| Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn | |
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09) |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 35:18 |
| Label | Columbia |
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| Singles from Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn | |
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Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn is a tribute album compiled by various music artists that is dedicated to country music iconLoretta Lynn. It was released in theUnited States on November 9, 2010 throughColumbia Records.[1] The release celebrates Lynn's 50th anniversary in the music industry.[2]
The album features cover songs from Lynn's back catalogue by various artists, including a duet on "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" byAlan Jackson andMartina McBride, andGretchen Wilson's cover of "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)."[2] Non-country artists on the release include the rock bandParamore who covered "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)," andKid Rock who covered "I Know How."[3][4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| American Songwriter | [6] |
| The Boston Globe | ()[7] |
| Country Weekly | [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[9] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [10] |
| Paste Magazine | (7.0)[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Roughstock | [13] |
The album debuted at number 14 on theBillboard Top Country albums chart and #46 on theBillboard Top 200 Albums chart selling 24,000 copies in the first week.
Upon its release,Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[14] AtMetacritic, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received anaverage score of 74, based on 8 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[14]
Rick Moore withAmerican Songwriter gave the release a 4 star rating, saying "Though not every performance sets the house on fire, everybody’s heart is in the right place", and calledReba McEntire andThe Time Jumpers's rendition of "If You’re not Gone Too Long", "the musical high point of the album".[6] James Reed withThe Boston Globe gave it a mixed review, saying "too many of the musicians pay their respects without adding anything interesting to the songs" but was also in high praise ofReba McEntire andThe Time Jumpers's rendition of "If You’re Not Gone Too Long".[7]
Jody Rosen withRolling Stone gave it a 3½ rating, saying it had "a steely spine" and largely criticizedKid Rock's rendition of "I Know How", saying "He doesn't know how (to sing this song), but his heart's in the right place".[12] Jessica Phillips withCountry Weekly gave it a 4 star rating, notingLee Ann Womack’s,Gretchen Wilson's andCarrie Underwood's cover on the record.[8] Dan MacIntosh with Roughstock also gave the release a 4 star rating, praisingCarrie Underwood's performance, calling it "one of the best, straight country performances we’ve heard all year long".[13]Sony Music released "Coal Miner's Daughter" as recorded with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert as a single and video. When the single charted on the Billboard singles chart it made Lynn the first female country recording artist to chart singles in six decades. The video was a top ten hit as voted by the fans on the GAC Top Twenty Video Countdown Show. Lynn, Crow and Lambert we're also nominated for a Country Music association, Academy of Country Music and CMT Video awards for this release. On the GAC Top 50 Videos of 2011 the video ranked #32. On the 2010 CMA Awards Loretta Lynn was honored for her 50-year career and the three women performed "Coal Miner's Daughter" on the awards telecast.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" | Loretta Lynn | Gretchen Wilson | 2:12 |
| 2. | "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" | Lynn | Lee Ann Womack | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Rated 'X'" | Lynn | The White Stripes | 2:50 |
| 4. | "You're Lookin' at Country" | Lynn | Carrie Underwood | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" | Becki Bluefield, Jim Owen | Alan Jackson andMartina McBride | 3:01 |
| 6. | "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" | Lynn | Paramore | 2:15 |
| 7. | "Love Is the Foundation" | William Cody Hall | Faith Hill | 2:38 |
| 8. | "After the Fire Is Gone" | L.E. White | Steve Earle andAllison Moorer | 2:52 |
| 9. | "If You're Not Gone Too Long" | Wanda Ballman | Reba McEntire featuringThe Time Jumpers | 3:22 |
| 10. | "I Know How" | Lynn | Kid Rock | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" | Lola Jean Dillon | Lucinda Williams | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Coal Miner's Daughter" | Lynn | Loretta Lynn,Sheryl Crow andMiranda Lambert | 3:11 |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200 | 46 |
| USBillboardTop Country Albums | 14 |
