I Remember Patsy

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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
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]

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.

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 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 with the record's producer, Owen Bradley.^{[4][unreliable source][dead link][5]}

• 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

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Peak position
1977	Country Albums[6]	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

• I Remember Patsy at Discogs (list of releases)
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