Porter & Dolly
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| Released | August 4, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | May 22, 1968–April 29, 1976 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio B (Nashville) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Porter Wagoner | |||
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Porter & Dolly is the thirteenth and final collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on August 4, 1980, by RCA Records. It is made up of previously unreleased material from their duet years (1967–76), with new studio overdubs recorded in November and December 1979. The album was part of a settlement from legal action Wagoner took following Parton's departure from his band in 1974. Though the two later made peace and resumed their friendship, at the time, they were reportedly not on speaking terms, and would not reunite in person, so the cover photo is actually a composite of two separate photos edited together.
The single "Making Plans" was a top ten single on the U.S. country chart; Parton would re-record it with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris for their 1987 album Trio.
The original master/not overdubbed version of the album track "If You Say I Can" had previously been released as the B-side to the non-album single "Is Forever Long Than Always," in April 1976. This was their last single released before Wagoner & Parton's split.
In 2014, Bear Family Records released Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967 - 1976. It contains the complete duet recordings made by Wagoner & Parton during their partnership, including the original masters of the songs from this album, without the 1979 overdubs.
Recording
This album was released following Wagoner and Parton's professional split as a part of the settlement from legal action Wagoner took following Parton's departure from his band in 1974. All ten of the album's tracks were recorded on ten different dates from 1968 to 1976. The two newest tracks on the album, "Touching Memories" and "Someone Just Like You", were the only two tracks from their respective April 22 and 26, 1976 sessions to be released until the 2014 box set Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976. "Hide Me Away" was recorded during a May 24, 1974 session for 1974's Porter 'n' Dolly. "If You Say I Can" was the first track to be release from a December 5, 1973 session and is possibly the only surviving track from this session as none of the other songs recorded were include on the 2014 box set. "Beneath the Sweet Magnolia Tree" was recorded during the February 13, 1973 session for 1973's Love and Music. "Singing on the Mountain" and "Little David's Harp" were recorded during sessions for 1973's We Found It on August 21 and 22, 1972, respectively. "If You Go, I'll Follow You" was the second track to be released form the September 29, 1971 session. "Daddy Did His Best" was recorded during a session on December 2, 1970, for 1971's Two of a Kind. The oldest track included on the album, "Making Plans", was recorded on May 22, 1968, during a session for 1968's Just the Two of Us.
All of the tracks included on the album received new studio overdubs recorded in November and December 1979 to update their sound and make the album sound like a cohesive body of work.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "Making Plans" |
| May 22, 1968 | 2:12 |
| 2. | "If You Go, I'll Follow You" | September 29, 1971 | 2:39 | |
| 3. | "Hide Me Away" | Parton | May 24, 1974 | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Someone Just Like You" | Joe Hudgins | April 29, 1976 | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Little David's Harp" | Parton | August 22, 1972 | 3:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "Beneath the Sweet Magnolia Tree" | Parton | February 13, 1973 | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Touching Memories" |
| April 22, 1976 | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Daddy Did His Best" | Jerry Chesnut | December 2, 1970 | 2:45 |
| 4. | "If You Say I Can" | Parton | December 5, 1973 | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Singing on the Mountain" | Wagoner | August 21, 1972 | 2:24 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
References
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