The Lynns

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Lynns

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| background = group_or_band

| origin = Hurricane Mills, Tennessee

| genre = Country

| years_active = 1997–1999

| label = Reprise

| past_members = {{hlist|Peggy Lynn (Marchetti)|Patsy Lynn (Russell)}}

}}

The Lynns were an American country music duo, consisting of twin sisters Peggy Lynn and Patsy Lynn (born August 6, 1964), who are the youngest daughters of Oliver Lynn and singer Loretta Lynn.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lynns-mn0000054423|title=The Lynns biography|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|work=Allmusic|accessdate=11 September 2015}}

They recorded one album for Reprise Records, which charted two singles on Hot Country Songs. The Lynns have received CMA Award nominations for Vocal Duo of the Year in 1998 and 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/cma-awards/1998.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114055402/http://www.cmt.com/cma-awards/1998.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2014|title=1998 CMA awards|work=CMT.com|accessdate=4 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/cma-awards/1999.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114055400/http://www.cmt.com/cma-awards/1999.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2014|title=1999 CMA awards|work=CMT.com|accessdate=4 June 2017}}

Their album was met with mixed reception. Peter Margasak of Chicago Reader wrote that "musically they don't show much more spunk. Their singing...is no match for their mother's, but they're certainly not alone there....most of the material is typical Nashville mush: weepy ballads and tame, predictable rockers."{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/triumph-of-the-swill/Content?oid=895774|title=Triumph of the swill|last=Margasak|first=Peter|date=March 12, 1998|work=Chicago Reader|accessdate=4 June 2017}} Jason Ankeny of AllMusic praised the duo's "powerful voices" but criticized the "formulaic production".

Patsy's daughter, Emmy Russell, auditioned for season 22 of American Idol.{{Cite web|last1=|first1=|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/25/loretta-lynns-granddaughter-emmy-russell-auditions-for-american-idol-inspired-by-legacy/72736716007/|title=Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Emmy Russell auditions for American Idol inspired by legacy|date=February 25, 2024|website=The Tennessean}}

Discography

=''The Lynns''=

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| name = The Lynns

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| released = 1998

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| genre = Country{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lynns-mw0000032588|title=The Lynns|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|work=Allmusic|accessdate=4 June 2017}}

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| label = Reprise

| producer = {{hlist|Don Cook|Dale Dodson}}

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;Track listing

"Crazy World of Love" (Patsy Lynn, Peggy Lynn, Philip Russell) - 2:36
"Woman to Woman" (Patsy Lynn, Peggy Lynn, Russell) -3:32
"This Must Be Love" (Kostas, James House) - 2:23
"It Hurts" (Patsy Lynn, Peggy Lynn) - 4:08
"Cry Cry Baby" (Patsy Lynn, Peggy Lynn, James Lewis) - 3:03
"Nights Like These" (Patsy Lynn, Peggy Lynn) - 3:10
"Oh My Goodness" (Patsy Lynn, Peggy Lynn, Mitch Callis) - 3:29
"What Am I Doing Loving You" (Jamie O'Hara) - 2:47
"I Won't Leave This World Unloved" (Patsy Lynn, Jaime Kyle, Pat Bunch) - 3:08
"Someday" (Peggy Lynn, Patsy Lynn, Lewis) - 3:05

;Musicians

From The Lynns liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Lynns |others=The Lynns |year=1998 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Reprise Records |id=46754}}

Dennis Burnside - piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
Larry Franklin - fiddle
James House - acoustic guitar
David Hungate - bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar
Lloyd Maines - steel guitar
Pat McGrath - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
Tony Paoletta - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Brent Rowan - electric guitar
Bob Warren - percussion
Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion

;Technical

Mike Bradley - recording, mixing
Don Cook - producer
Dale Dodson - associate producer
Ken Love - mastering
Pat McMakin - recording
Kenny Royster - vocal arrangement
Hank Williams - mastering

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-lynns/country-songs\|title=Hot Country Songs - The Lynns\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=December 20, 2018}} ! width="45"\| US Bubbling {{cite book\|last=Whitburn\|first=Joel\|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012\|publisher=Record Research, Inc\|date=2012\|page=204\|isbn=978-0-89820-203-8}} ! width="45"\| CAN Country
1997 ! scope="row"\| "Nights Like These" \| 48 \| — \| — \| align="left" rowspan="3"\| The Lynns
rowspan="2"\| 1998 ! scope="row"\| "Woman to Woman" \| 43 \| 11 \| 45
scope="row"\| "What Am I Doing in Love"{{cite web\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-06-26.pdf\|title=Going for Adds - June 29, 1998\|work=Radio & Records\|date=June 26, 1998}} \| — \| — \| —
colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-lynns/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs - The Lynns|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 20, 2018}}

! width="45"| US Bubbling
{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2012|page=204|isbn=978-0-89820-203-8}}

! width="45"| CAN Country

1997

! scope="row"| "Nights Like These"

| 48

| —

| align="left" rowspan="3"| The Lynns

rowspan="2"| 1998

! scope="row"| "Woman to Woman"

| 43

| 11

| 45

scope="row"| "What Am I Doing in Love"{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-06-26.pdf|title=Going for Adds - June 29, 1998|work=Radio & Records|date=June 26, 1998}}

| —

colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart