On the Billboard Hot 100, the single peaked at number 56. It spent two weeks at number one and a total of 14 weeks on the chart. It was released in January 1971 as the only single from the LP We Only Make Believe. "After the Fire Is Gone" was the first number one on the U.S. country chart for Lynn and Twitty as a duo. Lyrics to 'After The Fire Is Gone' by Loretta Lynn. Love is where you find it When you find no love at home And there's nothin' cold as ashes After the fire is gone After the fire is gone Love is where you find it When you find no love at home And there's nothing cold as ashes After the fire is gone And there's nothing cold as ashes After the fire is gone "After the Fire Is Gone" is a song written by L. E. White, and recorded by American country music artists Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty as a duet.