Fly Away (Loretta Lynn song)

"Fly Away"
"Fly Away"
Single by Loretta Lynn
from the album Who Was That Stranger
Released	August 1988
Recorded	December 1987
Studio	Emerald Sound Studio
Genre	Country; traditional country;
Length	3:04
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Frank Dycus
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen; Chip Hardy; Loretta Lynn;
Loretta Lynn singles chronology

"Fly Away" is a song composed by Frank Dycus. It was originally recorded by American artist, Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single and became a minor hit in 1988. It was released on Lynn's 1988 studio album, Who Was That Stranger. It was among Lynn's final single releases on MCA Records and among her final charting releases.

Background and release[]

"Fly Away" was recorded at the Emerald Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee in December 1987. Seven additional sides were cut during the same session which would later appear on Lynn's 1988 studio album. This included "Fly Away's" eventual B-side, "Your Used to Be." The session was co-produced by Jimmy Bowen, Chip Hardy and Loretta Lynn. Lynn had recently begun working with Bowen after many years under the production of Owen Bradley. Lynn also served as a co-produced on "Fly Away."^[2]

The song was released as a single in August 1988 via MCA Records. The song did not reach any charting positions in the United States, most notably the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was Lynn's first solo single release since 1974 to not make a chart appearance there.^[3] In Canada however, "Fly Away" peaked at number 88 on the RPM Country Songs chart. It was Lynn's final charting single in Canada.^[4] The single was the second spawned from Lynn's final MCA studio album, Who Was That Stranger, which was released earlier that May.^[2] "Fly Away" was among Lynn's final single releases in her career and among her final charting singles in her career.^[3]

Track listing[]

7" vinyl single^[5]

"Fly Away" – 3:04
"Your Used to Be" – 3:07

Chart performance[]

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)^[4]	88

References[]

^ "Who Was That Stranger: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Lynn, Loretta (May 24, 1988). "Who Was That Stranger (Album Info and Liner Notes)". MCA Records.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ "Loretta Lynn -- "Fly Away" (1988, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[1] "Who Was That Stranger: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[Liner_Notes-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Lynn, Loretta (May 24, 1988). "Who Was That Stranger (Album Info and Liner Notes)". MCA Records.

[Billboard_Singles-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[RPM_Country_Singles-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[5] "Loretta Lynn -- "Fly Away" (1988, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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Albums Singles Discography with Conway Twitty
1960s	"I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" "Heartaches Meet Mr. Blues" "The Darkest Day" "I Walked Away from the Wreck" "Success" "World of Forgotten People" "The Other Woman" "Before I'm Over You" "Wine, Women and Song" "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" (with Ernest Tubb) "Happy Birthday" "Blue Kentucky Girl" "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" (with Ernest Tubb) "The Home You're Tearing Down" "Dear Uncle Sam" "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" "Sweet Thang" (with Ernest Tubb) "If You're Not Gone Too Long" "What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)" "Fist City" "You've Just Stepped In (From Stepping Out on Me)" "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath" "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" (with Ernest Tubb) "To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)" "Wings Upon Your Horns"
1970s	"I Know How" "You Wanna Give Me a Lift" "Coal Miner's Daughter" "I Wanna Be Free" "You're Lookin' at Country" "One's on the Way" "Here I Am Again" "Rated "X"" "Love Is the Foundation" "Hey Loretta" "They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy" "Trouble in Paradise" "Shadrack, the Black Reindeer" "The Pill" "Home" "When the Tingle Becomes a Chill" "Red, White and Blue" "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" "She's Got You" "Why Can't He Be You" "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" "Spring Fever" "We've Come a Long Way Baby" "I Can't Feel You Anymore" "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind"
1980s	"Pregnant Again" "Naked in the Rain" "Cheatin' on a Cheater" "Somebody Led Me Away" "I Lie" "Making Love from Memory" "Breakin' It" "Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You" "Walking with My Memories" "Heart Don't Do This to Me" "Wouldn't It Be Great" "Just a Woman" "Who Was That Stranger" "Fly Away"
1990s– 2010s	"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette) "Country in My Genes" "Miss Being Mrs." "Portland Oregon" (with Jack White) "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert) "Wouldn't It Be Great" (re-recorded version) "I Fall to Pieces" "Coal Miner's Daughter" (recitation)