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"Your Squaw Is on the Warpath" is a song written and originally performed by American
country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
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 as a
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in October 1968 via
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.


Background and reception

"Your Squaw Is on the Warpath" was recorded at the Bradley's Barn on August 30, 1968. Located in
Mount Juliet, Tennessee Mt. Juliet (also referred to as Mount Juliet) is a city located in western Wilson County, Tennessee. A suburb of Nashville, it is approximately east of downtown Nashville. Mt. Juliet is located mostly between two major national east-west routes, ...
, the session was produced by renowned country music producer
Owen Bradley William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sou ...
. Two additional tracks were recorded during this session. "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath" reached number three on the ''
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survey in early 1969. The song became her thirteenth top ten single under the Decca recording label. Additionally, the song peaked at number seventeen on the Canadian ''
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'' Country Songs chart during this same period. It was included on her studio album of the same name (1968).


Track listings

;7" vinyl single * "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath" – 2:02 * "Let Me Go, You're Hurtin' Me" – 2:35


Charts


Weekly charts


References

1968 songs 1968 singles Decca Records singles Loretta Lynn songs Songs written by Loretta Lynn Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley {{1960s-country-song-stub