Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca

Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca is the fourth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on March 9, 1970, by RCA Victor.[1] The album includes the Grammy nominated single, "Just Someone I Used to Know".

Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca
Studio album by
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
ReleasedMarch 9, 1970
RecordedApril 21, 1969–December 3, 1969
StudioRCA Studio B (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length26:03
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton chronology
Always, Always
(1969)		 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca
(1970)		 Once More
(1970)
Dolly Parton chronology
The Fairest of Them All
(1970)		 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca
(1970)		 As Long as I Love
(1970)
Singles from Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca
  1. "Just Someone I Used to Know"
    Released: September 29, 1969
  2. "Tomorrow Is Forever"
    Released: January 19, 1970

The album was released as a digital download on September 28, 2018.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

In the issue dated March 21, 1970, Billboard published a review which said, "This great country duo does "Tomorrow Is Forever", their current smash single, in addition to "Forty Miles from Poplar Bluff", "Silver Sandals", and others. It is a powerful package, full of true country flavor."[4]

Cashbox published a review in the March 14, 1970 issue, saying, "Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton join forces once again and perform an album that’s certain to be a smash. The two singers blend their talents on a cluster of good tunes, a number of them the work of Dolly herself (one of these, "Tomorrow Is Forever", is a current single hit for Porter and Dolly). Reserve a spot on the charts for this one."[5]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart and No. 137 on the US Billboard Top LP's chart.

The album's first single, "Just Someone I Used to Know", was released in September 1969[6][7] and peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 20 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. "Tomorrow Is Forever" was released as the second single in January 1970,[8][9] and peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 34 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Accolades

The album's single, "Just Someone I Used to Know", earned a nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards. It was Parton's first nomination and Wagoner's eighth.[10][11]

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 1, 2 and 3, 1969. Two songs on the album were recorded during sessions for 1969's Always, Always. "Just Someone I Used to Know" was recorded on April 21, 1969, and "Mendy Never Sleeps" was recorded on April 22.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Forty Miles from Poplar Bluff"Frank DycusDecember 1, 19692:47
2."Tomorrow Is Forever"Dolly PartonDecember 2, 19692:45
3."Just Someone I Used to Know"Jack ClementApril 21, 19692:21
4."Each Season Changes You"Ruth TalleyDecember 1, 19692:30
5."We Can't Let This Happen to Us"Dorothy Jo HopeDecember 2, 19692:07
6."Mendy Never Sleeps"PartonApril 22, 19692:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Silver Sandals"PartonDecember 2, 19692:37
2."No Love Left"Bill OwensDecember 3, 19692:00
3."It Might As Well Be Me"
  • Parton
  • Hope
December 3, 19692:12
4."Run That by Me One More Time"PartonDecember 3, 19692:18
5."I'm Wasting Your Time and You're Wasting Mine"PartonDecember 3, 19692:21

Personnel

Adapted form the album liner notes and RCA recording session records.[1]

  • Joseph Babcock – background vocals
  • Glenn Baxter – trumpet
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Anita Carter – background vocals
  • Danny Davis – trumpets
  • Pete Drake – steel
  • Bobby Dyson – bass
  • Dolores Edgin – background vocals
  • Bob Ferguson – producer, liner notes
  • Lloyd Green – steel
  • Roy M. Huskey, Jr. – bass
  • Les Leverett – cover photo
  • Mack Magaha – fiddle
  • George McCormick – rhythm guitar
  • Bill McElhiney – trumpets
  • Wayne Moss – guitar
  • Al Pachucki – recording engineer
  • June Evelyn Page – background vocals
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Hargus Robbins – piano
  • Dale Sellers – guitar
  • Roy Shockley – recording technician
  • Jerry Stembridge – electric guitar
  • Buck Trent – banjo
  • Porter Wagoner – lead vocals
  • Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals

Charts

Album

Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Hot Country LP's (Billboard)[12] 4
US Top LP's (Billboard)[13] 137

Singles

Title Year Peak position
US
Country
[14]		 CAN
Country
[15]
"Just Someone I Used to Know" 1969 5 20
"Tomorrow Is Forever" 1970 9 34

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various March 9, 1970
RCA Victor [1]
September 28, 2018 Digital download
[2]

References
  1. "Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton - Porter Wayne And Dolly Rebecca". Discogs. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca by Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca at AllMusic
  4. "Billboard - March 21, 1970" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. "Cashbox - March 14, 1970" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. "Billboard - October 11, 1969" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. "Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton - Just Someone I Used To Know". Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  8. "Billboard - January 31, 1970" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. "Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton - Tomorrow Is Forever". Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  10. "Porter Wagoner". GRAMMY.com. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  11. "Dolly Parton". GRAMMY.com. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  12. "Dolly Parton Chart History - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  13. "Dolly Parton Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  14. "Dolly Parton Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  15. Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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