| Pardners in Rhyme | ||||
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| Released | November 21, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:45 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
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| Singles from Pardners in Rhyme | ||||
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Pardners in Rhyme is the twenty-sixth studio album by American country music group the Statler Brothers. It was released in 1985 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Mary Lou" | Cayet Mangiarasina, Gene Pitney | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Sweeter and Sweeter" | Don Reid, Harold Reid | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Memory Lane" | Jimmy Fortune | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Remembering You" | D. Reid, H. Reid | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Too Much on My Heart" | Jimmy Fortune | 4:02 |
| 6. | "I'm Sorry You Had to Be the One" | D. Reid, H. Reid, Fortune | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Her Heart or Mine" | D. Reid, H. Reid | 2:53 |
| 8. | "You Don't Wear Blue So Well" | Cody Reid, Karmen Reid, Kim Reid | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Autumn Leaves" | Fortune | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Amazing Grace" | Arranged by D. Reid, H. Reid, Fortune, Phil Balsley | 5:15 |
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [3] | 1 |
| Chart (1985) | Position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] | 19 |
| Chart (1986) | Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] | 15 |
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