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If You're Not Gone Too Long

"If You're Not Gone Too Long"
Single by Loretta Lynn
from the album Singin' with Feelin'
B-side "A Man I Hardly Know"
Released May 1967
Format 7" single
Recorded January 18, 1967
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre Honky tonk country
Length 2:36
Label Decca
Songwriter(s) Wanda Ballman
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn singles chronology
"To Heck with Ole Santa Claus"
(1966)
"If You're Not Gone Too Long"
(1967)
"What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)"
(1967)
"To Heck with Ole Santa Claus"
(1966)
"If You're Not Gone Too Long"
(1967)
"What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)"
(1967)

"If You're Not Gone Too Long" is a song written by Wanda Ballman that was originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in May 1967 via Decca Records.

"If You're Not Gone Too Long" was recorded at the Bradley's Barn on January 18, 1967. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the session was produced by renowned country music producer Owen Bradley. Three additional tracks were recorded during this session.

The song was covered by American country artist Reba McEntire for a tribute to Lynn in 2010 entitled Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn.

"If You're Not Gone Too Long" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles survey in 1967. The song became her tenth top ten single under the Decca recording label. It was included on her studio album, Singin' with Feelin' (1967).


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