50 years ago today (10/5/66), Loretta Lynn recorded “Don’t Come Home A’Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)” during an afternoon session at Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The track became Lynn’s first No. 1 hit and was the title track from her seventh studio album. “Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin'” placed at # 47 on CMT’s 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music.
The song, which was written by Lynn along with her younger sister Peggy Sue, was considered controversial at the time. Telling the story of a man who comes home drunk, Lynn sings, “You never take me anywhere because you’re always gone / Many a night I’ve laid awake and cried, dear, all alone / And you come in a’ kissin’ on me, it happens every time / No, don’t come home a’ drinkin’ with lovin’ on your mind.”
Listen to the classic track taken from the original vinyl….
