Loretta Lynn - Who Was That Stranger (1988)

Less a great Loretta Lynn album (although it's quite a good one) than a sort of aural snapshot of Nashville during a period (the late '80s) when some semblance of authentic, hard country was momentarily in fashion. Lynn herself contributes only one of her own songs ("Elzie Banks"), but the rest of the material is stronger than you'd expect, particularly the ace cheating song "Still in the Ring" (that's ring as in both boxing and wedding). Pick hit: the bluegrass-influenced "Fly Away," featuring a sharp guest performance by Hendrix-of-the-banjo Bela Fleck. © TiVo Staff