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Alone & Together

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What country music used to be-country! This is a truckers delight, an oilfield dream. Worth the money just to hear "I'm going to hire a wino"

Bob Allen doesn't like them, but I love them. Yes, their debut duet album was imperfect, but it's curious that each successive album they recorded together was less successful than the one before, yet their music just got better and better. They recorded four duet albums and they also recorded at least two (maybe three) solo albums each around that time.

It would therefore not be difficult to provide a full length CD of their music from this period, but all the essentials can be found on this collection. The standout tracks are the duet You're the reason God made Oklahoma, Shelly's Jose Cuervo and David's I'm gonna hire a wino to decorate our home. All three were #1 country hits, deservedly so.

Yet, there are other great moments here too. While their biggest solo successes were with fun songs about drinking and having a good time, they could do other songs too, as their other solo tracks here show, particularly Shelly's Flight 309 to Tennessee. Equally, their biggest duet was a romantic love song, but Another honky tonk night on Broadway is a fun song.

Overall, this album could be described as lightweight country, but music is meant to be enjoyed and I sometimes wonder if professional critics remember that. If you've spent a lot of time listening to serious music (like, say, Allison Moorer, who's music I also enjoy, but in a very different way), you need something more fun to provide a contrast.

This is the type of music that I was brought up on. It is has a beat that makes one want to get up and dance. There are also a few heart touching ballads. It is this mix that makes this CD worth the purchase. I love both of the artist tracks both together and by themselves.

This is great. I've been looking for these songs ever since it came out but could never find it. I'm going out today to see if I can get it. I grew up with this kind of music and I've only listened to country and I still do. I really appreciate it. Thanks A Million Linda