One's on the Way (album)

One's on the Way
Studio album by Loretta Lynn
Released	February 28, 1972
Recorded	Nov. 18, 1968—Jan. 20, 1972
Studio	Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Genre	Country
Label	Decca
Producer	Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Lead Me On (1972) One's on the Way (1972) God Bless America Again (1971)
Singles from One's on the Way
"One's on the Way" Released: November 1971

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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.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 109 on the Billboard 200. The album's only single, "One's on the Way", peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and spent two weeks there.

Recording

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.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"One's on the Way"	Shel Silverstein	August 3, 1971	2:37
2.	"The Morning After Baby Let Me Down"	Ray Griff	January 20, 1972	2:40
3.	"It'll Feel Good When It Quits Hurtin'"	Roni Rivers, Shirley Tackitt	January 20, 1972	2:15
4.	"Blueberry Hill"	Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock	January 18, 1972	2:23
5.	"Love's on the Loose"	Billy Arr	January 18, 1972	1:50
6.	"L-O-V-E, Love"	Loretta Lynn, Maggie Vaughn	November 18, 1968	2:48

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"He's All I Got"	Gary US Bonds, Jerry Williams	January 18, 1972	2:37
2.	"I Can't See Me Without You"	Conway Twitty	January 20, 1972	2:25
3.	"It's Not the Miles You Traveled"	Dave Hall, Louis Redding	January 19, 1972	2:02
4.	"Too Wild to Be Tamed"	Tracey Lee	January 19, 1972	2:15
5.	"I'm Losing My Mind"	Smiley Burnette	January 19, 1972	2:52

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Peak position
1972	Country Albums	3
	Pop Albums	109

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1971	"One's on the Way"	Country Singles	1