Lorene Mann

Lillian Lorene Mann (January 4, 1937 – May 24, 2013) as the youngest of 10 children. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1956, Mann wrote "Left to Right", a top-10 hit by Kitty Wells in 1960. She also wrote "Don't Go Near the Indians" by Rex Allen (number four, 1962), "Something Precious" by Skeeter Davis (number 23, 1962), and "My Wife's House" by Jerry Wallace (number 9, 1974).

Between 1965 and 1969, Mann recorded for RCA Victor. She recorded two duet albums, Together and Alone with Justin Tubb in 1966, and Tell It Like It Is with Archie Campbell in 1968. Singles from the albums entered the Hot Country Songs chart. "Hurry, Mr. Peters", a duet with Tubb, was an answer song to "Yes, Mr. Peters" by Roy Drusky and Priscilla Mitchell. Her only solo album, A Mann Named Lorene, was released in 1969. She had songs recorded by artists who are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Disc Jockey Hall of Fame.

Mann was a co-founder of the Nashville Songwriters Association International and created their slogan, "It All Begins with a Song". She appeared as herself in the 1966 movie Music City U.S.A.. She portrayed one of the Delores Sisters singing group, in the 1975 movie W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings. Her television credits in the 1960s included The Bobby Lord Show, Opry Almanac, American Swing-a-Round, and The Stu Phillips Show.

Discography

Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details PeakchartpositionsUSCountry Together and Alone (with Justin Tubb) Released: July 1966 Label: RCA Victor Formats: Vinyl — Tell It Like It Is (with Archie Campbell) Released: November 1968 Label: RCA Victor Formats: Vinyl 45 A Mann Named Lorene Released: October 1969 Label: RCA Victor Formats: Vinyl — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peakchartpositions AlbumUSCountry "So, I Could Be Your Friend" 1964 — A Mann Named Lorene "Stranger at the Funeral" 1965 — "Hurry, Mr. Peters" (with Justin Tubb) 23 Together and Alone "Please Don't Take the Children from Me" 1966 — A Mann Named Lorene "We've Gone Too Far, Again" (with Justin Tubb) 44 Together and Alone "Don't Put Your Hands on Me" 47 A Mann Named Lorene "Have You Ever Wanted To" 1967 50 "You Love Me Too Little" 63 "The Dark End of the Street" (with Archie Campbell) 24Tell It Like It Is "Tell It Like It Is" (with Archie Campbell) 1968 31 "Warm and Tender Love" (with Archie Campbell) 57 "My Special Prayer" (with Archie Campbell) 36 "Tell It All" 1969 — "Indian Santa Claus" — "The Apron Tree" 1970 — "Chicken One Day, Feathers the Next" 1971 — "Hide My Sin" 1972 — "Stay Out of My Dreams" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart