You Ain't Woman Enough
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You Ain't Woman Enough is a 1966 studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn
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The album was Lynn's second studio album released in 1966. The lead single, "You Ain't Woman Enough" became Lynn's biggest hit up to that point peaking at #2. The flip side of the single, "A Man I Hardly Know", charted on the Country Singles chart in 1967. Like Lynn's previous albums with Decca Records, You Ain't Woman consists of 12 tracks recorded in the Nashville studios. Some of the songs are new recordings, while some are cover versions of previous hits by other artists, including Nancy Sinatra
's "These Boots Are Made for Walking" and Dolly Parton
's "Put It Off Until Tomorrow".
Allmusic gave the album a positive review, calling Lynn's cover version of the Wilburn Brothers' hit "Its Another World" an "excellent version" of their song. The song includes double track harmony vocals of Lynn singing. The album includes three other Lynn compositions, one of which was co-written with another songwriter. The album became Lynn's first album to top the Billboard Top Country Albums and to also chart on the Billboard 200.
covered the song for her album Timeless
. Hayley Williams
, lead singer of punk rock band Paramore
, has regularly performed the song while on tour.
In 2009, alternative rock band Paramore
covered it, saying that they listened to Loretta growing up.
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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The album was Lynn's second studio album released in 1966. The lead single, "You Ain't Woman Enough" became Lynn's biggest hit up to that point peaking at #2. The flip side of the single, "A Man I Hardly Know", charted on the Country Singles chart in 1967. Like Lynn's previous albums with Decca Records, You Ain't Woman consists of 12 tracks recorded in the Nashville studios. Some of the songs are new recordings, while some are cover versions of previous hits by other artists, including Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"....
's "These Boots Are Made for Walking" and Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
's "Put It Off Until Tomorrow".
Allmusic gave the album a positive review, calling Lynn's cover version of the Wilburn Brothers' hit "Its Another World" an "excellent version" of their song. The song includes double track harmony vocals of Lynn singing. The album includes three other Lynn compositions, one of which was co-written with another songwriter. The album became Lynn's first album to top the Billboard Top Country Albums and to also chart on the Billboard 200.
Cover Versions
It was covered by the Grateful Dead several times in 1973. It was sung by female vocalist of the band, Donna Jean Godchaux. The cover was never played over its original play length and was kept from becoming one of their extended jams. Martina McBrideMartina McBride
Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
covered the song for her album Timeless
Timeless
Timeless means the quality of being eternal, ageless, immortal, or not affected by time. Anachronisms can be regarded as timeless or out of time.It can also refer to:-Music:* Timeless Records, a jazz record label...
. Hayley Williams
Hayley Williams
Hayley Nichole Williams is an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist of the band Paramore.- Life and career :...
, lead singer of punk rock band Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
, has regularly performed the song while on tour.
In 2009, alternative rock band Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
covered it, saying that they listened to Loretta growing up.
Track listing
- "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" - 2:15 (Lynn)
- "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" - 2:30 (Bill Owens, Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
) - "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - 2:22 (Lee HazlewoodLee HazlewoodLee Hazlewood , born Barton Lee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s.Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added an ominous...
) - "God Gave Me a Heart to Forgive" - 2:59 (Bob Cummings, Barbara Cummings, Lynn)
- "Keep Your Change" - 1:56 (Lynn)
- "Someone Before Me" - 2:33 (Bobby HicksBobby HicksBobby Hicks is a Grammy Award bluegrass fiddler and a professional musician with more than fifty years of experience.Hicks was born in Newton, North Carolina and learned to play the fiddle before he was 9 years old. He attended several fiddlers conventions and at the age of eleven, he won the...
) - "The Darkest Day" - 2:37 (Lynn)
- "Tippy Toeing" - 1:59 (Bobby Harden)
- "Talking to the Wall" - 2:31 (Warner MacPherson, Bill Montague)
- "A Man I Hardly Know" - 2:02 (Lynn)
- "Is It Working (For Loving You)" - 2:26 (Warner MacPherson)
- "It's Another World" - 1:58 (Richard D. Statler)
Chart positions
Album – Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Country Albums | 1 |
| 1966 | Pop Albums | 140 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1967 | "A Man I Hardly Know" | Country Singles | 72 |