice always. Great album.

In a live setting this would be beautiful, as her voice is great. A lot of this, especially the slower stuff (aka most of the album), doesn’t resonate with me all that much.

Pleasant

This is the first kind of country music I ever heard and it has likely soured my opinion on the genre because this is a giant steaming pile of shit

I have heard of this artist and I know of her music. Not really my style. This album name is hilarious. Very country. OG country.

I can’t exactly say I like country music. However, this was a cute and short album to listen to. It was the perfect length, and I think Loretta Lynn has a very pretty voice. Every song was a love song about either being in love or falling out of it, and I thought that keeping that consistency throughout the album worked in its favor. For a country album, this was fairly good. I definitely didn’t hate it.

man... kan dat wijf zagen zeg

Guter Country

Only vaguely knew the title track before listening. Fav tracks are Saint to sinner and the title track. I like the gender role reversal on these songs: You're bad, I'm bad, everybody take their lumps. Her voice sounds great. Steel guitar! Sun is going down, drop the needle and pass the whiskey.

I was pleasantly surprised by this one

Kind of nice but I wouldn’t listen again

I am not a big fan of the country music, but surprisingly it was not bad. Especially after all that hip-hop-rap crap I had to listen last time.

3/5

This is some solid classic country.

Mikið hrikalega hefur greyið verið í óeðlilegum samböndum um ævina. Lögin virðast fjalla um allskonar óæskilega hegðun í mjög dysfunctional sambandi. Ég hafði svolítið gaman að því en efast um að ég hlusti á plötuna aftur.

Country's not really my thing, but it was somewhat interesting

No more old music pls but I didn’t listen so I can’t really rate harshly

I like Loretta's voice and how some huskiness comes out in the vocals. But hoo boy, the instrumentals are uninspiring and the lyrics are just toxic.

My first instinct was to designate this album artwork as the least inspiring cover of all time. But after finishing the album, now I'm questioning whether its actually satire? Because she looks like a prude preacher's wife, and the first half of the album sounds like a Taylor Swift album to me, where you have your songs about how your man is the most important thing in the world to you, and then you have your songs about being wronged by a lover/ex, etc, and willing to stick up for yourself when push comes to shove. But then as you work through the album, you realize that she isn't some hopeless romantic perpetuating the idea that women are only as good as their man - she's out on the town, cheating on her cheating man, and the whole works. And suddenly I'm wondering, is the prude on the album cover actually independent and fiery? Anyway, not the best music.

This is pleasant country. Nothing groundbreaking or anything, but pleasant enough. 3.5 rounding down.

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.

Country music is not my thing. MAGA artists are not my thing. Loretta Lynn is not my thing. There's so much about this I don't like, but honestly? If it were on in the background I wouldn't hate it. There's something lonely and broken about it that I appreciate, as long as I don't listen too hard to the lyrics or think too much about Loretta Lynn. This is a tricky one to give a score to, so I'll go right down the middle with a 3, which is generous of me.

I'm sure this was a hit back in the day but it's just so dated now. Her voice is nice and it's your basic old country stuff, but meh. 4.75/10 (2.375/5)

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.

This was pure old school country.

Love these old country albums. Lots of lovin and drinkin and leavin and cryin.

That was no good.

As someone who loves country music, this just ain't it. The lyrics were good, especially for something as old as this. But the rest of it was just bad.

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

I prefer the edgier opener to some of the more straightforward songs but this was a great album throughout.

The type of country I could do without

First song is the only one that really stands out, but overall it's a very good album with great vocals.

extremamente chato. pelo amor de deus

mto legal pra quem gosta! achei um saco

chill country

Never judge a book by its cover. Mostly. But the more rhinestones, cowboy boots, stetsons, horses, pickup trucks and bootlace ties on a country star the less interesting they'll be musically. Here Loretta has only a frumpy housecoat and a forced smile - and a pretty all-killer country album with a fantastic voice (Living in Two Worlds for the voice and the phrasing in 'dividing where she finds an extra syllable and 'saaaame').

Her voice is beautiful and I loved how edgy the lyrics were for a 1967 country album.

Gets repetitive. Nothing to get excited about. Although surprisingly enjoyable I must admit; maybe because I listened while drunk and half asleep on my floor. Who knows. 3 stars.

Actually really quite enjoyed this one

I'd never listened to Loretta till she came out with that comeback album produced by Jack White in the 2000s. But man, what an amazing artist.

Day491 - this is the country music that appeals to me. silly, pun-y lyrics with great talent in the whole band from loretta to the jordanaires

Gets pretty boring

Sassy and perfect

Ist nicht meins 2

maybe even a little old for its time, but an enjoyable listen

c: tomorrow never comes

A great collection of songs. But another example of the tragedy of the Nashville Machine's insistence on a slavish adherence to THE formula. Loretta needed a Honky Tonk band; loose and shambolic around the edges. She was never going to compete with Patsy as a pop crossover. But that was the formula. At least they didn't give her strings.

Classic country I like it 3.5