I Walked Away from the Wreck

"I Walked Away from the Wreck"
Single by Loretta Lynn
from the album Loretta Lynn Sings
B-side"The Girl That I Am Now"
ReleasedNovember 1961 (1961-11)
RecordedSeptember 8, 1961
StudioBradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length2:36
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Cindy Walker
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn singles chronology
"The Darkest Day"
(1961)
"I Walked Away from the Wreck"
(1961)
"Success"
(1962)

"I Walked Away from the Wreck" is a song written by Cindy Walker that was first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in 1961 via Decca Records and later appeared on her debut studio album, Loretta Lynn Sings. "I Walked Away from the Wreck" was Lynn's first single with the Decca label and would start a series of major hits until the 1980s.