Breakin' It
{{Infobox song
| name = Breakin' It
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Loretta Lynn
| album = Making Love from Memory
| B-side = There's All Kinds of Smoke (In the Barroom)
| released = January 1983
| recorded = May 1982
| studio = Music City Music Hall (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = {{hlist|Country|Countrypolitan{{cite web |title=Making Love from Memory: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/making-love-from-memory-mw0000083830 |website=Allmusic |accessdate=16 September 2020}}}}
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=51}}
| label = MCA
| writer = Mark Germino
| producer = Owen Bradley
| prev_title = Making Love from Memory
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You
| next_year = 1983
}}
"Breakin' It" is a song written by Mark Germino that was originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in January 1983 and became a top 40 hit on the Billboard country chart that year. It was the second single issued from her 1982 studio album.
Background and release
"Breakin' It" was recorded at the Music City Music Hall in May 1982. The studio was located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Owen Bradley. Bradley was Lynn's longtime record producer at MCA, having worked with her since the early 1960s. It was among his final sessions to be recorded with Lynn. The album's other songs were recorded during the same studio sessions.{{cite journal |last1=Lynn |first1=Loretta |title=Making Love from Memory (Album Info and Liner Notes) |journal=MCA Records |date=September 6, 1982}}
"Breakin' It" was released as a single in January 1983 via MCA Records.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} It spent a total of 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 39 in March 1983.{{cite web |title="Breakin' It/There's All Kinds of Smoke (In the Barroom)" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/loretta-lynn/chart-history/csi/ |website=Billboard |accessdate=16 September 2020}} The single was spawned as the second single from Lynn's 1982 studio album, Making Love from Memory. "Breakin' It" charted as a double A-side single on the country chart. Its corresponding B-side would reach the same chart position around the same time. The single would be Lynn's final top 40 entry on the country chart until 1985.
Track listings
;7" vinyl single{{cite web |title=Loretta Lynn -- "Breakin' It"/"There's All Kinds of Smoke (In the Barroom)" (1983, Vinyl) |url=https://www.discogs.com/Loretta-Lynn-Breakin-It-Theres-All-Kinds-Of-Smoke/release/13793314 |website=Discogs |accessdate=16 September 2020}}
- "Breakin' It" – 2:51
- "There's All Kinds of Smoke (In the Barroom)" – 2:59
Chart performance
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| scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|39|artist=Loretta Lynn|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 16, 2020}} |
References
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{{Loretta Lynn singles}}
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