Loretta Lynn will turn 85 years old on Friday, April 14, and sheâs celebrating with two sold-out shows at Nashvilleâs Ryman Auditorium on April 14 and 15. But the celebration is starting today (April 13) as Loretta announced she will be releasing a new album, Wouldnât It Be Great, on Aug. 18.
All of the tunes on the new 10-song offering were penned or co-penned by Loretta. Like the albumâs predecessor, the Grammy-nominated Full Circle (March 2016), Wouldnât It Be Great was mainly recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tenn., with producers Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash. The album features new songs âRubyâs Stool,â âAinât No Time to Goâ and âIâm Dying for Someone to Live Forâ alongside newly recorded renditions of past compositions such as âGod Makes No Mistakes,â âCoal Minerâs Daughterâ and âDonât Come Home Aâ Drinkinâ (With Lovinâ on Your Mind).â
âI think you try to do better with every record you put out,â Loretta said in a press release. âItâs just everyday livingâand everybody wants to know, âWell, what is it about your songs that people like?â I think youâve got to tell your stories. I just think it hits everybody, you know, the songs.â
Loretta will revisit the Ryman Auditorium on August 25 and 26. Tickets go on sale April 21.
Wouldnât It Be Great Track List and Songwriters
âWouldnât It Be Greatâ (Loretta Lynn)
âRubyâs Stoolâ (Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
âIâm Dying for Someone to Live Forâ (Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
âAnother Bridge to Burnâ (Loretta Lynn, Lola Jean Dillon)
âAinât No Time to Goâ (Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell)
âGod Makes No Mistakesâ (Loretta Lynn)
âThese Ole Bluesâ (Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell)
âMy Angel Motherâ (Loretta Lynn)
âDonât Come Home Aâ Drinkin'â (Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue Wells)
âThe Big Manâ (Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
âLulie Varsâ (Traditional, arrangement by Loretta Lynn)
âDarkest Dayâ (Loretta Lynn)
âCoal Minerâs Daughterâ (Loretta Lynn)