1969 studio album by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn If We Put Our Heads Together Studio album by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn Released| June 9, 1969 Recorded| February 18–April 1, 1969 Studio| Bradley's Barn (Mount Juliet) Genre| Country Length| 28:03 Label| Decca Producer| Owen Bradley Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn chronology | Singin' Again (1967) | If We Put Our Heads Together (1969) | | | Ernest Tubb chronology | Let's Turn Back the Years (1969) | If We Put Our Heads Together (1969) | Saturday Satan Sunday Saint (1969) | | Loretta Lynn chronology | Your Squaw Is on the Warpath (1969) | If We Put Our Heads Together (1969) | Woman of the World/To Make a Man (1969) | | Singles from If We Put Our Heads Together 1. "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?" Released: May 5, 1969 2. "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)" Released: September 29, 1969 If We Put Our Heads Together is the third and final collaborative studio album by American country music artists Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 9, 1969, by Decca Records.[1] ## Contents * 1 Critical reception * 2 Commercial performance * 3 Recording * 4 Track listing * 5 Personnel * 6 Charts * 7 References ## Critical reception[edit] Professional ratingsReview scores Source| Rating AllMusic| [2] The review published in the June 21, 1969 issue of Billboard said, "This is must merchandise for the dealer. Devotees of country music will find it very difficult to lay this package down inasmuch as the combined sales power of Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn is tremendous. They do some great duets, including the hit single, "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" and "Let's Wait a Little Longer", "That Odd Couple" and others."[3] Cashbox published a review in the June 28 issue which said, "The dynamic duo of Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn return for their third LP which spotlights the twosome performing their latest chart rising single in addition to other fine ballad and up tempo delights. Included, besides the title track, are "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?", "Holding on to Nothing", "Chased You Till You Caught Me", "Let the World Keep on a Turnin'", "That Odd Couple" and five more. Fine set."[4] ## Commercial performance[edit] The album peaked on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart at No. 19. The first single from the album, "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?", was released in May 1969[5] and peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The second single, "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)", was released in September 1969[6] and did not chart. ## Recording[edit] Recording of the album took place over three sessions at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, beginning on February 18, 1969. Two additional sessions followed on March 11 and April 1.[7] ## Track listing[edit] Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Recording date| Length | | | | 1.| "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?"| * Johnny Tillotson * Teddy Wilburn | February 18, 1969| 2:12 2.| "Holding on to Nothing"| Jerry Chesnut| March 11, 1969| 2:33 3.| "Somewhere Between"| * Merle Haggard * Bonnie Owens | March 11, 1969| 2:45 4.| "I Chased You Till You Caught Me"| Wayne D. Walker| February 18, 1969| 2:18 5.| "Let's Wait a Little Longer"| * Curly Putman * Billy Sherrill | March 11, 1969| 3:15 6.| "Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)"| Wayne Kemp| April 1, 1969| 2:15 Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Recording date| Length | | | | 1.| "Let the World Keep on Turnin'"| Buck Owens| April 1, 1969| 2:07 2.| "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)"| * Lorene Allen * Loretta Lynn | February 18, 1969| 3:12 3.| "That Odd Couple"| Betty Amos| April 1, 1969| 1:56 4.| "Touch and Go"| Darrell Statler| April 1, 1969| 2:48 5.| "I Won't Cheat Again on You (If You Won't Cheat on Me)"| Milton L. Brown| February 18, 1969| 2:42 ## Personnel[edit] Adapted from the album liner notes and Decca recording session records.[7] * Harold Bradley – drums * Owen Bradley – producer * Steve Chapman – guitar * Buddy Charleton – steel guitar * Floyd Cramer – piano * Erroll Jernigan – fiddle * Loretta Lynn – lead vocals * Billy Parker – guitar * Hargus Robbins – piano * Noel Stanley – bass * Ernest Tubb – lead vocals * James Wilkerson – drums ## Charts[edit] Album Chart (1969) | Peak position | US Hot Country LP's (Billboard)[8] | 19 Singles Title | Year | Peak position | | Country [9] "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out?" | 1969 | 18 "If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do)" | — ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn – If We Put Our Heads Together". Discogs. 2. ^ If We Put Our Heads Together at AllMusic 3. ^ "Billboard - June 21, 1969" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2018. 4. ^ "Cashbox - June 28, 1969" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. Retrieved 18 April 2019. 5. ^ "Billboard - May 17, 1969" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2019. 6. ^ "Billboard - October 11, 1969" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2019. 7. ^ a b "Loretta's Recording Sess". LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE. 8. ^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018. 9. ^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018. * v * t * e Loretta Lynn * Albums * Singles * Discography with Conway Twitty * Awards and Nominations Studio albums| * Loretta Lynn Sings * Before I'm Over You * Songs from My Heart.... * Blue Kentucky Girl * Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be * Hymns * I Like 'Em Country * You Ain't Woman Enough * Country Christmas * Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) * Singin' Again * Singin' with Feelin' * Who Says God Is Dead! * Fist City * Your Squaw Is on the Warpath * If We Put Our Heads Together * Woman of the World/To Make a Man * Wings Upon Your Horns * Coal Miner's Daughter * I Wanna Be Free * You're Lookin' at Country * One's on the Way * God Bless America Again * Here I Am Again * Entertainer of the Year * Love Is the Foundation * They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy * Back to the Country * Home * When the Tingle Becomes a Chill * Somebody Somewhere * I Remember Patsy * Out of My Head and Back in My Bed * We've Come a Long Way, Baby * Loretta * Lookin' Good * I Lie * Making Love from Memory * Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You * Just a Woman * Who Was That Stranger * Honky Tonk Angels * Making More Memories * All Time Gospel Favorites * Still Country * Van Lear Rose * Full Circle * White Christmas Blue * Wouldn't It Be Great * Still Woman Enough Compilation albums| * Here's Loretta Lynn * Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits * Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em * Alone with You * Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits Vol. II * Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl * All-Time Greatest Hits Live albums| * On the Road with Loretta and the Coal Miners * Live from the Wheeling Jamboree Film, television & tributes| * Coal Miner's Daughter * Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn * Country Music * Patsy & Loretta Related artists| * Patsy Cline * Dolly Parton * Conway Twitty * Ernest Tubb * Jack White * The Wilburn Brothers * Tammy Wynette Family| * Crystal Gayle * The Lynns * Oliver Lynn * Peggy Sue * Jay Lee Webb Related articles| * Amateur Championship * Butcher Hollow, Kentucky * Grand Ole Opry * Hurricane Mills, Tennessee * Still Woman Enough * Sissy Spacek Category * v * t * e Ernest Tubb Singles| * "Walking the Floor Over You" * "Try Me One More Time" * "Soldier's Last Letter" * "It's Been So Long Darling" * "Rainbow at Midnight" * "Filipino Baby" * "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" * "I'm Biting My Fingernails and Thinking of You" * "Slippin' Around" * "Tennessee Border No. 2" * "Letters Have No Arms" * "I Love You Because" * "Goodnight, Irene" * "Thanks a Lot" * "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" Albums| * The Daddy of 'Em All (1957) * The Importance of Being Ernest (1959) * Ernest Tubb Record Shop (1960) * Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadours (1960) * Midnight Jamboree (1960) * All Time Hits (1960) * Golden Favorites (1961) * On Tour (1962) * Just Call Me Lonesome (1963) * The Family Bible (1963) * Thanks a Lot (1964) * Blue Christmas (1964) * Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be (1965) * Singin' Again (1967) * Country Hit Time (1968) * Ernest Tubb Sings Hank Williams (1968) * Let's Turn Back the Years (1969) * If We Put Our Heads Together (1969) * If We Put Our Heads Together (1969) * Saturday Satan Sunday Saint (1969) * Good Year for the Wine (1970) * One Sweet Hello (1971) * Say Something Nice to Sarah (1972) * Baby It's So Hard to Be Good (1972) * I've Got All the Heartaches I Can Handle (1973) * Ernest Tubb (1975) Compilations| * The Definitive Collection * The Ernest Tubb Story * The Legend and the Legacy * Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello * Walking the Floor Over You * Yellow Rose of Texas Related articles| * Discography Authority control | * MusicBrainz release group | *[No.]: Number *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template