On the Road with Loretta and the Coal Miners is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn's touring band, the Coal Miners. The album was released in 1976 via Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. The album was sold at Lynn's own concert performances as well as exclusive music stores. A total of eleven tracks were included on the album.
Background, content and release
By the mid-1970s, Loretta Lynn had become a successful recording artist and concert attraction. Between 1966 and 1970, she acquired 13 top ten hits on the Billboard country chart and released many albums.[2] After many years under the supervision of The Wilburn Brothers, she began touring independently with her own band that she named The Coal Miners. On the Road with Loretta and the Coal Miners is the first album release by her touring band. The album was recorded circa 1975 [3]
A total of 11 tracks are featured on the album.[1] Seven of the album's tracks featured lead accompaniment from the Coal Miners, while two tracks feature Lynn's son (Ernest Ray Lynn) on lead vocals. Lynn's solo contributions on the record include "Love Is the Foundation" and her cover of Doris Day's "Secret Love."[3]
On the Road with Loretta and the Coal Miners was released in 1976 on the label, Loretta Lynn Enterprises, Inc. The label was not only a record company but was also responsible for other copyrighted works by Lynn. According to the liner notes, the company had an office located in Nashville, Tennessee. The album's liner notes were written by Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn, who was Lynn's husband and president of Loretta Lynn Enterprises.[3] The album was issued as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on side one and six songs on side two.[1] The album did not reach any peak positions on national publication charts, notably Billboard. It also did not spawn any singles to radio.[4][5]
