Album cover. RCA Victor (APL1-0248) (1973)
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Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Love and Music RCA Victor (APL1-0248) July 2, 1973 Side A
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Recording
Recording sessions for the album began at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 12 and 13, 1973. These two sessions yielded seven of the album's ten tracks. Two more of the album's tracks were recorded during an April 9 session. "In the Presence of You" was recorded during a November 29, 1972 session for 1973's We Found It.
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November 29, 1972
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April 9, 1973
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Release and promotion
The album was released July 2, 1973, on LP, cassette, and 8-track.
Singles
"If Teardrops Were Pennies" was released as the album's single on June 4, 1973. It debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated June 23. It peaked ay number three on the chart dated September 1, its eleventh week on the chart, The single charted for 17 weeks. It peaked at number five in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
Critical reception
In a positive review of the album, Billboard said, "A collection of love ballads with some of the finest cuts this consistent pair have ever come up with. Aside from the single and one other cut, Dolly and/or Porter wrote every song, and they must have been in romantic moods. Good old fashioned love music, with some timeless lyrics, and it's one everyone will want. There is even a dialog recitation." They went on to say that eight of the ten tunes...have the potential to be around for a long time." They concluded with a note to record dealers, saying that the "good cover work by Les Leverett sets the mood for the album."
In another positive review, Cashbox said, "Aptly titled, this LP contains a soothing, sincere selection of tunes that touch lightly on love—hearts and flowers abound. And there's nothing wrong with that, as anyone familiar with the phenomenal success accorded Dolly and Porter for their rendering of such sentiments should know! This is the sort of album you put on the phonograph and relax to, love to, and let the troubled world fade away. Dolly penned several delightful tunes."
In another positive review, Cashbox said, "Aptly titled, this LP contains a soothing, sincere selection of tunes that touch lightly on love—hearts and flowers abound. And there's nothing wrong with that, as anyone familiar with the phenomenal success accorded Dolly and Porter for their rendering of such sentiments should know! This is the sort of album you put on the phonograph and relax to, love to, and let the troubled world fade away. Dolly penned several delightful tunes."
Billboard review, July 14, 1973.
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Cashbox review, July 14, 1973.
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Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated August 11, 1973.It peaked at number eight on the chart dated November 17, its fifteenth week on the chart. The album charted for 23 weeks.
Accolades
The album's single, "If Teardrops Were Pennies", earned a nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards.
Personnel
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Reissues
The album was included in the 2014 box set Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976. It was released as a digital download on March 29, 2019. BGO Records reissued the album on CD in 2020 on a two CD set with Just Between You and Me, Always, Always, and Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca.