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We Only Make Believe

We Only Make Believe is the first collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 1, 1971, by Decca Records.[1]

We Only Make Believe

February 1, 1971

November 9–11, 1970

Bradley's Barn (Mount Juliet)

29:16

This was the first of ten albums Twitty and Lynn would release. The album's first track is a cover of Twitty's solo hit "It's Only Make Believe", which Twitty co-wrote with Jack Nance. Lynn wrote two tracks for the album, "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry" and "We Closed Our Eyes to Shame". "I'm So Used to Loving You", another of Twitty's compositions, also appears on the album.

Commercial performance[edit]

The album peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart and No. 78 on the US Billboard Top LPs, the duo's highest-charting album on that chart. The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA in 1988.


The album's first and only single, "After the Fire Is Gone", was released in January 1971[6] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart at No. 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, the single peaked at No. 4 on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Recording[edit]

Recording sessions for the album took place on November 9, 10 and 11, 1970, at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.[7]

Larry Barbier – photography

Harold Bradley – bass guitar

Owen Bradley – producer

Ray Edenton – acoustic guitar

John Hughey – steel guitar

Darrell Johnson – mastering

The Jordanaires – background vocals

Loretta Lynn – lead vocals

Tommy Markham – drums

Bob Moore – bass

Hargus Robbins – piano

Jerry Smith – piano

Conway Twitty – lead vocals

Herman Wade – electric guitar

Jim Williamson – engineer

Adapted from the album liner notes and Decca recording session records.[7]