Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone, is a song written by American country artist Conway Twitty, and recorded by Twitty and Loretta Lynn as a duet. It was released in 1974 as the first single from the album Country Partners. It was the fourth number one on the U.S. country singles chart for the pair as a duo. The single went to number one for a single week and spent 11 weeks on the chart. It also reached number 1 in South Africa, spending 16 weeks on the chart.
The song – depicting a woman trying to maintain a crumbling relationship, but who soon realises is ending – is a rare spoken word/sung duet. Lynn provides the sung vocals while Twitty performs the spoken part. The song was actually recorded with Twitty in another room on the telephone to Lynn in the recording booth.
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone
From the album Country Partners
Released July 1974
Genre Country
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Conway Twitty
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
COUNTRYPEDIA
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone Lyrics
[Loretta, spoken:]
Hello
[Conway, spoken:]
Hello Loretta
[Loretta:]
Darlin’, I knew it was you
[Conway, spoken:]
Loretta, there’s something I just got to tell ya…
[Loretta:]
Oh, please, tell me what to do
[Conway, spoken:]
I don’t…really know how to say this…but I wanna tell ya that I…
[Loretta:]
You gave me the will to go on
As soon as I picked up the phone
[Conway, spoken:]
No…no, you don’t understand Loretta. I’m tryin’ to tell you that I…
[Loretta:]
The talk is around that we’re through
[Conway, spoken:]
Yeah, I know…I’ve heard it too…
[Loretta:]
Oh, darlin’, tell me what to do
[Conway, spoken:]
But that’s just it, that’s what I’m tryin’ to tell ya…I wanna tell ya that I…
[Loretta:]
I knew you’d tell me they were wrong
As soon as I picked up the phone
[Conway, spoken:]
Ah, but it is true…they’re not wrong…
[Loretta:]
Oh no
[Conway, spoken:]
I’m sorry Loretta
[Loretta:]
Oh no…I can’t believe that it’s true
[Conway, spoken:]
I’m sorry Loretta…I’m really, really sorry
[Loretta:]
Oh no, oh no
I can’t believe that we’re through
[Conway, spoken:]
I know you know that I…I never thought it would come to this, but…
[Loretta:]
You tell me it’s over and done
[Conway, spoken:]
I really thought that I loved ya…and you know that
[Loretta:]
You say that you’ve had all your fun
[Conway, spoken:]
And you just got to believe me that I never meant to hurt you
[Loretta, voice intermingled with Conway’s:]
But I can’t believe you’ll be gone
As soon as I hang up the phone
[Conway, spoken, voice intermingled with Loretta’s:]
This is the hardest thing that I’ve ever had to do…and it hurts me too
[Conway, spoken:]
Yeah I’ll be gone
[Loretta:]
As soon as I hang up the phone
[Conway, spoken:]
Goodbye Loretta
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