The June 19, 1976 issue of Billboard carried a review which called the album "Another set of solid country songs from this favorite twosome, includes their latest single, "The Letter". Owen Bradley produces with his usual flair and a preference for unadulterated arrangements. Lynn and Twitty always seem to bring out the best in each other — and the cross-fertilization of talent sounds best on numbers such as "Just Lead the Way". It's doubtful if the Bellamy Brothers' hit "Let Your Love Flow" will ever sound more country than it does at the hands of Loretta and Conway. Lynn and Twitty make no concessions here for any pop audience — it's country to the core as typified by Wayne Kemp's "Barroom Habits" and Vic McAlpin's "I'm Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel". The review noted "The Letter", "Just Lead the Way", "Barroom Habits", "I'm Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel", and "We'll Finish Up Falling In Love" as the best cuts on the album, with a note to dealers saying that Twitty and Lynn are "an ever-popular duo with a loyal legion of fans."[3]
Cashbox published a review in the June 26, 1976 issue, which called the album "An excellent vehicle conveying the award-winning sound of two of country music’s greatest." The review also noted "Just Lead the Way" and "We’re Caught Between a Love and a Love Affair" as their favorites.[4]
Commercial performanceedit
The album peaked at No. 1 on the US BillboardHot Country LP's chart, the duo's fourth consecutive album to top the chart.
The album's only single, "The Letter", was released in May 1976[5] and peaked at No. 3 on the US BillboardHot Country Singles chart, the duo's first single to not top the chart. However, in Canada, the single peaked at No. 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart, the duo's fourth chart-topping song in that country.
Recordingedit
Recording sessions for the album took place on April 13–15, 1976, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. "I'm Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel" was recorded on April 5, 1973, during a session for 1973's Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man.[6]
united, talent, sixth, collaborative, studio, album, conway, twitty, loretta, lynn, released, june, 1976, records, studio, album, conway, twitty, loretta, lynnreleasedjune, 1976recordedapril, 1973, april, 1976studiobradley, barn, mount, juliet, tennessee, genr. United Talent is the sixth collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn It was released on June 7 1976 by MCA Records 2 United TalentStudio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta LynnReleasedJune 7 1976RecordedApril 5 1973 April 15 1976StudioBradley s Barn Mount Juliet Tennessee GenreCountryLength24 42LabelMCAProducerOwen BradleyConway Twitty and Loretta Lynn chronologyFeelins 1975 United Talent 1976 Dynamic Duo 1977 Conway Twitty chronologyNow and Then 1976 United Talent 1976 Play Guitar Play 1977 Loretta Lynn chronologyWhen the Tingle Becomes a Chill 1976 United Talent 1976 Somebody Somewhere 1976 Singles from United Talent The Letter Released May 31 1976 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Commercial performance 3 Recording 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Album 5 2 Singles 6 ReferencesCritical reception editThe June 19 1976 issue of Billboard carried a review which called the album Another set of solid country songs from this favorite twosome includes their latest single The Letter Owen Bradley produces with his usual flair and a preference for unadulterated arrangements Lynn and Twitty always seem to bring out the best in each other and the cross fertilization of talent sounds best on numbers such as Just Lead the Way It s doubtful if the Bellamy Brothers hit Let Your Love Flow will ever sound more country than it does at the hands of Loretta and Conway Lynn and Twitty make no concessions here for any pop audience it s country to the core as typified by Wayne Kemp s Barroom Habits and Vic McAlpin s I m Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel The review noted The Letter Just Lead the Way Barroom Habits I m Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel and We ll Finish Up Falling In Love as the best cuts on the album with a note to dealers saying that Twitty and Lynn are an ever popular duo with a loyal legion of fans 3 Cashbox published a review in the June 26 1976 issue which called the album An excellent vehicle conveying the award winning sound of two of country music s greatest The review also noted Just Lead the Way and We re Caught Between a Love and a Love Affair as their favorites 4 Commercial performance editThe album peaked at No 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP s chart the duo s fourth consecutive album to top the chart The album s only single The Letter was released in May 1976 5 and peaked at No 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart the duo s first single to not top the chart However in Canada the single peaked at No 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart the duo s fourth chart topping song in that country Recording editRecording sessions for the album took place on April 13 15 1976 at Bradley s Barn in Mount Juliet Tennessee I m Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel was recorded on April 5 1973 during a session for 1973 s Louisiana Woman Mississippi Man 6 Track listing editSide oneNo TitleWriter s Recording dateLength1 The Letter Charles HaneyConway TwittyApril 15 19762 532 Just Lead the Way Jimmie PetersMark McNairApril 13 19762 163 Let Your Love Flow Larry E WilliamsApril 15 19762 354 God Bless America Again Bobby BareBoyce HawkinsApril 15 19763 145 Run Through the Wringer Gail BinghamOlen BinghamApril 14 19762 29 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Recording dateLength1 Barroom Habits Wayne KempApril 13 19762 282 We re Caught Between a Love and a Love Affair L E WhiteLola Jean DillonApril 14 19762 153 I m Gonna Roll You Like a Wheel Vic McAlpinApril 5 19732 004 We ll Finish Up Falling in Love Gene DobbinsJohnny WilsonApril 14 19762 025 The Only Way Around It Is Right Through the Middle Bobby L HardenApril 13 19762 30Charts editAlbum edit Chart 1976 Peak chartposition US Hot Country LP s Billboard 7 1 Singles edit Title Year Peak chartposition USCountry 8 CANCountry The Letter 1976 3 1References edit United Talent at AllMusic Conway Twitty amp Loretta Lynn United Talent Discogs 1976 Billboard June 19 1976 PDF American Radio History Billboard Retrieved 9 April 2019 Cashbox June 26 1978 PDF American Radio History Cashbox Retrieved 9 April 2019 Loretta Lynn And Conway Twitty The Letter Retrieved 9 April 2019 Loretta s Recording Sess LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE Loretta Lynn Chart History Hot Country Albums Billboard Retrieved 8 July 2018 Loretta Lynn Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Retrieved 8 July 2018 nbsp This 1970s country music album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Talent amp oldid 1168110749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
