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| Released | October 22, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | May–July 1979 | |||
| Studio | Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 26:26 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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Diamond Duet is the ninth collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on October 22,1979,by MCA Records. [1]
In the November 17,1979 issue, Billboard's review said,"This is the popular country duo's tenth anniversary of making records together. hence the title,Diamond Duet. With a selection of contemporary and standard songs,the duo score with Randy Goodrum's "True Love" and Mac Davis' "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me". Also contained is a rousing version of "Hit the Road Jack" and Hank Cochran's "That's All That Matters". The album contains two Foster Rice titles,including the first single "You Know Just What I'd Do," and "Rising Above It All". Overall,the production is sparkling throughout the album,with an excellent choice of material. Twitty and Lynn should make records for another ten years." [2]
Cashbox published a review in the November 3,1979 issue which said,"This album celebrates ten years worth of duets from Conway and Loretta and they present a gem of an album. The songs are all well selected and balanced showing the duo stretching out from their traditional hard country sound. Best cuts are "What's a Little Love Between Friends","The Sadness of It All","That's All That Matters" and "Rising Above It All." This duet continues to come on strong." [3]
The album peaked at No. 22 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart,becoming the duo's lowest charting album at the time.
The album's first single,"You Know Just What I'd Do",was released in October 1979 [4] peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. In Canada,it peaked at No. 5 on the RPM Country Singles chart,marking the duo's ninth single to peak in the top 10 in both countries. The second single,"It's True Love",was released in April 1980 [5] peaked at No. 5 in the US and No. 2 in Canada,marking the duo's tenth top ten hit in both countries.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "True Love" | Randy Goodrum | 2:52 |
| 2. | "That's All That Matters" | Hank Cochran | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Hit the Road Jack" | Percy Mayfield | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" | Mac Davis | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Even a Fool Would Let Go" |
| 2:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Sadness of It All" | Russell Wolfe, III | 2:59 |
| 2. | "You Know Just What I'd Do" |
| 2:44 |
| 3. | "What's a Little Love Between Friends?" |
| 2:16 |
| 4. | "Rising Above It All" |
| 2:54 |
| 5. | "You Never Cross My Mind" |
| 2:11 |
Adapted from the album liner notes.
Musicians:
| Chart (1979) | Peak chart position |
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| US Hot Country LP's ( Billboard ) [6] | 22 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | |
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| US Country [7] | CAN Country | ||
| "You Know Just What I'd Do" | 1979 | 9 | 5 |
| "It's True Love" | 1980 | 5 | 2 |
Harold Lloyd Jenkins, better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. He was inducted into both the Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame.
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