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Full Circle is no accidental title for this, Loretta Lynn's first album after a 12-year break. Released as Lynn approaches her 83rd birthday, Full Circle not only deliberately returns the country legend to her Kentucky roots, it's constructed as a summation of her life. It opens with the first song she ever wrote -- a lovelorn waltz called "Whispering Sea" -- and runs through old folk tunes she sang as a child, revisits hits she had in her prime, and adds new tunes to her repertoire, all the while acknowledging that she's closer to the end of her life than the beginning. It's a weighty concept directed by co-producers John Carter Cash and Lynn's daughter Patsy Lynn Reynolds, two scions of country royalty keenly aware of the nuances of legacy and tradition. Cash and Reynolds began recording Lynn back in 2007, stockpiling hundreds of songs in the ensuing eight years. Full Circle is culled from those sessions, and while there certainly must be many equally compelling tunes lying in the vaults, the album benefits from its canny construction, touching upon so many aspects of Lynn's multi-faceted art without lingering on any single part. One of the record's attributes is its clean, simple sound. Spare but never skeletal, the record feels intimate but never haunted; it feels as if Lynn is playing songs for old friends in her living room, relying on beloved tunes and well-told stories. If there's possibly a slight contrivance in the reliance on songs about death -- good as they are, "Who's Gonna Miss Me?" and "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" put perhaps too fine a point upon her eventual passing -- these clear-eyed ruminations never feel ghoulish due to that straight-ahead sound. As produced by her daughter and family friend, Lynn is in good, trusting hands who wish to present her at her best and, more or less, that's precisely what Full Circle offers.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Spoken Word, Composer, Lyricist - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Laura Weber Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Ronnie McCoury, Mandolin - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sammy Fain, Composer - Paul Francis Webster, Lyricist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Laura Weber Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer - Ronnie McCoury, Mandolin - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Lola Jean Dillon, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Laura Weber Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Shawn Camp, Mandolin - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - A.P. Carter, Composer, Lyricist - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Shawn Camp, Acoustic Guitar - Mark Fain, Bass - Sam Bush, Mandolin - John Randall - Ronnie Bowman - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Shawn Camp, Acoustic Guitar - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass - Laura Weber Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Jeff White - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - John J.R. Christopher, Composer, Lyricist - Mark James, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Wayne Carson, Composer, Lyricist - Laura Weber Cash, Fiddle - Shawn Camp, Acoustic Guitar - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - T. Graham Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Bruce Burch, Composer, Lyricist - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass - Ted Hewitt, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Laura Weber Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer - Tony Harrell, Piano
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Shawn Camp, Acoustic Guitar - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer - Mark Fain, Bass - Sam Bush, Mandolin - John Randall - Ronnie Bowman
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Taylor, Composer - Bob Musel, Lyricist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Laura Weber Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Ronnie McCoury, Mandolin - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Pat McLaughlin, Mandolin - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Shawn Camp, Acoustic Guitar - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Mike Bubb, Bass - Ronnie Bowman - John Randall - Laura Weber Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - A. P. Carter, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Will Smith, Harp - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Elvis Costello, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Loretta Lynn feat. Elvis Costello, Associated Performer - Todd Snider, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Randy Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar - Laura Weber Cash, Fiddle - Shawn Camp, Acoustic Guitar - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Jamie Hartford, Electric Guitar - Rick Lonow, Drums - Dennis Crouch, Bass - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Loretta Lynn, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Willie Nelson, Associated Performer - Loretta Lynn with Willie Nelson, Associated Performer - Mark Marchetti, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff White, Acoustic Guitar - Laura Cash, Acoustic Guitar - Shawn Camp, Mandolin - Dennis Crouch, Bass - Patsy Lynn Russell, Producer - John Carter Cash, Producer - Chuck Turner, Engineer - Trey Call, Engineer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Full Circle is no accidental title for this, Loretta Lynn's first album after a 12-year break. Released as Lynn approaches her 83rd birthday, Full Circle not only deliberately returns the country legend to her Kentucky roots, it's constructed as a summation of her life. It opens with the first song she ever wrote -- a lovelorn waltz called "Whispering Sea" -- and runs through old folk tunes she sang as a child, revisits hits she had in her prime, and adds new tunes to her repertoire, all the while acknowledging that she's closer to the end of her life than the beginning. It's a weighty concept directed by co-producers John Carter Cash and Lynn's daughter Patsy Lynn Reynolds, two scions of country royalty keenly aware of the nuances of legacy and tradition. Cash and Reynolds began recording Lynn back in 2007, stockpiling hundreds of songs in the ensuing eight years. Full Circle is culled from those sessions, and while there certainly must be many equally compelling tunes lying in the vaults, the album benefits from its canny construction, touching upon so many aspects of Lynn's multi-faceted art without lingering on any single part. One of the record's attributes is its clean, simple sound. Spare but never skeletal, the record feels intimate but never haunted; it feels as if Lynn is playing songs for old friends in her living room, relying on beloved tunes and well-told stories. If there's possibly a slight contrivance in the reliance on songs about death -- good as they are, "Who's Gonna Miss Me?" and "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" put perhaps too fine a point upon her eventual passing -- these clear-eyed ruminations never feel ghoulish due to that straight-ahead sound. As produced by her daughter and family friend, Lynn is in good, trusting hands who wish to present her at her best and, more or less, that's precisely what Full Circle offers.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:15
- Main artists: Loretta Lynn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 2016 Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
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