Blue Kentucky Girl (song)
Blue Kentucky Girl (song)
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| "Blue Kentucky Girl" | ||||
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Single by Loretta Lynn | ||||
| from the album Blue Kentucky Girl | ||||
| B-side | "Two Steps Forward" | |||
| Released | 22 May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 14 October 1964 Bradley Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Mullins | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
Loretta Lynn singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Kentucky Girl" is a song written by Johnny Mullins, and originally recorded by American country music artist Loretta Lynn. It was released in May 1965 as the first single and title track from the album Blue Kentucky Girl. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Contents
1 Loretta Lynn version
2 Chart performance
2.1 Emmylou Harris version
3 Chart performance
4 Other versions
5 References
Loretta Lynn version[edit]
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 7 |
Emmylou Harris version[edit]
| "Blue Kentucky Girl" | ||||
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Single by Emmylou Harris | ||||
| from the album Blue Kentucky Girl | ||||
| B-side | "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" | |||
| Released | 22 September 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Mullins | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
Emmylou Harris singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Kentucky Girl" was also a single for American country music artist Emmylou Harris. Harris' version released in September 1979 as the second single and title track from her album Blue Kentucky Girl. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[3] Based on this version, the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1980.
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
Other versions[edit]
Skeeter Davis recorded the song for her 1982 album Live Wire.
References[edit]
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 209..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 152.
^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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Categories:
- 1965 singles
- 1979 singles
- Loretta Lynn songs
- Emmylou Harris songs
- Skeeter Davis songs
- Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley
- Song recordings produced by Brian Ahern (producer)
- Decca Records singles
- Warner Bros. Records singles
- 1965 songs
- Songs about Kentucky
- 1960s country song stubs
- 1970s country song stubs
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