{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{One source|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = Mr. Lovemaker | type = studio | artist = Johnny Paycheck | cover = Mr. Lovemaker - Johnny Paycheck.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|1973|6}} | recorded = March 1973 | studio = Columbia Recording Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) | genre = Country | length = 27:46 | label = Epic Records | producer = Billy Sherrill | prev_title = Heartbreak, Tenn. | prev_year = 1972 | next_title = Song and Dance Man | next_year = 1973 | misc = {{Singles | name = Mr. Lovemaker | type = studio | single1 = Something About You I Love | single1date = February 24, 1973 | single2 = Mr. Lovemaker | single2date = June 9, 1973 }} }}
'''''Mr. Lovemaker''''' is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Johnny Paycheck. The album was released in June 1973, via Epic Records. It was produced by Billy Sherrill.
==Background== By the time ''Mr. Lovemaker'' was released, Paycheck's "second career" at Epic Records was in full swing, producing commercial hits and critical praise. This album followed in the stylistic footsteps of ''Someone To Give My Love To'' and ''Somebody Loves Me'', but offered a stronger personal imprint.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Freeders |first=Al |date=July 29, 1973 |title=Cal Smith Continues To Hang Right in There |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-cal-smith-continues-to/177489739/ |access-date=July 26, 2025 |work=Dayton Daily News |location=Dayton, Ohio |pages=131}}</ref>
Unlike earlier efforts where Paycheck had leaned heavily on outside writers, this album showcased his songwriting abilities alongside material from seasoned Nashville hitmakers like Jerry Foster and Bill Rice.<ref name=":0" />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Side 1 | title1 = Mr. Lovemaker | writer1 = Johnny Paycheck | length1 = 2:10
| title2 = Walk With Me, Girl | writer2 = {{hlist|Jerry Foster|Bill Rice}} | length2 = 2:27
| title3 = If Love Gets Any Better | writer3 = Paycheck | length3 = 2:29
| title4 = I'm Just Tired of Hurting You | writer4 = {{hlist|Foster|Rice}} | length4 = 2:53
| title5 = Love is a Strange and Wonderful Thing | writer5 = Paycheck | length5 = 1:55 }} {{Track listing | headline = Side 2 | title1 = Something About You I Love | writer1 = {{hlist|Foster|Rice}} | length1 = 2:35
| title2 = If You Just Win One Time | writer2 = {{hlist|Foster|Rice}} | length2 = 2:03
| title3 = I Won't Ever Love Again | writer3 = {{hlist|Foster|Rice}} | length3 = 2:55
| title4 = Once You've Had the Best | writer4 = Paycheck | length4 = 2:42
| title5 = All in the Name of Love | writer5 = {{hlist|Foster|Rice}} | length5 = 2:46
| title6 = She'll Unwine Me | writer6 = Larry Kingston | length6 = 2:51 | total_length = 27:46 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Mr. Lovemaker'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1972) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'') | 12 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:1973 albums Category:Johnny Paycheck albums Category:Epic Records albums Category:Albums produced by Billy Sherrill