Blue Kentucky Girl (song)

"Blue Kentucky Girl" is a song written by Johnny Mullins, and originally recorded by American country music artist Loretta Lynn. It was released in May 1965 as the first single and title track from the album Blue Kentucky Girl. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"Blue Kentucky Girl"
Single by Loretta Lynn
from the album Blue Kentucky Girl
B-side"Two Steps Forward"
Released22 May 1965
Recorded14 October 1964
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Johnny Mullins
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn singles chronology
"Happy Birthday"
(1965)
"Blue Kentucky Girl"
(1965)
"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands"
(1965)

Chart performance

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Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 7

Emmylou Harris version

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"Blue Kentucky Girl"
Single by Emmylou Harris
from the album Blue Kentucky Girl
B-side"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"
Released22 September 1979
GenreCountry
Length3:21
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)Johnny Mullins
Producer(s)Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris singles chronology
"Save the Last Dance for Me"
(1979)
"Blue Kentucky Girl"
(1979)
"Beneath Still Waters"
(1980)

"Blue Kentucky Girl" was also a single for American country music artist Emmylou Harris. Harris' version released in September 1979 as the second single and title track from her album Blue Kentucky Girl. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[3] Based on this version, the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1980.

Chart performance

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 7

Other versions

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Skeeter Davis recorded the song for her 1982 album Live Wire.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 209.
  2. ^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 152.
  4. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.