Album cover. RCA Victor (LSP-4305) (1970)
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Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca RCA Victor (LSP-4305) March 9, 1970 Side 1
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2018 digital download bonus track
12. Let's Live for Tonight* (Don Reno) 2:11 |
*Originally released on the 1970 album Once More.
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Recording
Recording sessions for the album took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 1, 2 and 3, 1969. Two songs on the album were recorded during sessions for 1969's Always, Always. "Just Someone I Used to Know" and "Mendy Never Sleeps" were recorded on April 21 and 22, 1969, respectively.
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April 21, 1969
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December 2, 1969
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Release and promotion
The album was released March 9, 1970, on LP, cassette, and 8-track.
Singles
The album's first single, "Just Someone I Used to Know", was released on September 29, 1969, and debuted at number 62 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated October 25. It peaked at number five on the chart dated December 13, its eighth week on the chart. The single charted for 16 weeks. It also peaked at number 20 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
"Tomorrow Is Forever" was released as the second single on January 19, 1970, and debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated February 14. It peaked at number nine on the chart dated April 4, its eighth week on the chart. It charted for 15 weeks. It also peaked at number 34 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
"Tomorrow Is Forever" was released as the second single on January 19, 1970, and debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated February 14. It peaked at number nine on the chart dated April 4, its eighth week on the chart. It charted for 15 weeks. It also peaked at number 34 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
Critical reception
In the issue dated March 21, 1970, Billboard published a review which said, "This great country duo does "Tomorrow Is Forever", their current smash single, in addition to "Forty Miles from Poplar Bluff", "Silver Sandals", and others. It is a powerful package, full of true country flavor."
Cashbox published a review in the March 14, 1970 issue, saying, "Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton join forces once again and perform an album that’s certain to be a smash. The two singers blend their talents on a cluster of good tunes, a number of them the work of Dolly herself (one of these, "Tomorrow Is Forever", is a current single hit for Porter and Dolly). Reserve a spot on the charts for this one."
AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Cashbox published a review in the March 14, 1970 issue, saying, "Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton join forces once again and perform an album that’s certain to be a smash. The two singers blend their talents on a cluster of good tunes, a number of them the work of Dolly herself (one of these, "Tomorrow Is Forever", is a current single hit for Porter and Dolly). Reserve a spot on the charts for this one."
AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Billboard review, March 21, 1970.
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Cashbox review, March 14, 1970.
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Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated March 28, 1970. It peaked at number four on the chart dated June 13, its twelfth week on the chart. The album charted for 25 weeks. It also peaked at number 137 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Accolades
The album's first single, "Just Someone I Used to Know", earned a nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards. It was Porter's eighth nomination and Dolly's first.
Personnel
Adapted form the album liner notes and RCA recording session records.
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Reissues
The album was included in the 2014 box set Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976, marking the first time it had been reissued since its original release. It was released as a digital download on September 28, 2018. BGO Records reissued the album on CD in 2020 on a two CD set with Just Between You and Me, Always, Always, and Love and Music.