45 single, Side A. RCA Victor (74-0104) (1969)
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"Yours Love" is a single by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on February 3, 1969, by RCA Victor as the first single from their third collaborative studio album, Always, Always. The song was written by Harland Howard and produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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Track listing
Side A
- Yours Love (Harlan Howard) 2:23
- Malena (Dolly Parton) 2:21
Billboard advertisement, April 5, 1969.
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Recording"Yours Love" was recorded on December 20, 1968, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. The B-side, "Malena", was recorded on December 3.
AudioCritical receptionBillboard reviewed the single in the February 15, 1969 issue. The review noted that the Waylon Jennings version of the song was currently doing well on the chart and that Porter and Dolly's duet version should have "equal sales potential."
The single was also reviewed by Cashbox in their February 15, 1969, issue. The described the cover of a current country hit "an unusual circumstance or an early revival" of Waylon Jennings hit. They praised the cover, saying that Porter and Dolly do "a real nice job and that the tune still has plenty of milage left." |
Billboard review, February 15, 1969.
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Cashbox review, February 15, 1969.
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Commercial performance
"Yours Love" debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated March 8, 1969. It peaked at number nine on the chart dated May 10, its tenth week on the chart. It charted for 14 weeks. It also peaked at number 10 on the Cashbox Country Singles chart.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the 2014 box set, Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976.
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"Yours Love"
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"Malena"
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