McCartney Times

‘Act Naturally’ is something of a hand-me-down hit. Having been popularised by The Beatles, it was written in the early 1960s by Johnny Russell, with Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Mrs. Miller, Debbie Lytton, and Dwight Yoakam all producing their own versions of the country track.As written by Russell, Voni Morrison also had a writing credit on the hit, and its publishing rights were transferred to Buck Owens, having originally been recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Although Owens wasn’t exactly enamoured with the song, in 1963, the single became his first chart hit, soaring up to the number one spot on the Billboard Country Singles chart.

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