One's on the Way is the eighteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 28, 1972, by Decca Records.
The lead single of the same name topped the Billboard Country Chart and was written by poet and songwriter, Shel Silverstein. The song spent 2 weeks at #1. The album consists of 11 tracks, including a cover version of "Blueberry Hill". Lynn helped co-write track #6, "L-O-V-E, Love". This was the only track Lynn wrote for the album. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and also #109 on the Billboard 200, one of her highest-charting albums of the year as a solo artist.
Recording sessions for the album took place on January 18, January 19, and January 20, 1972, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, TN. Two songs on the album were recorded during sessions for previous albums. The title track, "One's on the Way", was recorded on August 3, 1971, during the sessions for 1971's You're Lookin' at Country. "L-O-V-E, Love was recorded during the November 18, 1968 session for 1969's Your Squaw Is on the Warpath.[2]
