Our_Hearts_Are_Holding_Hands

Our Hearts Are Holding Hands

Our Hearts Are Holding Hands

1965 single by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn

"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" is a song written by Bill Anderson that was recorded as a duet by American country artists Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. The song was released as a single in 1965 and became a top 40 single on the Billboard country chart that same year. The song was released on the duo's first duet studio release.

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Background and release

"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennesee between 1964 and 1965. The sessions were produced by the studio's co-founder, Owen Bradley. Bradley was both artists' producer on the Decca record label in the 1960s also produced their first duet album together.[2]

"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" was released as a single in May 1965 via Decca Records.[3] It spent a total of 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 24 in August 1965.[4] "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" was later released on the duo's first studio album together: Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be. The record was released in August 1965, which was around the same time the single reached its peak position.[2][3]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[5]
  • "We're Not Kids Anymore" – 2:36
  • "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" – 2:33

Chart performance

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References

  1. [1]
    "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be: Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    Lynn, Loretta; Tubb, Ernest (August 2, 1965). "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
  3. [3]
    Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. [4]
    ""Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. [5]
    ""We're Not Kids Anymore" / "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" -- (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Loretta Lynn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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