As country and western singer-songwriter Loretta Haggers, Mary Kay Place sang a number of songs over the course of the series. Place wrote some of those songs herself, including "Baby Boy" and "Vitamin L", both of which were released as singles by Columbia Records in 1976. "Baby Boy" was a minor hit for Loretta Haggers in the series, which she played to a nationwide audience live on the set of "Dinah!" in one episode, as well as a minor hit for Place, spending 13 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and peaking at #60. Place also released a full album of Loretta Haggers's music, titled "Tonite! At the Capri Lounge Loretta Haggers".