Together Again (Buck Owens song)

"Together Again"
Single by Buck Owens
B-side	"My Heart Skips a Beat"
Released	April 4, 1964
Format	7" single
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Buck Owens
Buck Owens singles chronology
"My Heart Skips a Beat" (1964) "Together Again" (1964) "I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)" (1964)

"Together Again"
Single by Emmylou Harris
from the album Elite Hotel
Released	January 1976
Format	7"
Recorded	June 1975
Genre	Country
Length	3:56
Label	Reprise
Producer(s)	Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris singles chronology
"If I Could Only Win Your Love" (1975) "Together Again" (1976) "One of These Days" (1976)

"Together Again" is a 1964 song by United States country singer and guitarist Buck Owens.

The song, best known as the "B" side to Owens' No. 1 hit, "My Heart Skips a Beat", interrupted that song's run at Number One on the U.S. country charts. Steel guitarist Tom Brumley's performance on "Together Again" is considered "one of the finest steel guitar solos in the history of country music" by the Country Music Television staff;^[1] it inspired Jerry Garcia to learn the instrument.

Covers

• Ray Charles released the song in 1966, and it reached #19 on the Billboard pop chart and #1 on the adult contemporary chart.^[2] On the soul chart, this version went to #10.^[3]
• Farhad Mehrad Persian singer
• Nora Aunor with Tirso Cruz III on their duet album Dream Come True 1971 under Vicor Records
• Country music singer Emmylou Harris recorded the song for her 1975 album Elite Hotel; her version also ascended to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1976, with the flip side, Harris' version of The Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere" being a minor pop hit as well. In 1979, Owens and Harris dueted on a song called "Play Together Again, Again," which paid tribute to the song both artists recorded and made famous.
• In 1983, Kenny Rogers and Dottie West released a duet version of the song (it originally was recorded for their 1979 Classics album, but was released on Rogers' Duets album in 1983), that reached No. 19 on the Hot Country Singles chart.
• Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreasson covered the song on her 1981 country album Angel of the Morning.^[4]
• Dwight Yoakam recorded a version of the song for his 2007 Buck Owens tribute album, Dwight Sings Buck.
• Mark Lanegan recorded a version of the song for his 1999 album I'll Take Care of You.
• Swedish singer Jill Johnson covered the song on her 2009 cover album Music Row II.^[5]
• Vince Gill recorded a version of the song for his 2013 album with steel guitarist Paul Franklin, Bakersfield

References

1. "Tom Brumley, Member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Dies in Texas", Country Music Television, February 4, 2009. Accessed February 5, 2009.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 53.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 113.
4. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
5. Information at Svensk mediedatabas

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics