Honky Tonk Heroes (Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn album)

Honky Tonk Heroes is the eighth collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 26, 1978, by MCA Records.^[1]

Critical reception

Billboard's review of the album in the July 8, 1978 issue said, "Twitty and Lynn release their annual duet LP that includes some of the couple's latest singles, plus some new numbers that fans will hear for the first time. Instrumentation is straight country—with a bouncy, prominent bass line, frequent burst of harmonica and a surplus of guitar: lead, bass, rhythm, and steel. Similar talents and philosophies make for a comfortable pairing for Lynn and Twitty, both on stage and on record." The review noted "I've Already Loved You in My Mind", "How High Can You Build a Fire", "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly", "We've Made It Legal", and "Live It Up" as the best cuts on the album, with a note to album dealers to "expect sales to be consistently strong."^[2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart, becoming the duo's eighth consecutive album to peak in the top 10, as well as their lowest position on the chart at the time. In Canada, the album peaked at No. 2 on the RPM Country Albums chart.

The album's only single, "From Seven Till Ten", was released in June 1978^[3] and peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, the duo's eighth single to peak in the top 10, but also their lowest position on the chart at the time. In Canada, the single peaked at No. 2 on the RPM Country Singles chart. It was backed with "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly."

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place on March 8, 14 and 15, 1978, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Three songs on the album were from previous recording sessions. "We've Made It Legal" was recorded on March 6, 1973, during a session for 1973's Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man. Two songs were from sessions for 1977's Dynamic Duo, "From Seven Till Ten" was recorded on March 15, 1977, and "How High Can You Build a Fire" was recorded on March 16, 1977.^[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"From Seven Till Ten"	Troy Seals Max D. Barnes	March 15, 1977	2:40
2.	"I've Already Loved You in My Mind"	Conway Twitty	March 8, 1978	2:45
3.	"The Last of It All"	L. E. White Lola Jean Dillon	March 14, 1978	2:26
4.	"How High Can You Build a Fire"	John Riggs	March 16, 1977	2:19
5.	"Fire of Two Old Flames"	Seals Barnes	March 8, 1978	2:50

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly"	White Lola Jean Dillon	March 14, 1978	2:29
2.	"We've Made It Legal"	Marie Wilson Sudie Calloway Lorene Mann	March 6, 1973	2:24
3.	"How Can You Keep from Lovin' (A Woman Like That)"	Dean Sanford Barnes	March 15, 1978	2:18
4.	"Live It Up"	Norris Wilson Ross Faith Pal Rakes	March 15, 1978	2:41
5.	"Country Blues"	Marilyn Allyn Joel Sonnier	March 14, 1978	2:45

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Bobby Bradley – engineer
Harold Bradley – bass
Owen Bradley – producer
Larry Boden – mastering
Carol Lee Cooper – backing vocals
Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
John Hughey – steel guitar
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Tommy "Porkchop" Markham – drums
Grady Martin – lead guitar
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Joe Mills – engineer
Bob Moore – bass
The Nashville Sounds – backing vocals
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
L. E. White – backing vocals

Charts

Album

Chart (1978)	Peak chart position
US Hot Country LP's (Billboard)^[5]	8
Canada Country Albums (RPM)	2

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position
Title	Year	US Country ^[6]	CAN Country
"From Seven Till Ten"	1978	6	2

References

^ "Honky Tonk Heroes – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
^ "Billboard - July 8, 1978" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
^ "Loretta Lynn / Conway Twitty - From Seven Till Ten". Retrieved 10 April 2019.
^ "Loretta's Recording Sess". Loretta Lynn Fan Website.
^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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Discography
Studio albums	We Only Make Believe Lead Me On Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Country Partners Feelins' United Talent Dynamic Duo Honky Tonk Heroes Diamond Duet Two's a Party
Compilation albums	Making Believe
Singles	"After the Fire Is Gone" "Lead Me On" "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" "Feelins'" "The Letter" "I Can't Love You Enough" "From Seven Till Ten"/"You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" "I Still Believe in Waltzes" "Making Believe"
Loretta Lynn albums discography Loretta Lynn singles discography Conway Twitty discography

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