'Til I Can Make It on My Own
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| "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" | ||||
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| Single by Tammy Wynette | ||||
| from the album 'Til I Can Make It on My Own | ||||
| B-side | "Love Is Something Good for Everybody" | |||
| Released | January 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | December 15, 1975 Columbia Recording Studio Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Epic 8-50196 | |||
| Writer(s) | George Richey, Billy Sherrill and Tammy Wynette | |||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
| Tammy Wynette singles chronology | ||||
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"'Til I Can Make It on My Own" is a 1976 single by Tammy Wynette. "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" would be Tammy Wynette's fifteenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country charts.[1] Wynette noted on multiple occasons that the song was her personal favourite of all that she had written or recorded, and it would remain a staple of her concerts for the remainder of her career. [[1]]
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West released their own version in 1979 and took it up to #3 on the country charts. It was also covered by Martina McBride in 2005 on her Timeless album.
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[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Tammy Wynette
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 84 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 41 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 37 |
[edit] Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 400.
| Preceded by "You'll Lose a Good Thing" by Freddy Fender |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single (Tammy Wynette version) April 10, 1976 |
Succeeded by "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)" by Eddie Rabbitt |
| Preceded by "If I Let Her Come In" by Ray Griff |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Tammy Wynette version) May 1, 1976 |
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| Preceded by "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West version) September 22, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Heartbreak Hotel" by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell |
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- 1976 singles
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- Kenny Rogers songs
- Dottie West songs
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- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
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- Songs written by Billy Sherrill
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- Songs produced by Billy Sherrill
- Epic Records singles
- 1970s country song stubs
