'Til I Can Make It on My Own
| "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" | ||||
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| Single by Tammy Wynette | ||||
| from the album 'Til I Can Make It on My Own | ||||
| B-side | "Love Is Something Good for Everybody" | |||
| Released | January 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded |
December 15, 1975 Columbia Recording Studio Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Epic 8-50196 | |||
| Writer(s) | George Richey, Billy Sherrill and Tammy Wynette | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
| Tammy Wynette singles chronology | ||||
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| Single by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West | ||||||||||
| from the album Classics | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Midnight Flyer" | |||||||||
| Released | July 7, 1979 | |||||||||
| Genre | Country | |||||||||
| Label | Liberty | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Larry Butler | |||||||||
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"'Til I Can Make It on My Own" is a song co-written and first recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in January 1976 as the first single and title track from the album Til I Can Make It on My Own. The song was Tammy Wynette's fifteenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country charts.[1] Wynette noted on multiple occasions that the song was her personal favourite of all that she had written or recorded, and it would remain a staple of her concerts for the remainder of her career. Wynette wrote the song with George Richey and Billy Sherrill.
Cover versions
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West released their own version in July 1979 and took it up to #3 on the country charts. It was also covered by Billy Gilman on his 2000 album One Voice and by Martina McBride in 2005 on her Timeless album. Lulu Roman (of Hee Haw fame) released a cover on her 2013 album At Last featuring Georgette Jones (daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones) on harmony vocals. Georgette then released an album with this as the title track in 2013.
Chart performance
Tammy Wynette
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 84 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 41 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 37 |
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 400.
| Preceded by "You'll Lose a Good Thing" by Freddy Fender |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single (Tammy Wynette version) April 10, 1976 |
Succeeded by "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)" by Eddie Rabbitt |
| Preceded by "If I Let Her Come In" by Ray Griff |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Tammy Wynette version) May 1, 1976 | |
| Preceded by "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West version) September 22, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Heartbreak Hotel" by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell |
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