The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton | ||||
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Released | July 19, 1971 | |||
Recorded | October 11, 1967–December 14, 1970 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio B (Nashville) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 24:19 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Bob Ferguson | |||
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton chronology | ||||
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Dolly Parton chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Best of Porter Wagoner &Dolly Parton | ||||
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The Best of Porter Wagoner &Dolly Parton is a compilation album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on July 19,1971,by RCA Victor. [1] The album contains tracks from each of their collaboration albums released up to that point,with the exception of 1969's Always,Always . The album included one previously unreleased track,the Grammy-nominated single,"Better Move It on Home".
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The review in the July 31,1971 issue of Billboard said,"This collection of the best performances by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton is sure to prove a blockbuster programming and sales item. Their top treatments of "Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man","The Pain of Loving You","The Last Thing on My Mind",and "Just Someone I Used to Know" are standouts." [5]
Cashbox published a review in the July 24,1971 issue which said,"One whole lot of sales power in this album from a duo that consistently hits the charts together and apart. The most recent hit here included is "Better Move It on Home" while other titles will be equally familiar to their large following:"Just Someone I Used to Know","The Pain of Loving You",and "Holding on to Nothin'" just to mention a few. A musical marriage made in country heaven." [6]
Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide:Rock Albums of the Seventies ,Robert Christgau wrote:"There are real pleasures here,but they're chiefly vocal. The surprises are few,the jokes weak and infrequent,the sentimentality overripe ("Jeanie's Afraid of the Dark",yeucch),and the best song's by Paxton,nor Parton. In short,a lousy ad for couple-bonding,though whether Porter is repressing Dolly or Dolly holding out on Porter I wouldn't know." [3]
The album peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart.
The album's single,"Better Move It on Home",was released in January 1971 [7] and peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 8 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
The album's single,"Better Move It on Home",was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group at the 14th Annual Grammy Awards. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Just Someone I Used to Know" | Jack Clement | April 21, 1969 | 2:21 |
2. | "Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man" |
| April 21, 1970 | 2:57 |
3. | "Tomorrow Is Forever" | Parton | December 2, 1969 | 2:45 |
4. | "Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark" | Parton | May 21, 1969 | 2:44 |
5. | "The Last Thing on My Mind" | Tom Paxton | October 11, 1967 | 2:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "The Pain of Loving You" |
| December 14, 1970 | 2:05 |
2. | "Better Move It on Home" | Ray Griff | December 14, 1970 | 2:14 |
3. | "Holding On to Nothin'" | Jerry Chesnut | January 31, 1968 | 2:26 |
4. | "Run That by Me One More Time" | Parton | December 3, 1969 | 2:18 |
5. | "We'll Get Ahead Someday" | Mack Magaha | May 22, 1968 | 1:55 |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [1]
Album
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country LP's ( Billboard ) [9] | 7 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak position | |
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US Country [10] | CAN Country [11] | ||
"Better Move It on Home" | 1971 | 7 | 8 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | July 19, 1971 | RCA Victor | [1] | |
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Two of a Kind is the sixth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on February 8, 1971, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 142 on the Billboard 200 chart. No singles were released from the album, but "Oh, the Pain of Loving You" was included as the B-side of the 1971 single "The Right Combination".
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