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Album cover. RCA Victor (LSP-4841) (1973)
We Found It is the ninth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on February 12, 1973, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The title track was the only single released and it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. 

Track listing

Side 1
  1. Love City (Porter Wagoner, Tom Pick) 1:58
  2. Between Us (Dolly Parton) 1:47
  3. We Found It (Porter Wagoner) 2:30
  4. Satan's River (Porter Wagoner) 2:35
  5. I've Been Married (Just as Long as You Have) (Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton) 2:44
Side 2
  1. I Am Always Waiting (Dolly Parton) 2:14
  2. Sweet Rachel Ann (Dolly Parton) 2:55
  3. That's When Love Will Mean the Most (Porter Wagoner) 1:54
  4. Love Have Mercy on Us (Dolly Parton) 2:52
  5. How Close They Must Be (Porter Wagoner) 2:27

Recording

Recording sessions for the album began at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 28, 1972. The session yielded only two tracks, of which "We Found It" made the final track listing. Two additional sessions followed on August 21 and 22, producing six of the album's tracks between them. The final session took place on November 29, from which two songs were selected to complete the album. One track on the album, "How Close They Must Be", was recorded during the April 7, 1971 session for 1972's The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil.
April 7, 1971
  • How Close They Must Be
April 28, 1972
  • We Found It
August 21, 1972
  • That's When Love Will Mean the Most
  • Love Have Mercy on Us
  • Sweet Rachel Ann
  • Satan's River
August 22, 1972
  • I Am Always Waiting
  • I've Been Married (Just as Long as You Have)
November 29, 1972
  • Between Us
  • Love City

Release and promotion

​The album was released February 12, 1972, on LP, cassette, and 8-track.

Singles

​The single and title track, "We Found It", was released alongside the album on February 12, 1973. It debuted at number 72 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated March 3. It peaked at number 30 on the chart dated April 21, its eighth week on the chart. The single charted for nine weeks. It also peaked at number 20 on the Cashbox Country Singles chart.

Critical reception

Billboard gave a positive review of the album, saying, "It's all original material, written individually and collectively by the pair, and they manage to mix love and happiness into a perfect blending. Some of their best material to date, and that says a great deal." They mentioned "I've Been Married (Just as Long as You Have)", "I Am Always Waiting", and "Sweet Rachel Ann" as the best cuts on the album.

AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars.
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Billboard review, February 24, 1973.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 44 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated March 3, 1973. It peaked at number 20 on the chart dated April 7, its sixth week on the chart. The album charted for 10 weeks.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
  • Jimmy Capps – electric guitar
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Jimmy Colvard – electric guitar
  • Pete Drake – steel guitar
  • Bobby Dyson – bass
  • Bob Ferguson – producer
  • Johnny Gimble – fiddle
  • Shirley Jorjorian – liner notes
  • ​Dave Kirby – electric guitar
  • Les Leverett – cover photo
  • Mack Magaha – fiddle
  • Al Pachucki – recording engineer
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Tom Pick – recording engineer
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, harpsichord
  • Roy Shockley – recording technician
  • Jerry Stembridge (Chip Young) – rhythm guitar
  • Bobby Thompson - rhythm guitar
  • Buck Trent – banjo
  • ​Porter Wagoner – lead vocals