Mary Kay Place
Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers/Aimin' To Please
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October 26 - November 1, 2025
Year of Release: 2011
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Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers
Vitamin L
Streets Of This Town
(Ode To Fernwood)
Gold In The Ground
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Good Old Country Baptizin'
Baby Boy
Get Acquainted Waltz
Coke And Chips
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
All I Can Do
Southwind
Aimin' To Please
Dolly's Dive
Paintin' Her Fingernails
Don't Make Love
(To A Country
Music Singer)
Marlboro Man
Anybody's Darlin'
(Anything But Mine)
You Can't Go To Heaven
(If You Don't Have A
Good Time)
Cattle Kate
Even Cowbirls Get The Blues
Save The Last Dance For Me
Sweet And Smiling Eyes
(Sweet And Shiny Eyes)
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Mary Kay Place... Doest that name sound familiar? No? How about Loretta Haggers.... No again? Then this one should
be the one you know, if you were around in 1976 to 1977 ... The TV show Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Mary Kay Place
was Loretta Haggers on the show, a would-be country and western star. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was developed by
Norman Lear, who was also the developer of other TV shows, such as All In The Family, Maude, Sanford & Son, One Day At
A Time, The Jeffersons and Good TImes. Lear was a legend with all of these shows, as controversial as they were.
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was no different, as it followed the life of Mary Hartman (portrayed by Louise Lasser).
Mary Hartman had lived in a small-town in Ohio, Fernwood. The series followed how Mary's life, and how she coped with
the various bizarre and sometimes violent incidents in her daily life. Loretta Haggers was Mary's best friend and neighbor,
and an aspiring country singer on the show. I do remember watching the show, and not really following the day-to-day
events, most likely being too young at the time to understand. But what I do remember, was the character Loretta Haggers,
and how she was a country singer, as I would very interested in music, and its many genres.
From her country music character, Mary Kay Place would persue recording Country music. The two-fer from Wounded Bird
Records, her first two albums was released by the label as one CD: Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers
(1976), and Aimin' To Please (1977). Her third album was released in 2011, Almost Grown. The Loretta
Haggers character was based loosely on another famous Country singer, Dolly Parton. This definitely shows when hearing
Mary Kay's music.
Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers
"Vitamin L" definitely has the Dolly Parton sound, upbeat and all. Things slow down a bit on the next track,
"Streets Of This Town (Ode To Fernwood)." The upbeat Country sounds returns again on "Gold In The Ground."
Mary Kay sings the Hank Williams Sr. classic "Settin' The Woods On Fire," and it has the Dolly inspiration.
"Good Old Country Baptizin'" has that ol' Hee-Haw! Country style to it. More upbeat "Dolly" Country has "Baby
Boy." "Get Acquainted Waltz" is another great slow-driven Country song. Another great Country sound is heard next -
"Coke And Chips." And of course, religion-themed songs have always been recorded by Country artists, as "Just A
Little Talk With Jesus" is equally gifted for MKP. Great religion, great Country. "All I Can Do" is another
upbeat energetic Country tune. The CD two-fer has a bonus track, "Southwind." It's another great pleasant,
slow-driven Country song.
Aimin' To Please
Mary Kay Place's second album Aimin' To Please was released the following year (1977). It continues her
Dolly Parton Country style. "Dolly's Dive" is just that - it's upbeat, it's Country, it's Dolly-ish. Another great
slow-driven tune, "Paintin' Her Fingernails" has a Merle Haggard style, as in his "Are The Good Times Really
Over.". It's another great Country song. "Don't Make Love (To A Country Music Singer)" (Great Country title!)
returns the upbeat "this-is-what-Country-music-sounds-like." Definitely Country. "Marlboro Man" has a more
outlaw country sound. It works very well for MKP. Another (good) slow-driven Country song is next - "Anybody's
Darlin' (Anything But Mine)." "You Can't Go To Heaven (If You Don't Have A Good Time)" is great Country, yet it also
has a ROck touch as well. "Cattle Kate" has a more updated (Country) sound for MKP. "Even Cowgirls Get The
Blues" has another great Country title, and it easily fits what Country music is all about. "Something To Brag
About" includes vocals by Willie Nelson. And yes, it's another great upbeat Country song for MKP, along with Willie.
"Save The Last Dance For Me" is the oldie originally by The Drifers, as MKP puts her country touch to it. The next
song is a bonus track: "Sweet And Smiling Eyes (Sweet And Shiny Eyes)." It's another nice and pleasant Country
tune. This one sounds more like another Country legend, Loretta Lynn.
Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers musicians list includes Rodney Crowell, Dolly Parton,
Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray. "All I Can Do" was written by Dolly, and she was background vocalist. On Aimin'
To Please, Willie Nelson provided harmony vocals on "Something To Brag About." In 1977, she hosted Saturday
Night Live, and performed "Something To Brag About," with Willie Nelson.
Mark Kay Place achieved many television and film credits after Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman for the next 40+ years.
Her most recent credit was in 2022. At age 78, she has continued working in the entertainment industry. Her first two
Country albums are very good. Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers was developed around her Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman Loretta Haggers character. However, her follow-up Aimin' To Please is very
impressive. She was working her music to fit with the other Country greats. Her two albums definitely has the definitive
"County Sound." Dolly Parton is the best comparison, and Mary Kay Place defines her own sound to many of the songs from
both albums. A very impressive two-fer. Just short of an hour of music, Country music fans will really enjoy them.
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