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"The Pill", written by Lorene Allen, Don McHan, T. D. Bayless, and Loretta Lynn, is a comic-tinged song about birth control.The song tells a story of a wife who is upset about her husband getting her pregnant year after year, but is now happy because she can control her own reproductive choices because she has "the pill" (which had been introduced in 1960).
The album peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart and No. 182 on the Billboard Top LP's and Tape chart.. The album's only single, "The Pill", was released in January 1975 [5] and peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100, despite being banned by a number of radio stations.
While the 1975 ode to birth control is considered a pillar of country music, it remains all but absent on classic country radio.
The same year, "One's on the Way" became Lynn's fifth number one single, later followed by "Rated "X"" (1972), "Love Is the Foundation" (1973), and "Trouble in Paradise" (1974). [2] "The Pill" (1975) reached number five on the country songs chart and was her highest-charting solo single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number seventy.
Dig into Loretta Lynn's storytelling with nine crucial songs from her six-decade career, from "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" to "The Pill."
Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter is a current contestant on “American Idol,” adding another layer of interest to this year’s competition. But Emmy Russell says she’s determined ...
Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, on April 14, 1932. [3] She was the oldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959).
Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 10, 1968, by Decca Records . [ 1 ] The album is made up of Lynn's biggest hits from 1962 to 1967.