I Remember Patsy

I Remember Patsy is a studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was produced by Owen Bradley, who produced many of Patsy Cline's hits. The album was released on April 4, 1977, by MCA Records.

I Remember Patsy
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released	April 4, 1977
Recorded	June 11, 1975 – December 10, 1976
Studio	Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Label	MCA Records
Loretta Lynn chronology
Somebody Somewhere (1976) I Remember Patsy (1977) Dynamic Duo (1977)
Singles from I Remember Patsy
"She's Got You" Released: February 7, 1977 "Why Can't He Be You" Released: July 18, 1977

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "She's Got You", peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, Lynn's tenth solo single to top the chart. The second single, "Why Can't He Be You", peaked at No. 7.

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place on September 28 and December 1 and 10, 1976, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Two songs on the album were recorded during previous recording sessions. "I Fall to Pieces" was recorded on June 11, 1975, during a session for 1975's Home. "She's Got You" was recorded during the June 30, 1976, session for Somebody Somewhere. The album's closing track, "I Remember Patsy...A Conversation", is an excerpt from an interview from circa 1976; an exact recording date is unknown.^{[4][unreliable source]}

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"She's Got You"	Hank Cochran	June 30, 1976	3:04
2.	"Walkin' After Midnight"	Alan Block, Donn Hecht	December 1, 1976	2:18
3.	"Why Can't He Be You"	Hank Cochran	September 28, 1976	3:40
4.	"Faded Love"	Bob Wills, John Wills, Billy Jack Wills	December 1, 1976	2:53
5.	"I Fall to Pieces"	Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard	June 11, 1975	2:44

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Crazy"	Willie Nelson	June 30, 1976	2:45
2.	"Sweet Dreams"	Don Gibson	December 10, 1976	2:35
3.	"Back in Baby's Arms"	Bob Montgomery	September 28, 1976	2:04
4.	"Leavin' on Your Mind"	Wayne Walker, Webb Pierce	September 28, 1976	2:19
5.	"I Remember Patsy...A Conversation"			7:11

Personnel

• Harold Bradley – bass
• Owen Bradley – producer
• David Briggs – piano
• Johnny Christopher – guitar
• Lloyd Green – steel guitar
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle
• The Jordanaires – backing vocals
• Mike Leech – bass
• Kenny Malone – drums
• Grady Martin – guitar
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica, vibes
• Hargus Robbins – piano
• Hal Rugg – steel guitar
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Bobby Wood – piano

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Peak position
1977	Country Albums[5]	2

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1977	"She's Got You"	Country Singles	1
	"Why Can't He Be You"		7

References

1. "I Remember Patsy Loretta Lynn". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 438, 439.
4. "Loretta's Recording Sess". Loretta Lynn Fan Website. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
5. "Loretta Lynn". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2024.