Together You and I

"Together You and I"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Better Day
Released	May 23, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:56
Label	Dolly Records
Songwriter(s)	Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Comin' Home for Christmas" (2009) "Together You and I" (2011) "The Sacrifice" (2011)

"Together You and I" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. The song was initially recorded in 1974 as a duet with Porter Wagoner for the album Porter 'n' Dolly .

It was released as the lead single from Parton's 2011 album, Better Day , on May 23, 2011. It impacted country radio on May 27. It peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

A video for the single was filmed, and was originally scheduled to debut on May 28. ^[1] However, for unknown reasons, the video was delayed and later debuted on July 4 on country music video station, CMT. ^[2] The video was directed by Trey Fanjoy. ^[3]

Live performances

Dolly Parton performed her song on September 10, 2011 on the Launch Night for the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She also performed the song on American television talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 27, 2011 and on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ^[4]

Chart performance

The song reached No. 67 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming her highest chart entry since "9 to 5" in 1981.

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [5]	67

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United States	23 May 2011 [6]	Dolly Records	Digital download

References

1. Dolly Parton's Official website: The Making of "Together You And I" Behind the Scenes Photos! ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
2. Dolly Parton's Official Site: Dolly's "Together You & I" Video World Premiere on CMT! ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. Nunn, Jerry (July 5, 2011). "Q&A: Dolly Parton". Out & About. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
4. "Dolly Parton Performs 'Together You & I'". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
5. "Official UK Singles Top 100 - 4th February 2012 | the UK Charts | Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
6. "Together You and I – Single by Dolly Parton". iTunes. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2014.