Album cover. RCA Victor (APL1-0248) (1973)
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Love and Music is the tenth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on July 2, 1973, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Top Country albums chart. The album's single, "If Teardrops Were Pennies", peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The single was nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Track listing
Side A
- If Teardrops Were Pennies (Carl Butler) 2:06
- Sounds of Night (Porter Wagoner) 2:23
- Laugh the Years Away (Howard Tuck) 1:59
- You (Dolly Parton) 2:20
- Wasting Love (Porter Wagoner) 1:47
- Come to Me (Dolly Parton) 2:21
- Love Is Out Tonight (Porter Wagoner, Tom Pick) 2:39
- In the Presence of You (Porter Wagoner) 2:47
- I Get Lonesome by Myself (Dolly Parton) 3:19
- There'll Always Be Music (Dolly Parton) 3:12
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 at number three on the chart dated September 1, its eleventh week on the chart. The single charted for 17 weeks. It also peaked at number three on the Cashbox Country Singles chart. The single 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 and remained there for an additional week. 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 in 1974.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the original album liner notes and the 2014 box set, Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976.
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