I Wanna Be Free | ||||
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Studio album by Loretta Lynn | ||||
Released | May 3, 1971 | |||
Recorded | May 14, 1969—Mar. 30, 1971 | |||
Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 28:50 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
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I Wanna Be Free is the sixteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on May 3, 1971, by Decca Records.
The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 110 on the Billboard 200. The single, "I Wanna Be Free", peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and also made the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 94.
Recording sessions for the album began on November 25, 1970, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. Two additional sessions followed on March 29 and March 30, 1971. Four songs on the album were recorded during earlier sessions for other albums. "I'm One Man's Woman" was recorded on May 14, 1969, during sessions for 1969's Woman of the World/To Make a Man. "Drive You Out of My Mind" was recorded during the October 2, 1969 session for 1970's Wings Upon Your Horns. "If I Never Love Again (It Will Be Too Soon)" and "When You Leave My World" were recorded during sessions for 1970's Coal Miner's Daughter, on April 9 and July 14, 1970, respectively.
Album – Billboard (North America)
Singles – Billboard (North America)