Without Walls

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Without Walls
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Genre Country
Length38:35
Label Epic
Producer Barry Beckett, Cliff Richard, Paul Moessl [1]
Tammy Wynette chronology
Honky Tonk Angels
(1993)
Without Walls
(1994)
One
(1995)
Singles from Without Walls
  1. "Girl Thang"
    Released: September 1994
  2. "Every Breath You Take"
    Released: November 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Without Walls is the thirtieth and final studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on October 18, 1994, by Epic Records. [3] [4] It would turn out to be the final solo studio album Wynette released during her lifetime.

Contents

Commercial performance

The album failed to chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "Girl Thang", peaked at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album's second single, "Every Breath You Take", did not chart.

Track listing

Without Walls track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If It's the Last Thing I Do"Doug Gill, Phillis Austin3:57
2."A Woman's Needs" (duet with Elton John)Elton John, Bernie Taupin5:16
3."Every Breath You Take" (duet with Sting)Sting4:15
4."If You Were to Wake Up" (duet with Lyle Lovett)Lyle Lovett4:24
5."Glass Houses" (duet with Joe Diffie)Rex Benson, Steve Gillette3:35
6."Girl Thang" (duet with Wynonna)Judy Rodman, Keith Hinton, Michele Laybourn3:03
7."This Love" (duet with Cliff Richard)Dave Cooke, Paul Field4:00
8."I Second That Emotion" (duet with Smokey Robinson)Alfred Cleveland, William Smokey Robinson3:05
9."All I Am to You" (duet with Aaron Neville)Mike Lantrip, Tom Paden, Toni Dae3:42
10."What Do They Know" Donny Kees, Richard Ross3:18

Personnel

All tracks except "This Love":

Personnel on "This Love":

Charts

Chart performance for Without Walls
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 8

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