Entertainer of the Year - Loretta
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Entertainer of the Year – Loretta is a 1973 studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn
.
Entertainer of the Year was titled after Lynn received the "Entertainer of the Year" award from the Country Music Association
the previous year, becoming the first woman to win that award. The one and only single from the album was released in late 1972, "Rated X". The song was a self-penned song by Lynn and peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart in 1973, her first #1 hit since 1971, and became also one of her more controversial songs, describing the double-standard frequently endured by divorced women at the time. The album was Lynn's first studio album of 1973, and Lynn would end up releasing an additional two for the year.
The album was very successful on the Billboard album charts, peaking at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, and did not chart on the Billboard 200
. The album became Lynn's fourth album to top the Top Country Albums chart. The album was Lynn's first album released off MCA Records
, after Decca was bought from MCA in 1973.
, lead singer of rock band The White Stripes
, who often noted his admiration of Lynn's music, frequently included "Rated X" in the White Stripes' concerts; he and Lynn would eventually collaborate on Lynn's 2004 Van Lear Rose
album.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
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Entertainer of the Year was titled after Lynn received the "Entertainer of the Year" award from the Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
the previous year, becoming the first woman to win that award. The one and only single from the album was released in late 1972, "Rated X". The song was a self-penned song by Lynn and peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart in 1973, her first #1 hit since 1971, and became also one of her more controversial songs, describing the double-standard frequently endured by divorced women at the time. The album was Lynn's first studio album of 1973, and Lynn would end up releasing an additional two for the year.
The album was very successful on the Billboard album charts, peaking at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, and did not chart on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. The album became Lynn's fourth album to top the Top Country Albums chart. The album was Lynn's first album released off MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
, after Decca was bought from MCA in 1973.
Track listing
- Rated "X"Rated "X""Rated "X"" is a 1972 single written and recorded by Loretta Lynn. "Rated 'X'" was Lynn's sixth number one country single as a solo artist. The single spent one week at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart...
(Loretta Lynn) - "Till the Pain Outwears the Shame" (Wiley J. Smith)
- "Ruby Madge and Mable" (Dallas FrazierDallas FrazierDallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
, A.L. Owens) - "Legend In My Mind" (Paul Richey, Theresa Beaty)
- "Ain't It Funny" (Tracey Lee)
- "Yesterday Will Come Again Tonight" (Glenn Ray, Jermiah Stone)
- "Hanky Panky Woman" (Jim Owen, Lois Johnson)
- "He's All I Got" (Wiley J. Smith)
- "I'm Paying for My Raising" (Doris Hutchins, Harold J. Norrid)
- "Possessions" (M. Baker, S. Burnett)
- "I Need Someone to Hold Me" (Raymond A. Smith)
Legacy
In the late 1990s, Jack WhiteJack White (musician)
Jack White , often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor...
, lead singer of rock band The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...
, who often noted his admiration of Lynn's music, frequently included "Rated X" in the White Stripes' concerts; he and Lynn would eventually collaborate on Lynn's 2004 Van Lear Rose
Van Lear Rose
-Personnel:*Loretta Lynn - vocals, guitar*Dave Feeny - pedal guitar, steel guitar, dobro, percussion, background vocals*Patrick Keeler - drums, percussion, background vocals*Jack Lawrence - bass, percussion, background vocals...
album.
Chart positions
Album – Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Country Albums | 1 |
| 1973 | Pop Albums | N/A |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | "Rated X" | Country Singles | 1 |