Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be (album)

Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be is the first collaborative studio album by American country music singers Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. It was released on August 2, 1965, by Decca Records.

Critical reception

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Billboard published a review in the issue dated August 14, 1965, which said, "This album pairing two of the greatest names in country music, Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn, should be a great sales explosion. "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be", a real tearjerker, is combined with the classic "A Dear John Letter" and the country hit "Just Between the Two of Us". All standouts."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart dated October 9, 1965. It would later peak at No. 13 on the chart dated October 30. The album would spend a total of 10 weeks on the chart.

The album's first single, "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be", was released in June 1964 and peaking at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, the biggest hit the duo would achieve. The second single, "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands", was released in May 1965 and peaked at No. 24.

Recording

Recording for the album took place over four sessions at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, beginning on March 10, 1964. Three additional sessions followed on January 12, 18, and 19, 1965.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be"	Billy Joe Deaton	March 10, 1964	2:41
2.	"I'll Just Call You Darlin'"	Johnny Colmus	March 10, 1964	2:25
3.	"I Reached for the Wine"	Joyce Ann Allsup	January 18, 1965	2:39
4.	"My Past Brought Me to You (Your Past Brought You to Me)"	Bill Brock	January 18, 1965	2:45
5.	"Are You Mine"	Don Grashey Jim Armmadeo Myrna Petrunka	January 12, 1965	2:41
6.	"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands"	Bill Anderson	January 19, 1965	2:36

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Keep Those Cards and Letter Coming In"	Harlan Howard	January 19, 1965	1:55
2.	"Just Between the Two of Us"	Liz Anderson	January 12, 1965	2:51
3.	"We're Not Kids Anymore"	Loretta Lynn	January 19, 1965	2:40
4.	"Love Was Right Here All the Time"	Billy Henson Charles Snoddy	March 10, 1964	2:30
5.	"Two in the Cold"	Ellen Reeves	March 10, 1964	2:36
6.	"A Dear John Letter"	Billy Barton Lewis Talley Fuzzy Owen	January 18, 1965	2:37

Personnel

Adapted from the Decca recording session records.

Owen Bradley – producer
Buddy Charleton – steel guitar
Jack Drake – bass
Jack Greene – drums
Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
Bill Pursell – piano
Leon Rhodes – guitar
Jerry Shook – guitar
Cal Smith – guitar
Jerry Smith – piano
Ernest Tubb – lead vocals, liner notes

Charts

Album

Chart (1965)	Peak position
US Hot Country Albums (Billboard)	13

Singles

Title	Year	Peak position
Title	Year	US Country	CAN Country
"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be"	1964	11	4
"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands"	1965	24	—

References

"Ernest Tubb And Loretta Lynn – Mr. And Mrs. Used To Be". Discogs.
Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be at AllMusic
"Billboard Magazine - August 14, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
"Billboard - July 4, 1964" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
"Billboard - May 22, 1965" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Loretta's Recording Sess - LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE". lorettalynnfan.net. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
"Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
"Loretta Lynn Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

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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 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
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
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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
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