1. I'm a Honky Tonk Girl - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
2. Whispering Sea - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
3. Success - Loretta Lynn, Mullins, Johnny
4. Before I'm over You - Loretta Lynn, Perry, Betty Sue
5. The Other Woman - Loretta Lynn, Perry, Betty Sue
6. This Haunted House - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
7. Wine, Women and Song - Loretta Lynn, Perry, Betty Sue
8. Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be - Loretta Lynn, Deaton, Joe
9. Happy Birthday - Loretta Lynn, Kitson, Ron
10. Blue Kentucky Girl - Loretta Lynn, Mullins, John
11. Our Hearts Are Holding Hands - Loretta Lynn, Anderson, Bill [1]
12. The Home You're Tearin' Down - Loretta Lynn, Perry, Betty Sue
13. Dear Uncle Sam - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
14. You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
15. A Man I Hardly Know - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
16. Talking to the Wall - Loretta Lynn, McPherson, Warner
17. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Loretta Lynn, Hazlewood, Lee
18. The Darkest Day - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
19. The Devil Gets His Due - Loretta Lynn, Statler, Darrell
20. The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight - Loretta Lynn, Mize, Billy
21. Tommorow Never Comes - Loretta Lynn, Tubb, Ernest
22. If Loneliness Can Kill Me - Loretta Lynn, Henson, Bill
23. Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
24. There Goes My Everything - Loretta Lynn, Frazier, Dallas
25. If You're Not Gone Too Long - Loretta Lynn, Ballman, Wanda
26. What Kind of Girl (Do You Think I Am?) - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
27. Who Says God Is Dead! - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
28. Fist City - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
29. You've Just Stepped In - Loretta Lynn, Trowbridge, Don
30. Your Squaw Is on the Warpath - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
31. Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone) - Loretta Lynn, Higgins, Sharon
32. Love L-O-V-E - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
33. Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out - Loretta Lynn, Cosenza, Lucille
34. Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
35. You Wanna Give Me a Lift - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
36. Wings Upon Your Horns - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
37. The One You Need - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
38. Deep as Your Pocket - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
39. Crazy Out of My Mind - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
40. I Know How - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
41. After the Fire Is Gone - Loretta Lynn, White, L.E.
42. Lead Me On - Loretta Lynn, Copeland, Leon Chas
43. I Wanna Be Free - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
44. You're Lookin' at Country - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
45. One's on the Way - Loretta Lynn, Silverstein, Shel
46. Rated X - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
47. Back Street Affair - Loretta Lynn, Rule, Jimmy
48. Blueberry Hill - Loretta Lynn, Lewis, Al [1]
49. The Morning After Baby Let Me Down - Loretta Lynn, Griff, Ray
50. It'll Feel Good When It Quits Hurtin' - Loretta Lynn, Tackitt, Shirley
51. Here I Am Again - Loretta Lynn, Silverstein, Shel
52. The Pill - Loretta Lynn, Lynn, Loretta
53. Ain't It Funny - Loretta Lynn, Lee, Tracy
54. Love Is the Foundation - Loretta Lynn, Hall, William [2] C
55. As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone - Loretta Lynn, Nance, Jack
56. What Sundown Does to You - Loretta Lynn, Knight, Carl
57. Hey Loretta - Loretta Lynn, Silverstein, Shel
58. Trouble in Paradise - Loretta Lynn, ODell, Kenny
59. They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy Anymore - Loretta Lynn, Chesnut, Jerry
60. When the Tingle Becomes a Chill - Loretta Lynn, Dillion, Lola Jean
61. The Letter - Loretta Lynn, Haney, Charles
62. Out of My Head and Back in My Bed - Loretta Lynn, Forman, Peggy
63. Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missing Tonight) - Loretta Lynn, Dillion, Lola Jean
64. She's Got You - Loretta Lynn, Cochran, Hank
65. Why Can't He Be You - Loretta Lynn, Cochran, Hank
66. I Can't Feel You Anymore - Loretta Lynn, Stewart, Meredith
67. You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly - Loretta Lynn, Dillion, Lola Jean
68. I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind - Loretta Lynn, Harden, Bobby
69. I Lie - Loretta Lynn, Damphier, Tom
70. Who Was That Stranger - Loretta Lynn, Putman, Curly
Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1994-09-13)
- Publisher: Mca Nashville
- Label: Mca Nashville
- Format: Box set
- Studio: Mca Nashville
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 11 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #31645
Avg. Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: GREAT COLLECTION 2008-10-05
Comment: Having discovered Loretta Lynn's talent a little late in my life I am delighted to say how much I enjoy this collection. The first Loretta cd I bought was Van Lear Rose from 2004 - and I am now hooked. I love the way that her songs tell a story. What a talented singer! I hope to hear some new music from this legendary performer again soon.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: MCA What were you thinking? 2007-05-07
Comment: Folks,
Loretta Lynn is a 5 star Legend. I bought the boxset, and enjoyed it, BUT I give it 3 stars because:
1. Loretta has sang for decades (Is that all the songs you could come up with?).
2. Not Enough duet songs with conway Twitty.
3. Packaging is lousy and not showing enough respect to our beloved Legend.
It is shameful to know that the Great German company "Bear Family Records" continues to show more respect to Amercian Country music. Buying their box sets is truly a joy. Music sounds great, large number of songs, and the packaging is worth the price on it own.
Thanks,
Nawaf
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Get this one 2006-07-18
Comment: It would be damn near impossible to compress Loretta's career into 3 CD's.....but MCA has made a valiant attempt to do just that. These CD's cover Loretta's beginning (Wilburn Bros. era) and continue through her duet years with Ernest Tubb and Conway, and on to her adult contemporary/pop sound of the late -70's/early-80's. As a fan of real country music, I have the first two cd's in constant rotation, and even occasionally listen to the later sound that only Loretta could make tasteful. This box set is well put-together and delivered. The set is actually a hard-cover "book-style" set that contains 3 CD's and a fine, attached, booklet covering Loretta's career. This one is well worth the moeny. A+
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: A+ For Singer, B- For Compilation 2006-07-04
Comment: Anyone who has MCA's 20 GREATEST HITS (or pick just about any of the single disc collections; they're almost all pretty much the same), will already have practically a whole CD's worth from this collection. One of the best of Loretta's up-tempo hits, "We've Come A Long Way Baby" is missing, the only one from 20 GREATEST HITS that's not here. So I guess my complaint is simply this: for a boxed set covering one of country music's greatest and most prolific singers, this 3-CD set is kind of skimpy. Another disc would have been really nice, especially if it were a collection of rarities and lesser-known tracks, and I would have gladly shelled out a few more bucks. At the very least, each of these discs has significant room left over into which a few more songs could have been stuffed, as others have pointed out. I've noticed that the country music industry, in particular, seems to hold to a standard of brevity, even while musicians in other genres are taking advantage more and more often of the amount of space afforded by the CD format (as opposed to the vinyl it has replaced). Just go to the country music section of your local music store and thumb through the new CD's; you'll see what I mean: most of the C & W artists still only put ten or eleven songs on their latest releases. Oh well, back to Loretta, at least what is here is good to great (mostly great). The liner notes are informative (if also kind of brief), and there are some nice pictures in the booklet. Excepting the first couple of songs on Disc 1, the sound quality is crisp and clear. I bought this from a third party seller through Amazon, so at least I didn't fork over too much money, and I am, whatever my criticisms, happy. Loretta Lynn is one of the finest and most important singer/songwriters of all time, in any genre!
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Best overview available of the Queen of Country 2003-04-08
Comment: Loretta Lynn was the first woman selected Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association and was one of the first women to be elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. To many, she is the Queen of Country Music, yet until this box set was released in 1994, a 20 track greatest hits cd was the most in-depth retrospective available on Lynn's career. Honky Tonk Girl goes a long way towards revealing why Lynn is so special. It contains 70 recordings over three discs. Many of its tracks were appearing on cd for the first time with their enclosure here.Disc one covers Lynn's formative years (1960 - 1966). Leading off its Lynn's first single (and hit) on the Zero label "Honky Tonk Girl" as well as its B-side "Whispering Sea." Neither had been in print in over 20 years when included here and it is easy to see why. Lynn's voice is so wobbly throughout that you'd never guess a stellar career lay ahead at Decca Records under the guidance of top producer Owen Bradley. Lynn's early records at Decca were very much in the traditional female country vein. "Success," "The Other Woman," and "Blue Kentucky Girl" were the first big hits and all have a subservient theme. 1965's "You Ain't Woman Enough" and 1966's "Don't Come Home A Drinkin'" changed that mentality. These feisty declarations were also the first hits Lynn wrote at Decca. Suddenly, Lynn was a voice and role model for women everywhere. Not coincidentally, her singing became a lot stronger as well. The second disc showcases Lynn at her commercial and artistic peak (1967 - 1971). Lynn wrote most of her hits during this period and no subject appears to have been off-limits. "Fist City" finds Lynn willing to get physical to keep her man while "Rated X" discusses the stigma placed on divorced on women. "One's On The Way" humorously poked at the drudgeries of being a housewife with a lot of kids. Country pride also played a prominent role in Lynn's music during this era with "You're Looking At Country" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" which has become Lynn's signature song and spawned an autobiographical book and film. Disc three covers Lynn's later years with Decca and its parent company MCA. With 1972's controversial "The Pill", Lynn stopped writing her own material. Her musical stylings expanded as well, with "Trouble In Paradise" finding Lynn experimenting with rock (and sounding extremely ill at ease). Pop-flavored ballads like "When The Tingle Becomes A Chill" also became more common as Lynn's distinctive sound became watered down during the mid-to-late 1970s. In the 1980s, Lynn's recording career went into severe decline, and the box set wisely limits the representation from this time period to the sumptuous ballad "I Lie" (her last top 10 hit) and her final MCA single "Who Was That Stranger." In addition to Lynn's solo recordings, duet hits with Ernest Tubb and Conway Twitty are sprinkled throughout the set. The major hits with Twitty missing here ("Louisian Woman Mississippi Man" and "Feelings") can be found on Twitty's equally well-done four-disc companion set. There are a few major singles by Lynn that weren't included ("Home," "You've Come A Long Way Baby," and my personal fave "Red, White, and Blue"), but it is undeniably one of the best done box sets on a country artist.
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