Still Woman Enough (album)
Still Woman Enough is the forty-sixth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2021, by Legacy Recordings. The album was produced by Lynn's daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. The album shares its title with Lynn's 2002 autobiography.
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| Released | March 19, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2020 | |||
| Studio | Cash Cabin Studio (Hendersonville) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:09 | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
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The album is the fourth in a planned series of five albums[1] recorded at Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, following Full Circle (2016), White Christmas Blue (2016), and Wouldn't It Be Great (2018). The album is a mixture of new songs and new versions of songs Lynn has previously recorded.
Background
Following the release of 2018's Wouldn't It Be Great, which had to be postponed several times after Lynn suffered a stroke in May 2017, she took a hiatus from releasing new music throughout 2019 and 2020. Her musical output during these two years totaled just two songs. She and sister Peggy Sue were featured on the song "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" from sister Crystal Gayle's album You Don't Know Me in 2019[2] and Lynn released one single in 2020, a cover of Patsy Cline's hit "I Fall to Pieces", to promote her book Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline.[3]
On January 2, 2021, Lynn teased the possibility of a new album in a Facebook post saying, "I am so glad it's a new year! I'm looking forward to some new projects in 2021."[4]
The album cover features Lynn wearing a newly designed couture dress inspired by the dress she wore on the cover of her 1971 album Coal Miner's Daughter. It was specifically created for the album by her long-time dressmaker Tim Cobb.[5]
Previous recordings
Seven songs from the album are new versions of songs previously recorded by Lynn:
- "Honky Tonk Girl" was first recorded by Lynn in 1960 and released as her first single on Zero Records. Lynn recorded the song again in 1968 during the sessions for Your Squaw Is on the Warpath, but this recording was not released until 1991 on the compilation album The Country Music Hall of Fame. Lynn provided backing vocals for her granddaughter Tayla Lynn's cover of the song on her 2016 EP The Ranch.
- "Coal Miner's Daughter" was previously recorded by Lynn on her 1971 album of the same name, and again with Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow for the 2010 compilation album Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn. Lynn revisited the song a third time on her 2018 album Wouldn't It Be Great.
- "One's on the Way" was previously recorded by Lynn on her 1971 album of the same name.
- "I Wanna Be Free" was previously recorded by Lynn on her 1971 album of the same name.
- "Where No One Stands Alone" was previously recorded by Lynn on her 1965 album Hymns.
- "My Love" was previously recorded by Lynn in 1960 for Zero Records, but this recording was not released until 1968 on the compilation album Here's Loretta Lynn.
- "You Ain't Woman Enough" was previously recorded by Lynn for her 1966 album of the same name.
Release and promotion
The album was announced on January 4, 2021, the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter album.[6] The album was made available for preorder the same day. It is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2021 on LP, CD, and digital download.
Singles
The first single from the album, a recitation of Lynn's signature song "Coal Miner's Daughter", was released on January 4[7] along with its music video. The David McClister directed video was filmed on July 9, 2020 at Lynn's ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Still Woman Enough" (featuring Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood) |
| 3:37 |
| 2. | "Keep on the Sunny Side" | A.P. Carter | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Honky Tonk Girl" | Lynn | 2:32 |
| 4. | "I Don't Feel at Home Anymore" |
| 2:03 |
| 5. | "Old Kentucky Home" |
| 2:27 |
| 6. | "Coal Miner's Daughter" (Recitation) | Lynn | 2:07 |
| 7. | "One's on the Way" (featuring Margo Price) | Shel Silverstein | 2:41 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Be Free" | Lynn | 2:15 |
| 9. | "Where No One Stands Alone" | Mosie Lister | 2:47 |
| 10. | "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" | T.B. Ransom | 3:38 |
| 11. | "I Saw the Light" | Hank Williams | 3:06 |
| 12. | "My Love" | Lynn | 2:44 |
| 13. | "You Ain't Woman Enough" (featuring Tanya Tucker) | Lynn | 2:17 |
| Total length: | 35:09 | ||
References
- "Loretta Lynn Signs with Sony – New Album On The Way". Saving Country Music. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- Reuter, Annie (September 4, 2019). "Crystal Gayle Enlists Sisters Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue On Dolly Parton Cover 'Put It Off Until Tomorrow': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- Betts, Stephen L. (April 3, 2020). "Hear Loretta Lynn's New Recording of Patsy Cline's 'I Fall to Pieces'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- Lynn, Loretta (January 2, 2021). "Loretta Lynn". Facebook. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "Loretta Lynn announces 'Still Woman Enough' album". The Music Universe. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- Freeman, Jon (January 4, 2021). "Loretta Lynn Recruits Margo Price, Tanya Tucker for New Album 'Still Woman Enough'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation) - Single". Spotify. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "Still Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn". iTunes. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
