Who Was That Stranger (song)

"Who Was That Stranger"
"Who Was That Stranger"
Single by Loretta Lynn
from the album Who Was That Stranger
Released	April 1988
Recorded	December 8, 1987
Studio	Emerald Sound Studio
Genre	Country; traditional country;
Length	2:08
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Max D. Barnes; Don Cook; Curly Putman;
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen; Chip Hardy; Loretta Lynn;
Loretta Lynn singles chronology

"Who Was That Stranger" is a song composed by Max D. Barnes, Don Cook and Curly Putman. It was originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single and became a minor hit on the American country music charts in 1988. It was released on an album of the same. It was among Lynn's final single releases on MCA Records and among her final charting releases.

Background and release[]

"Who Was That Stranger" was recorded at the Emerald Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee on December 8, 1987. The single's eventual B-side, "Elzie Banks," was recorded during the same session. The session was co-produced by Jimmy Bowen and Chip Hardy. Bowen had become Lynn's record producer in 1985 after the departure of her longtime producer, Owen Bradley. Bowen had previously produced Lynn's 1985 album, Just a Woman and her 1988 album with Conway Twitty. In addition to Bowen and Hardy, Lynn also served as the single's co-producer.^[2]

The song was released as a single in April 1988 via MCA Records.^[3] It spent a total of 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 57 in April 1988.^[4] The single was the title track to Lynn's corresponding 1988 album, Who Was That Stranger.^[2] The song was among Lynn's final single releases for her longtime record label, MCA Records. She would depart from the label the same year. "Who Was That Stranger" was also among Lynn's final charting singles on the Billboard country chart in her music career.^[3]

Track listing[]

7" vinyl single^[5]

"Who Was That Stranger" – 2:08
"Elzie Banks" – 2:46

Chart performance[]

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	57

References[]

^ "Who Was That Stranger: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 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.
^ ""Who Was That Stranger" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Loretta Lynn -- "Who Was That Stranger" (1988, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Loretta Lynn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

[1] "Who Was That Stranger: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 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.

[4] ""Who Was That Stranger" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[5] "Loretta Lynn -- "Who Was That Stranger" (1988, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Loretta_Lynn-6] "Loretta Lynn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 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)