Loretta Lynn Album: “All Time Greatest Hits”

Along with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn rates as one of the true Queens of Country Music (how they rank is pretty much up to you). Under the guidance of producer Owen Bradley, Loretta Lynn's early records at Decca were very much in the traditional female country vein. "Success," "The Other Woman," "Wine Women And Song," and "Blue Kentucky Girl" were the initial hits and all have a subservient theme (only "Wine Women And Song" is included here as the lead-off track). 1965's "You Ain't Woman Enough" and 1966's "Don't Come Home A Drinkin'" drastically altered that subservient persona. These feisty declarations were also the first hits Lynn wrote at Decca.

From 1967 - 1971, Lynn was at her commercial and artistic peak. She wrote most of her hits during this period and no subject appears to have been off-limits. "Fist City" finds Lynn willing to get physical to keep her man while "Rated X" discusses the stigma placed on divorced on women. "One's On The Way" humorously poked at the drudgeries of being a housewife with a lot of kids. Country pride also played a prominent role in Lynn's music during this era with "Coal Miner's Daughter," which would become Lynn's signature song.

All Time Greatest Hits also includes five of Lynn's best duets with longtime singing partner Conway Twitty. They help contribute to my decision to give this 22 track set the nod over the 16 track Country Music Hall Of Fame set among single disc sets. The three-disc box set Honky Tonk Girl, however, is the only Lynn collection that really does her legendary career justice.

This is an incredible album by an incredible woman. She has got it. I Love the songs You ain't woman Enough to Take my man,After the fire is gone,and Rated X, but my Favorite is Fist City.She is an amazing singer and a Great country artist. These songs are about real life, her life. She just spells it out for you, you don't have to guess What she's Talkin' about. That's what I Like. She gives it to you straight and you better believe that She knows What she's talkin' about.

Well there are some good song on this. It's not the best single CD there is of Loretta Lynn. There is only 22 song on this one. Where as the Definitive Collection has 25 songs on it. So I would recemmoned the Definitive Collection over this one. This one is missing 3 songs that the Definitive Collection has. And those song are: Blue Kentucky Girl, You're Lookin' At Country, and The Pill. They are all on the Definitive Collection and not on this Collection. So I HIGHLY RECEMMONED the Definitve Collection.

love all of her music. she had a voice that would take your breathe away. would definitely recommend this to people who love old country music.

This is an awesome collection of Loretta Lynn's hits. A must have for any Loretta/Country music fan.