Coal Miner's Daughter (album)

Coal Miner's Daughter
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1971
RecordedMay 28, 1969–August 19, 1970
StudioBradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length28:17
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em
(1970)
Coal Miner's Daughter
(1971)
We Only Make Believe
(1971)
Singles from Coal Miner's Daughter
  1. "Coal Miner's Daughter"
    Released: October 5, 1970

Coal Miner's Daughter is the sixteenth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on January 4, 1971, by Decca Records.[1]

The title song would go on to become Lynn's signature song. The album and song's title would later be used for the name of Lynn's best-selling autobiography as well as the 1980 Oscar-winning movie starring Sissy Spacek. It was also listed at No. 440 on Rolling Stone's 2020 ranking of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[2]

  1. ^ "Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner's Daughter". Discogs. 1970.
  2. ^ "Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner's Daughter". Rolling Stone. 22 September 2020.