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Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl is a compilation album by American country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released in 1985 via MCA Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. The album included ten previously-recorded hits by Lynn during a fifteen-year time span. All of the album's recordings were first cut on MCA/Decca Records.

Background, release and reception

Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl was part of a series of compilations MCA released by Loretta Lynn during the 1980s. A total of ten tracks were included on the album package. The songs chosen were recorded in sessions over a fifteen-year time-span between 1964 and 1980. Eight of the album's tracks had been among Lynn's biggest hits in her career. This included signature songs, such as "Coal Miner's Daughter"(1970), "You're Lookin' at Country" (1971) and "The Pill." Also included were other hits, such as "Somebody Led Me Away" (1981) and "The Home You're Tearing Down" (1965). All of the album's sessions had originally been produced by Owen Bradley, Lynn's long-time producer at MCA.

Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl had first been released in 1985 via MCA Records. It was offered as both a compact disc and an audio cassette. It was later released again On November 15, 1995 via Universal Special Products on a cassette. The album did not reach any peak positions on any music publication charts, including Billboard. It also did not spawn any singles to radio. The album was reviewed by Hank Small of Allmusic following its re-release: "Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl assembles ten tracks from Loretta Lynn's 1970s recordings for RCA , perhaps the singer's most creatively fertile period."

Track listing

CD version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coal Miner's Daughter"	Loretta Lynn	3:02
2.	"Rated "X""	Lynn	2:41
3.	"Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl"	Bobby Harden	2:58
4.	"When the Tingle Becomes a Chill"	Lola Jean Dillon	3:06
5.	"The Pill"	Lorene Allen T.D. Bayless Lynn Don McHan	2:38
6.	"Somebody Led Me Away"	Dillon	2:41
7.	"Another Man Loved Me Last Night"	Allen Peggy Sue Wells	2:41
8.	"You're Lookin' at Country"	Lynn	2:19
9.	"The Home You're Tearing Down"	Betty Sue Perry	2:44
10.	"What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)"	Lynn Teddy Wilburn	2:52
Total length:			27:22

Cassette version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coal Miner's Daughter"	Lynn	3:02
2.	"Rated "X""	Lynn	2:41
3.	"Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl"	Harden	2:58
4.	"When the Tingle Becomes a Chill"	Dillon	3:06
5.	"The Pill"	Allen Bayless Lynn McHan	2:38

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somebody Led Me Away"	Dillon	2:41
2.	"Another Man Loved Me Last Night"	Allen Wells	2:41
3.	"You're Lookin' at Country"	Lynn	2:19
4.	"The Home You're Tearing Down"	Perry	2:44
5.	"What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)"	Lynn Wilburn	2:52

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl.

Musical and technical personnel

Owen Bradley – producer
Steve Hoffman – compiled credits
Loretta Lynn – lead vocals, harmony vocals

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Canada	1985	Cassette	MCA Records
United States		Cassette
		Compact disc
	November 15, 1995	Cassette	Universal Special Products

References

"Loretta Lynn -- Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl (1985, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ Lynn, Loretta (1985). "Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl (Liner Notes and Album Information -- CD)". MCA Records.
^ "Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ "Loretta Lynn -- Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl (1985, Cassette)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
"Loretta Lynn -- Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl (1985, Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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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 Here's Loretta Singing "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
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