''We've Come a Long Way, Baby'' is the thirty-first solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter

Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as " You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My M ...

. It was released on January 15, 1979, by

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Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 19 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The album's first single, "We've Come a Long Way, Baby", peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The second single, "I Can't Feel You Anymore", peaked at No. 3.

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. There were no sessions specifically for this album. The earliest recording featured on the album is "True Love Needs to Keep in Touch", from a March 5, 1973 session for 1973's ''

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''. "My Conscience Goes to Sleep" was recorded on June 20, 1974, during a session for ''

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''. "The Lady That Lived Here Before" was the third song to be released from the October 8, 1974 session. "Easy Street" was recorded during a December 17, 1974 session for 1975's ''

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''. Two songs were from sessions for 1976's '' Somebody Somewhere''; "Lullabies to a Memory" and "We've Come a Long Way, Baby", recorded on June 28 and June 29, 1976 , respectively. "Between the Preacher and the Lawyer" was the third song to be released from the September 29, 1976 session. The newest recordings to be featured on the album were "I Can't Feel You Anymore" and "Standing at Our Bedroom Door", both recorded on February 3, 1978.

Track listing

Chart positions

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References

{{Authority control 1979 albums Loretta Lynn albums Albums produced by Owen Bradley MCA Records albums