Blue Kentucky Girl

by Loretta Lynn

Blue Kentucky Girl cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 June 1965
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:24
  • Community rating: 3.24/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Balancing slick studio production with authentic honky-tonk grit, 'Blue Kentucky Girl' helped solidify a defining voice in women's country music. The album presents unvarnished narratives of heartbreak and rural life, delivered with piercing vocal clarity. It stands as a prime example of the Nashville establishment accommodating fiercely independent traditionalists.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Blue Kentucky Girl (2:43)
  2. Then And Only Then (2:25)
  3. I Still Miss Someone (2:14)
  4. Night Girl (2:46)
  5. Love's Been Here And Gone (2:35)
  6. Farther To Go (2:24)
  7. The Race Is On (2:26)
  8. I Won't Forget You (2:05)
  9. Two Steps Forward (2:12)
  10. Send Me The Pillow You Dream On (2:00)
  11. The Beginning Of The End (2:25)
  12. Today (2:02)

Credits

  • Loretta Lynn - primary artist, written-by
  • Johnny Mullins - written-by
  • Bill Anderson - written-by
  • Johnny Cash - written-by
  • Roy Cash Jr. - written-by
  • Teddy Wilburn - written-by
  • Don Rollins - written-by
  • Harlan Howard - written-by

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