Lynn is "Still Woman Enough"
Friday, March 19, 2021 – Loretta Lynn, 88, released "Still Woman Enough," today.
The disc is a combination of previously released material and new songs. Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire help out on the title track.Tanya Tucker and Margo Price appear on re-recordings of "You Ain't Woman Enough" and "One's on the Way," a Shel Silverstein song, respectively. 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 has the same title as Lynn's 2002 autobiography. "Coal Miner's Daughter" appears on the disc in spoken word fashion.
More news for Loretta Lynn
- 10/20/22: Lynn memorial service set for Oct. 30
- 10/04/22: Loretta Lynn passes away at 90
- 10/04/22: Tributes roll in for Miss Loretta Lynn
- 09/16/21: Lynn fundraiser for flood victims reaches almost $1M
- 06/15/21: Lynn, Combs, Dan + Shay win early ACM honors
- 01/04/21: Lynn remains "Still Woman Enough"
- 10/20/20: Ryman unveils Lynn statue
- 04/03/20: Lynn drops "I Fall to Pieces"
CD reviews for Loretta Lynn
There are some "country" stars that can't seem to make true country music. Then there are artists like Loretta Lynn that can't not create pure country music. Lynn's "White Christmas Blue" album may feel like a Christmas miracle to many traditional country fans.
Take Lynn's version of "Away in a Manger," for which Lynn is listed as arranger, for example. It features a lovely Paul Franklin steel guitar solo. "Blue Christmas" is best ...
Loretta Lynn shows no signs of slowing down at 83. "Full Circle" is her first album since her extremely well-received Jack White-produced "Van Lear Rose," a 2004 masterpiece. Some of the 14 songs on "Full Circle" are new recordings, while a few ("Fist City," "Secret Love" and "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven") are new versions. Others are old songs ("Black Jack David, "Always On My Mind," "In the Pines") that Lynn ...
Johnny Cash had his Rick Rubin, and it seems that Loretta Lynn has hers in the form of Jack White of the White Stripes.
And that means an album of lots of excellent music with all 13 songs penned by Lynn. Lynn looks to her family past and her own career for inspiration for several songs (the title track, "High on a Mountain Top" about working the coal mines and the "folks know what they've got" and "Story of My Life"). She also isn't afraid to tell off a woman who interfered with her family's ...
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