Nevertheless, it earned her more press and attention outside the country market than anything she had ever recorded before and ultimately became her highest-charting pop single, peaking at #70 on the Hot 100. The song received much publicity and airplay on the stations that would air it, but its ban from a number of radio stations caused the record to stall at number five on the charts at a time when a Loretta Lynn record was almost guaranteed to be a top three hit, often a number one record. The song's frank discussion of birth control, something that was considered risqué subject matter at the time (especially in country music), led to a number of country radio stations refusing to play it. (After a protracted legal battle over the publishing rights to her songs, it has become widely known that Lynn did, in fact, co-write this song.) The song, like many of Lynn's other hits, suggested her personal life: she'd had six children, four of whom were born before she was 20. The song tells a story of a wife who is upset about her husband getting her pregnant year after year, but is now happy because she can control her own reproductive choices because she has ' the pill' (which had been introduced in 1960). Bayless, and Loretta Lynn, is a comic-tinged song about birth control. 'The Pill', written by Lorene Allen, Don McHan, T. The background vocalists on the record are by the Jordanaires.ĭespite having the same name and similar themes, it is not related to 'The Pill', written by Scottish folk musician Matthew McGinn and performed in the United States by Pete Seeger. The song briefly crossed over into mainstream success peaking at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the highest-charting song on the pop chart in Lynn's solo career. It is about the freedom a woman receives from birth control pills.

It is one of her best known songs as well as the most controversial record of her career. ' The Pill' is a 1975 country music song recorded by Loretta Lynn.

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