Wings Upon Your Horns (song)

"Wings Upon Your Horns"
"Wings Upon Your Horns"
Single by Loretta Lynn
from the album Wings Upon Your Horns
B-side	"Let's Get Back Down to Earth"
Released	October 1969
Recorded	1 October 1969; Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre	Country
Length	2:35
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Loretta Lynn
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn singles chronology

"Wings Upon Your Horns" is a song written, and originally performed by, American country music artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in October 1969 via Decca Records.

Background and reception[]

"Wings Upon Your Horns" was recorded at the Bradley's Barn on October 1, 1969. Located in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, the session was produced by renowned country music producer Owen Bradley. Two additional tracks were recorded during this session including one of Lynn's signature hits "Coal Miner's Daughter".^[1]

"Wings Upon Your Horns" reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles survey in 1969. The song became her first secular single since 1963 to miss the top ten slot. Additionally, the song peaked at number five on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart during this same period. It was included on her studio album, Wings Upon Your Horns (1970).^[2]^[3]

"Wings Upon Your Horns" has been considered one of Lynn's most controversial recordings. The song describes the loss of a woman's virginity by using religious concepts.^[4]

Track listings[]

7" vinyl single^[5]

"Wings Upon Your Horns" – 2:35
"Let's Get Back Down to Earth" – 2:01

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1969-1970)	Peak position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)^[3]	5
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)^[2]	11

References[]

^ "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Loretta Lynn, part 1". Praguefrank. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ Scott, Jason. "6 Controversial Classics From Loretta Lynn". One Country. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ ""Wings Upon Your Horns"/"Let's Get Back Down to Earth"". Discogs. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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[1] "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Loretta Lynn, part 1". Praguefrank. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[Whitburn-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.

[RPM_Country_Singles-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[4] Scott, Jason. "6 Controversial Classics From Loretta Lynn". One Country. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[5] ""Wings Upon Your Horns"/"Let's Get Back Down to Earth"". Discogs. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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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)