Tammy's Touch

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Tammy's Touch
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Studio album by
Tammy Wynette
ReleasedApril 27, 1970
RecordedNovember 1969 – February 1970
Studio Columbia Studio B, Nashville
Genre
Label Epic
Producer Billy Sherrill
Tammy Wynette chronology
The Ways to Love a Man
(1970)		Tammy's Touch
(1970)		 The World of Tammy Wynette
(1970)
Singles from Tammy's Touch
  1. "I'll See Him Through"
    Released: December 1969
  2. "He Loves Me All the Way"
    Released: April 1970

Tammy's Touch is a studio album by American country artist, Tammy Wynette. It was released on April 27, 1970 via Epic Records and contained 11 tracks. The album's material centered around themes of heartbreak and romance. Many of the album's songs were new recordings while others were covers. Among its new recordings was the singles "I'll See Him Through" and "He Loves Me All the Way". Both songs became chart-topping tracks on the country music charts in 1970. The album itself also reached top positions on multiple charts in the United States.

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Background

Tammy Wynette was among country music's most popular artists during the sixties and seventies decades. She had a series of number one and top ten country songs, including 1969's "Stand by Your Man". Considered her signature recording, "Stand by Your Man" described how women stayed loyal to their husbands despite their many faults. [2] The song elevated Wynette's popularity and helped craft an image that resonated for years on singles and albums. [3] Among the follow-up singles were "I'll See Him Through" and "He Loves Me All the Way". Both songs followed a similar theme to "Stand by Your Man" and would help craft Wynette's 1970 studio LP, Tammy's Touch. [1] [4]

Recording and content

Tammy's Touch was recorded in sessions between November 1969 and February 1970. The recording sessions were held at Columbia Studio B, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Billy Sherrill. A total of 11 tracks comprised the studio album. [5] The song's themes centered around heartbreak. This included tracks like "The Divorce Sale" and "He Thinks I Love Him". [1] Other songs followed similar themes to "Stand by Your Man", such as the track "He Loves Me All the Way". In the song, a housewife explains that she can trust her husband even though she is not always sure if he is remaining faithful. [4] Many of the album's tracks were penned especially for Wynette. These songs were chosen by Billy Sherrill and some were penned by him as well. The album featured three Sherrill compositions: "I'll See Him Through", "He Loves Me All the Way" and "A Lighter Shade of Blue". Two tracks were also written with Glenn Sutton: "Love Me, Love Me" and "A Lighter Shade of Blue". [5] Also featured was a cover of the Brook Benton pop song, "It's Just a Matter of Time". It was also covered by Sonny James around the same time, whose version became a chart-topping country single. [6] [7]

Release, chart performance, reception and singles

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Tammy's Touch was first released on April 27, 1970 on Epic Records. It was eighth studio album recorded by Wynette during her career. It was initially released as both a vinyl LP and a cassette. [5] [8] In 1973, it was re-released to the United Kingdom under the title Superb Country Sounds. The cover photo and track listing were identical to the original. [9] It was released digitally by Sony Music decades later. [10] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave Tammy's Touch a positive review, rating it four out of five stars. He highlighted Billy's Sherrill's production along with the album's material, concluding that it was "one of her most satisfying albums of the '70s." [1] The album went to number one on the American Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1970, becoming her second chart-topping LP. [11] It also became her fifth studio album to place on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching number 85. [12]

Two singles were included on Tammy's Touch. The first was "I'll See Him Through", which was initially released in December 1969. [13] The single went to number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in March 1970. [14] It also went to number three on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in early 1970. [15] Also included was the single "He Loves Me All the Way", which was first issued by Epic Records in April 1970. [16] It topped by the Billboard country chart in July 1970 and went to number two on the RPM country chart. [17] [15] Both singles also reached the Billboard Hot 100, both climbing into the top 90. [18]

Track listing

Side one [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll See Him Through"
2:51
2."Love Me, Love Me"
2:23
3."It's Just a Matter of Time"
2:48
4."Cold Lonely Feeling" Jerry Chesnut 2:51
5."The Divorce Sale"
2:55
Side two [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."He Loves Me All the Way"
  • Sherrill
  • Carmol Taylor
  • Wilson
2:35
2."He Thinks I Love Him"Taylor2:25
3."Our Last Night Together"Rita Gist2:46
4."A Lighter Shade of Blue"
  • Sherrill
  • Glenn Sutton
1:57
5."Lonely Days (And Nights More Lonely)"
  • Danny Hurd
  • Tom Moore
2:30
6."You Make My Skies Turn Blue" Jerry Crutchfield 2:35

Technical personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Tammy's Touch. [5]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
AustraliaApril 27, 1970VinylEpic Records [22]
Japan [23]
North America
  • Vinyl
  • cassette
Epic Records [5] [8]
Europe1973Embassy Records [9]
North America2010s
  • Music download
  • streaming
 Sony Music Entertainment [10]

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References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tammy's Touch: Tammy Wynette: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tammy Wynette Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ↑ McDonough 2010, p. 167.
  4. 1 2 McDonough 2010, p. 168.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wynette, Tammy (April 27, 1970). "Tammy's Touch (LP Liner Notes and Information)". Epic Records . BN-26549.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research. p. 48-49.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
  8. 1 2 Wynette, Tammy (April 27, 1970). "Tammy's Touch (Cassette Liner Notes and Information)". Epic Records . N16-10264.
  9. 1 2 Wynette, Tammy (1973). "Superb Country Sounds [UK] (LP and Cassette Information)". Embassy Records . EMB-31023 (Vinyl); 40-31023 (Cassette).
  10. 1 2 "Tammy' Touch by Tammy Wynette". Apple Music . Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tammy Wynette Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard . Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tammy Wynette Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  13. ↑ Wynette, Tammy (December 1969). ""I'll See Him Through"/"Enough of a Woman" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records . 5-10571.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - March 14, 1970" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Top Singles". RPM . 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  16. ↑ Wynette, Tammy (April 1970). ""He Loves Me All the Way"/"Our Last Night Together" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records . 5-10612.
  17. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - July 4, 1970" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Tammy Wynette Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "Tammy Wynette Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Tammy Wynette Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1970". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  22. ↑ Wynette, Tammy (April 27, 1970). "Tammy's Touch (LP Information)". Epic Records . ELPS-3585 (Australia).
  23. ↑ Wynette, Tammy (April 27, 1970). "Tammy's Touch (LP Information)". CBS Records International/Sony. SONP-50340 (Japan).

Books

  • McDonough, Jimmy (2010). Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN   9781101189955.
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