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George Jones and Tammy Wynette - 16 Biggest Hits

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George and Tammy were already legends before they started recording duets. It was natural that they should, because country duets were very fashionable, thanks in no small measure to the successful recording partnership between Porter and Dolly. Unlike those two, George and Tammy were married to each other. Many of their biggest hits told of some aspect of their life together.

So, there is Take me (before marriage), The ceremony (the actual wedding), Let's build a world together (looking forward to years of happiness), Near you (wedded bliss), We're gonna hold on (problems in the marriage, but it can be saved), We loved it away (marriage beyond repair) and Two story house (we live in the same house, but we ignore each other). By the time they recorded Two story house, they had divorced and each had found a new marriage partner.

Of course, they did have other hits as well, including Golden ring (the saddest song they recorded as a duet), We're not the jet set and Southern California.

George and Tammy, along with Porter and Dolly, Conway and Loretta were one of the three great country pairings of the early seventies. All the essential duets can be found here, although they recorded a brilliant album in the nineties (One) which is not represented here. Buy that, too, if you can find it.

By the time they stepped into the CBS recording studio in 1971 George and Tammy had been married two years, he was already considered one of the great traditional artists in the genre and she was the industry's First Lady. They were sitting on top of the country music world. The downhill slide was only a few years away, but for a brief time they were country music's camelot ... they were the original "Mr. & Mrs. Country Music". Only a few of their duets went number one (GOLDEN RING, WE'RE GONNA HOLD ON) and some seemed to miss the mark all together (THE CEREMONY, A PAIR OF OLD SNEAKERS), but the simple joining of two of country music's most famous voices makes this BIGGEST HITS collection a haunting, biographical journey into the country music of yesterday that shouldn't be forgotten nor missed.

Besides Conway & Loretta, noone sang a duet like George and Tammy........although I was partial to George and Melba Montgomery. George Jones is one of the most sincere stylists in Country Music history; and Tammy had the most "vulnerable" voices around. This album showcases the combining of these two legends, and out of 16 numbers, there's not a bad one here. All of the usual suspects are included: "Golden Ring", "...Hold On", and "Two Story House", as well as a few of their cover songs (which they made their own) like "Something to Brag About". Great recordings and mixing.

Having been a fan of George and Tammy in the 70's, I decided to purchase this cd and what a stroll down memory lane. I listen to it over and over in the car (and my husband is sick of it!!!) Not only does it have some of my old favorites "Near You", "Two Story House" but the cd ends with "Rollin In My Sweet Babies Arms". It's a GREAT rendition of the song and takes me back to a time when my girlfriends and I were really into bluegrass. If you like George & Tammy, this is a must-have cd. For me it's little like "comfort food".

Until I listened to this album, I had forgotten how wonderful Tammy and George were together. Their voices blend and harmonize effortlessly, and it's obvious why they were the King and Queen of country music in the 1970s. I think the love/hate relationship they had over the years added to the "realness" of their songs.

If you want a great album featuring two of country's original superstars, buy this one. You'll find yourself singing along and remembering a time before microwaves, cell phones and home computers.

I love the CD and listen to it everyday. I love the old country music.

This CD has brougth to me the finest moment's in music listning. I have this songs in my eyars very often in my car or at my home. Once I met Tammy myself and talked to her and I went four times on her consert's and those are one of the best memories I have. I must say this: If you are looking for a pure fine warm country songs with passion, love and white-blues-feeling,- take this one. This one is one of the best I have on my country CD-collection.

It was very good and even better then i thought it would be. Thank You

Music: George and Tammy, what a combo... This is a great CD with some really great old time country.

This collection contains 12 of their 13 Top-40 hits. The one that's missing is "Old Fashioned Singing", a #38 hit from 1972. "Let's Build a World Together" hit #32 but it's here...go figure!? that's why i give this 4 out of 5 stars. the 4 songs that close the album aren't hits: "Something To Brag About" is from 1971; "There's Power in Our Love" is from 1972; "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is from 1973; and "Keep the Change" is from 1976. other than that, the first 12 were hit songs.