Blue Kentucky Girl (song)
| "Blue Kentucky Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Loretta Lynn | ||||
| from the album Blue Kentucky Girl | ||||
| B-side | "Two Steps Forward" | |||
| Released | May 22, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Mullins | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Loretta Lynn singles chronology | ||||
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| "Blue Kentucky Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Emmylou Harris | ||||
| from the album Blue Kentucky Girl | ||||
| B-side | "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" | |||
| Released | September 22, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Mullins | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
| Emmylou Harris singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
"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. Based on this version, the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1980.
Skeeter Davis recorded the song for her 1982 album Live Wire.
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