Woman of the World/To Make a Man is the thirteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on July 7, 1969, by Decca Records.
The album includes a cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man", Lynn's biggest rival at the time. Lynn also recorded other covers for the album, including Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again" and Brenda Lee's "Johnny One Time". Lynn continued to write songs for this album, including co-writing songs with the Wilburn Brothers.
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Critical reception
Billboard published a review of the album in the issue dated July 19, 1969, Which said, "Loretta Lynn has no peer shen it comes to convincing with a song; the unique substance of her voice tingles in your mind long after the last note. And when she sings her hit "Woman of the World", watch out--it's pure power. Her big single, "To Make a Man" is here too. And her versions of "Johnny One Note" and "No One Will Ever Know" are emotion-packed nerve jarrers."
Allmusic gave the album an average rating, saying, "a couple of misfire tracks keep this from being the best of this country singing queen's many fine albums for this label." The website gave the album three out of five stars.
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Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart, and peaked at No. 148 on the US Billboard Top LP's chart. The lead single, "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)", peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and became Lynn's chart topping single. The second single, "To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)", was a Loretta Lynn composition and peaked at No. 3.
Recording
Recording Sessions for the album took place over four sessions at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN, beginning on April 2, 1969. Three additional sessions followed on April 9 (yielding six of the albums eleven songs), May 14 and May 28, 1969. "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" was recorded during the November 18, 1968 session for 1969's Your Squaw Is on the Warpath.
Track listing
Chart positions
Album
Singles
References
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