Blue Kentucky Girl (song)
Appearance
"Blue Kentucky Girl" | ||||
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Single by Loretta Lynn | ||||
from the album Blue Kentucky Girl | ||||
B-side | "Two Steps Forward" | |||
Released | 22 May 1965 | |||
Recorded | 14 October 1964 Bradley Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Mullins | |||
Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
Loretta Lynn singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Kentucky Girl" is a 1965 song by country singer Loretta Lynn and is the title track from her fourth studio album Blue Kentucky Girl. It went to number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country singles chart.
Emmylou Harris version
[change | change source]"Blue Kentucky Girl" | ||||
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Single by Emmylou Harris | ||||
from the album Blue Kentucky Girl | ||||
B-side | "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" | |||
Released | 22 September 1979 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Mullins | |||
Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
Emmylou Harris singles chronology | ||||
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In 1979, Emmylou Harris covered Blue Kentucky Girl for her sixth studio album Blue Kentucky Girl. It went to number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country singles chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1980.