Full Circle

Full Circle is the forty-third solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on March 4, 2016, by Sony Legacy. It was produced by Lynn's daughter, Patsy Lynn Russell, and John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. The album became Lynn's 40th album to reach the top ten of the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart and her career peak on the US Billboard 200, debuting at number 19. The album received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Background Recorded at Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, the album was Lynn's first new studio recording in 12 years. The album is a mixture of recordings inspired by Appalachian folk songs Lynn learned as a child and newer versions of past hits, and includes duets with Elvis Costello and Willie Nelson. Previous recordings Four songs on the album had previously been recorded by Lynn: "Whispering Sea" was previously recorded for Zero Records in 1960 as the B-side of her first single, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl". "Secret Love" had been previously recorded for her 1967 album Singin' with Feelin'. "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" was previously recorded for her 1965 album Hymns. "Fist City" was previously recorded for her 1968 album of the same name. Promotion The album's first single, "Everything It Takes", premiered on Rolling Stone website on January 14, 2016. It was released for digital download the following day, January 15.