Loretta Lynn to release new album in 2017

Kentucky country music fans will be excited to hear that Loretta Lynn will be releasing a new album.  "Wouldn't It Be Great," the new album from Loretta Lynn, highlights The Queen of Country Music's original songwriting, as sharp as ever since her early days as a musical trailblazer in the 1960s. This third volume of recordings produced by Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash and recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee features 13 tracks all written or co-written by Loretta.

The follow-up to the Grammy-nominated Full Circle, mixes new compositions ("Ruby's Stool," "Ain't No Time To Go," "I'm Dying For Someone To Live For") with newly imagined renditions of timeless classics like the unforgettable "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)," Loretta's first of 16 career country No. 1 singles.

"Wouldn't It Be Great" by Loretta Lynn is set to be released on August 18, 2017.  Fans can pre-order the album by clicking here to order through Amazon.com.  It will be available on vinyl, mp3, and cd formats.

Loretta Lynn Wouldn't It Be Great Track Listing
Wouldn't It Be Great
Ruby's Stool
I'm Dying for Someone to Live For
Another Bridge to Burn
Ain't No Time to Go
God Makes No Mistakes
These Ole Blues
My Angel Mother
Don't Come Home a Drinkin'
The Big Man
Lulie Vars
Darkest Day

Coal Miner's Daughter

A Visit to the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills

Hurricane Mills - Loretta Lynn's House. Photo by Jessica Blankenship.

You are not a true Kentuckian nor a real country music fan if you do not know who Loretta Lynn is.  She was one of the country music pioneers that paved the way for many females to sing in music.  Today she continues to tour, putting in over 70 concerts a year and nothing seems to slow her down.

Last year I had the opportunity to visit Butcher Holler, the home of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle.  You can check out my adventures by clicking here.  This week, while in Nashville, I decided to take the trip out to Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, to the Loretta Lynn Ranch.  Needless to say, it was well worth the hour drive from Nashville.