''Somebody Somewhere'' is the twenty-eighth solo studio album by American

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singer-songwriter

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. It was released on October 4, 1976, by

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Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, Lynn's sixth solo album to top the chart. The album's single, "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, Lynn's ninth solo single to top the chart.

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place on June 28, June 29 and 30, 1976 at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. Six of the album's ten track were from previous recording sessions. The earliest recording featured on the album, "While He's Making Love (I'm Making Believe)", was recorded on January 19, 1972, during a session for 1972's ''

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''. "Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl" was the second song to be released from a session on March 5, 1973. "Crawling Man" and "Me and Ole Crazy Bill" were recorded on June 18 and 19, 1974, respectively, during sessions for 1974's ''

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''. "Playing with Fire", recorded on January 31, 1975, and "The Games That Daddies Play", recorded on April 16, 1975, are the only two songs ever released from their respective sessions.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes. *Bobby Bradley – engineer *

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– bass guitar *Owen Bradley – producer *Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar *Darrell Johnson – mastering *

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– lead guitar *Joe Mills – engineer *

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– harmonica *

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– bass *

Hargus "Pig" Robbins Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig," was an American session keyboard player. Having played on records for many artists, including John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Lore ...

Commercial performance

Recording

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

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