We Only Make Believe
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We Only Make Believe is a 1971 vocal duet album by American country music singer-songwriters, Loretta Lynn
and Conway Twitty
.
The album was the duo's first album together. The first and only single spawned off the album, "After the Fire Is Gone
" went to #1 on the Billboard Country Chart and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100
. This would be the first of a string of albums Lynn and Twitty would release every year up until 1981. The album'f first track is a cover of Twitty's solo hit "It's Only Make Believe", which Twitty co-wrote with another songwriter. Lynn wrote two tracks for the album, including "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry". One of Twitty's compositions also appears in the album called "I'm So Used to Loving You".
The album became one of the duo's biggest-selling and most successful albums together. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #78 on the Billboard 200
, the duo's highest-charting album on the Billboard 200. In addition, the album was also certified "Gold" by the RIAA, becoming one of two album that would be certified "Gold".
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...
and Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
.
The album was the duo's first album together. The first and only single spawned off the album, "After the Fire Is Gone
After the Fire Is Gone
"After the Fire Is Gone" is a 1971 duet single by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty and written by L.E. White as the only single released from the LP, We Only Make Believe. "After the Fire Is Gone" was the first number one on the U.S. country chart for Lynn and Twitty as a duo. It spent two weeks at...
" went to #1 on the Billboard Country Chart and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. This would be the first of a string of albums Lynn and Twitty would release every year up until 1981. The album'f first track is a cover of Twitty's solo hit "It's Only Make Believe", which Twitty co-wrote with another songwriter. Lynn wrote two tracks for the album, including "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry". One of Twitty's compositions also appears in the album called "I'm So Used to Loving You".
The album became one of the duo's biggest-selling and most successful albums together. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #78 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 duo's highest-charting album on the Billboard 200. In addition, the album was also certified "Gold" by the RIAA, becoming one of two album that would be certified "Gold".
Track listing
- "It's Only Make Believe" - (Jack Nance, Twitty)
- "We Closed Our Eyes to Shame" - (Lynn)
- "I'm So Used to Loving You" - (Conway TwittyConway TwittyConway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
) - "Will You Visit Me on Sunday" - (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...
) - "After the Fire Is Gone" - (L.E. White)
- "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry" - (Lynn)
- "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" - (Robert McRee, Ed Thomas, Cliff Thomas)
- "Take Me As I Am" - (George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
, Leon PayneLeon PayneLeon Payne , "the Blind Balladeer", was a country music singer and songwriter.-Life:Leon Roger Payne was born in Alba, Texas on June 15, 1917. He was blind in one eye at birth, and lost the sight of the other eye in early childhood. He attended the Texas School for the Blind from 1924 to 1935,...
) - "One I Can't Live Without" - (Pulliam, Frances Rhodes)
- "Hangin' On" - (Ira Allen, Billy MizeBilly MizeBilly Mize is a steel guitarist, band leader, vocalist, songwriter, and TV show host.-Biography:...
) - "Working Girl" - (Wes Buchanan)
Chart positions
Album – Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1971 | Pop Albums | 78 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | "After the Fire Is Gone" | Country Singles | 1 |
| Pop Singles | 56 | ||