Blue-Eyed Kentucky Girl (CD - 1976)

Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl assembles ten tracks from Loretta Lynn's 1970s recordings for RCA, perhaps the singer's most creatively fertile period; highlights include "Rated 'X'," "When the Tingle Becomes a Chill" and the perennial "Coal Miner's Daughter." ~ Hank Small

A sort-of greatest hits package focusing on '70s work, and as such not the definitive Loretta Lynn collection--with only 10 tracks, how could it be? Nevertheless, BLUE-EYED KENTUCKY GIRL isn't a bad introduction to one of country's all-time greats.

Along with signature songs ("Coal Miner's Daughter," "The Pill," the anthemic "You're Lookin' at Country"), there's also her self-penned, and very funny, don't-dress-like-a-slut rant "Rated X" and the genuinely touching "The Home You're Tearing Down." Not the whole story, obviously, but worth a listen anyway. minimize