Two's a Party

Two's a Party
Studio album by Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
Released February 2, 1981
Recorded Oct.—Nov. 1980
Studio Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 30:06
Label MCA Records
Producer Ron Chancey, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn chronology
Diamond Duet
(1980)		 Two's a Party
(1981)		 Making Believe
(1988)
Conway Twitty chronology
Rest Your Love on Me
(1980)		 Two's a Party
(1981)		 Mr. T
(1981)
Loretta Lynn chronology
Lookin' Good
(1980)		 Two's a Party
(1981)		 I Lie
(1982)
Singles from Two's a Party
  1. "Loving What Your Love Does to Me"
    Released: February 1981
  2. "I Still Believe in Waltzes"
    Released: May 1981

Two's a Party is the tenth studio album by American country music duo Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 2, 1981, by MCA Records.[1] This would be the duo's last album of all new material to be released. Their next and final release, Making Believe (1988), would be a compilation of new and previously released material.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, becoming the duo's lowest position on the chart at the time. The album's first single, "Loving' What Your Love Does to Me", peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and the second single, "I Still Believe in Waltzes", peaked at No. 2, becoming the duo's eleventh and twelfth singles to peak in the top 10.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic, Two's a Party is not "one of Conway and Loretta's very best records" but there are enough strong tracks "to make it worthwhile for dedicated fans."[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two's a Party"Rafe VanHoy2:43
2."The State of Our Union"Chip Hardy, Jim Rushing3:25
3."Lovin' What Your Lovin' Does to Me"Jane Crouch, Toni Dae2:37
4."I'd Rather Have What We Had"Bobby Braddock2:20
5."Oh Honey-Oh Babe"Bob Morrison, Johnny MacRae2:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Right in the Palm of Your Hand"Bob McDill3:38
2."Silent Partner"Thomas William Damphier3:38
3."I Still Believe in Waltzes"Bob Morrison, Johnny MacRae, Michael Dennis Hughes3:09
4."We've Been Strong Long Enough"Paul Craft2:43
5."If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You"Steve Gibb3:09

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Production:

  • Bergen White – String Arrangements
  • Jan Weinberg – Design
  • Russ Martin – Engineer
  • Hank Williams – Mastering
  • Larry Dupont – Photography (back cover)
  • Dennis Carney – Photography (front cover)
  • Conway Twitty – Producer
  • Loretta Lynn – Producer
  • Ron Chancey – Producer
  • Danny Hilley – Recording, Mixing

Musicians:

  • John Christopher – Acoustic Guitar
  • Paul Uhrig – Bass
  • Clay Caire – Drums
  • Jerry Carrigan – Drums, Percussion
  • Samuel Levine – Flute
  • Eberhard Ramm – French Horn
  • Shane Keister – Keyboards
  • Reggie Young – Lead Guitar
  • John Hughey – Steel Guitar
  • The Sheldon Kurland Strings – Strings

Vocals:

  • Conway Twitty – Lead vocals
  • Loretta Lynn – Lead vocals
  • Donna McCroy – Backing vocals
  • Duane West – Backing vocals
  • Jackie Cusic – Backing vocals
  • Lea Jane Berinati – Backing vocals
  • Tom Brannon – Backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – Backing vocals
  • Yvonne Hodges – Backing vocals

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Peak
position
1981 Country Albums 28

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1981 "Lovin' What Your Love Does to Me" Country Singles 7
1981 "I Still Believe in Waltzes" 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn – Two's a Party at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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