"The Home You're Tearin' Down" is a song written by Betty Sue Perry that was originally recorded by American

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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 "Hey Loretta", "The Pill (song), The P ...

. It was released as a single in August 1965 via

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Background and reception

"The Home You're Tearin' Down" was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee on March 4, 1965. The recording session was produced by the studio's co-founder, renowned country music producer

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. Three additional tracks were recorded during this session, including the single's

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, "Farther to Go". "The Home You're Tearin' Down" reached number ten on the ''

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survey in 1965. The song became her fourth top ten single under the Decca recording label. "The Home You're Tearin' Down" was also the fourth song Lynn recorded that was composed by Betty Sue Perry. It was included on her studio album, '' I Like 'Em Country'' (1966).

Track listings

;7" vinyl single * "The Home You're Tearin' Down" – 2:44 * "Farther to Go" – 2:24

Charts

Weekly charts

References

1965 songs 1965 singles Decca Records singles Loretta Lynn songs Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley Songs written by Betty Sue Perry {{1960s-country-song-stub