A Mann Named Lorene - Lorene Mann

 

Stranger At The Funeral

A Mann Named Lorene

Lorene Mann

Recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee 

Recording Engineers: Bill Bandevort, Tom Pick, Jim Malloy and Chuck Selta

Recording Technicians: Les Ladd and Milton Henderson

Cover Photo: Bill Grine

RCA Victor STEREO LSP-4243

1969

From the back cover: If Lorene Mann had stayed in Huntland, Tennessee, married her childhood sweetheart and given up "those silly notions" of writing songs and wanting to be a recording star, you might not be holding the album in your hand. You might not be hearing the many single recordings of Lorene's songs that country DJs and others play daily. But Lorene had a dream, and I had a front-row seat at its premiere.

I met Lorene when she first came to Nashville, when she was just forming a new circle of friends in the music capitol. What I didn't know then was that Lorene is a regular powerhouse when it comes to music.

She sang for us one night backstage at the Opry House, and we were entranced with the simple sincerity of her songs and her sweet, down-home manner of singing. I'm happy the RCA people recognized her talent, too, for the little song So I Could Be Your Friend, here included, was the song that turned the trick for Lorene's climb to success. Like constructing a building stone-by-stone, song-by-song Lorene built a name for herself. One Of Them and Stranger At The Funeral followed. Later, the duet with Justin Tubb, Hurry, Mr. Peters, led to an album entitled Together And Alone, a collection of duets with Justin and solos by both.

Color Him Father

Daddy Sang Bass

Stand By Your Man

All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)

Stranger At The Funeral

You Used To Call Me Baby

Tell It All

Don't Put Your Hands On Me

So I Could Be Your Friend

One Of Them

Stay Out Of My Dreams