Tanya Denise Tucker is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience, and during the course of her career, she notched a streak of top-10 and top-40 hits. She has had several successful albums, several Country Music Association award nominations, and hit songs such as 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down", 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman", 1988's "Strong Enough to Bend", and 1992's "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane". Tucker's 2019 album While I'm Livin' won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and "Bring My Flowers Now" from that same album won Tucker a shared songwriting Grammy for Best Country Song.
Tanya Tucker is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on April 21, 1975, by MCA Records. The album was produced by Snuff Garrett and includes two No. 1 singles, "Lizzie and the Rainman" and "San Antonio Stroll".
"Here's Some Love" is a song written by Richard Mainegra and Jack Roberts, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1976 as the first single and title track from the album Here's Some Love.
"What's Your Mama's Name" is a song written by Dallas Frazier and Earl Montgomery, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in February 1973 as the first single and title track from the album What's Your Mama's Name. The song was Tucker's fourth hit on the country chart and her first number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, it reached number eighty-six. Tammy Wynette also recorded an unreleased version of the song in the early 1970s. Her version was never officially released till after her death in 1998.
"Would You Lay with Me " is a song written by David Allan Coe and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in December 1973 as the first single and title track from the album Would You Lay with Me . It topped the U.S. country chart on March 30, 1974, for one week and was Tucker's third number-one song on the chart. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number 46. Only her 1975 number-one country hit, "Lizzie and the Rainman", performed better on the pop chart.
"Blood Red and Goin' Down" is a song written by Curly Putman, and performed by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1973 as the second single from Tucker's album What's Your Mama's Name. The single was Tucker's second number one on the country chart and would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of twelve weeks on the chart.
"Strong Enough to Bend" is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1988 as the first single and title track from the album Strong Enough to Bend. The song was Tucker's ninth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.
"I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Overstreet. It was released in October 1987 as the second single from the album Love Me Like You Used To. The single reached number one for the week of February 27, 1988 and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.
"Just Another Love" is a song written by Paul Davis, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1986 as the second single from the album Girls Like Me.
"If It Don't Come Easy" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Craig Karp, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in February 1988 as the third single from the album Love Me Like You Used To. The song was Tucker's ninth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart.
The singles discography of American country artist, Tanya Tucker, contains 89 lead singles, six featured singles, two promotional singles, one additional charting song, 18 lead music videos and three featured music videos. Tucker's career was launched in 1972 when she was 13 years old. That year, her debut single called "Delta Dawn" was released. It went to number six on the America's Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 72 on the Hot 100. It was followed by three consecutive number one Billboard singles in 1973: "What's Your Mama's Name", "Blood Red and Goin' Down" and "Would You Lay with Me ".
"Pecos Promenade" is a song originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was composed by Larry Collins, Snuff Garrett and Sandy Pinkard. The song was included on the soundtrack of the original film, Smokey and the Bandit II. It was also issued as a single by MCA Records in August 1980 and reached the top ten of the North American country music charts.
"The Jamestown Ferry" is a song composed by Bobby Borchers and Mack Vickery. It was originally recorded and released as a single by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. The track was issued as a double A-side single in conjunction with "Love's the Answer" in October 1972. The singles both reached the top five of the American country chart and the top of the Canadian country chart. It was also included on Tucker's debut album called Delta Dawn.
"I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise Again" is a song composed by Bobby Braddock that was originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was released as a single by Columbia Records in December 1974 and reached the top 20 of the American country songs chart. It was the third and final single issued from Tucker's third studio album titled Would You Lay with Me .
"Spring" is a song composed by John Tipton that was originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was released as a single by Columbia Records in May 1975 and reached the top 20 of the American and Candian country songs charts. It was among Tucker's final singles released by the Columbia label. It was not included on an album until the 1977 compilation titled, You Are Beautiful.
"Greener Than the Grass " is a song composed by David Allan Coe that was originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was released as a single by Columbia Records in October 1975 and reached positions on the North American country songs charts. It was among Tucker's final singles released by the Columbia label.
"Ridin' Rainbows" is a song composed by Jan Crutchfield, Connie Etheridge and Susan Pugh. It originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was released as a single by MCA Records in December 1976. It became a top 20 single on the American country songs chart and a top ten single on the Canadian country songs chart in 1977. The song was originally included on Tucker's 1976 studio album, also titled Ridin' Rainbows.
"Dancing the Night Away" is a song composed by James H. Brown, Jr. and Russell Smith. It originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was released as a single by MCA Records in August 1977. It became a top 20 single on both the American and Canadian country song charts in 1977. It also appeared on Tucker's 1977 MCA studio album titled Ridin' Rainbows.
"I'm the Singer, You're the Song" is a song originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was composed by Tucker herself, along with Jerry Goldstein. It was released as a single by MCA Records in March 1979. It became a top 20 single on the American country songs chart and a top ten single on the Canadian country songs chart. It was the second single spawned from Tucker's MCA album, TNT.
"Love Knows We Tried" is a song originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was composed by Rory Bourke, Kerry Chater and Jan Crutchfield. The song was first included on Tucker's 1980 studio album, Dreamlovers. In April 1981, it was spawned as the third and final single from the album and reached the top forty of the North American country music charts.
