Diamond Duet

Diamond Duet
Studio album by Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
Released	November 19, 1979
Recorded	July 1979
Studio	Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	26:26
Label	MCA Records
Producer	David Barnes, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn chronology
Honky Tonk Heroes (1978) Diamond Duet (1979) Two's a Party (1981)
Conway Twitty chronology
Cross Winds (1979) Diamond Duet (1979) Heart and Soul (1980)
Loretta Lynn chronology
We've Come a Long Way, Baby (1979) Diamond Duet (1979) Loretta (1980)
Singles from Diamond Duet
"You Know Just What I'd Do" Released: October 1979 "It's True Love" Released: April 1980

Diamond Duet is the ninth studio album by American country music duo Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn. It was released on November 19, 1979, by MCA Records.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, becoming the duo's lowest charting album at the time. The album's first single, "You Know Just What I'd Do", peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and the second single, "It's True Love", peaked at No. 5, becoming the duo's ninth and tenth singles to peak in the top 10.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"True Love"	Randy Goodrum	2:52
2.	"That's All That Matters"	Hank Cochran	2:34
3.	"Hit the Road Jack"	Percy Mayfield	2:13
4.	"Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me"	Mac Davis	2:47
5.	"Even a Fool Would Let Go"	Kerry Chater, Tom Snow	2:56

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sadness of It All"	Russell Wolfe, III	2:59
2.	"You Know Just What I'd Do"	Bill Rice, Jerry Foster	2:44
3.	"What's a Little Love Between Friends?"	Billy Burnette, Larry Henley	2:16
4.	"Rising Above It All"	Bill Rice, Jerry Foster	2:54
5.	"You Never Cross My Mind"	Curly Putman, Deborah Allen, Rafe VanHoy	2:11

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

• David Barnes – Arrangements
• Danny Hilley – Engineer
• David McKinley – Engineer
• Conway Twitty – Producer
• David Barnes – Producer
• Loretta Lynn – Producer
• Denny Purcell – Mastering

Musicians:

• Johnny Christopher – Acoustic Guitar
• Mike Leech – Bass
• Jerry Carrigan – Drums
• Cindy Reynolds – Harp
• Bobby Wood – Keyboards
• Reggie Young – Lead Guitar
• Jerry Carrigan – Percussion
• John Hughey – Steel Guitar
• The Sheldon Kurland StringsStrings
• Dennis Solee – Woodwinds

Backing vocals:

• Duane West
• Janie Fricke
• Lea Jane Berinati
• Tom Brannon

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Peak position
1979	Country Albums	22

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1979	"You Know Just What I'd Do"	Country Singles	9
1980	"It's True Love"		5