"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.
| "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn | ||||
| from the album Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be | ||||
| B-side | "We're Not Kids Anymore" | |||
| Released | May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1965 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Recording Studio | |||
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| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Anderson | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
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| Loretta Lynn singles chronology | ||||
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Background and release edit
"Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio between 1964 and 1965. The studio was located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by 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 edit
- 7" vinyl single[5]
- "We're Not Kids Anymore" – 2:36
- "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" – 2:33
Chart performance edit
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 24 |
References edit
- ^ "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be: Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b Lynn, Loretta; Tubb, Ernest (August 2, 1965). "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ ""Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ ""We're Not Kids Anymore" / "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" -- (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.