Tammy Wynette - Greatest Hits '1969

Tracks list

Tracklist:

1. I Don't Wanna Play House (Album Version) (02:35)
2. Take Me to Your World (Album Version) (02:47)
3. D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Single Version) (02:56)
4. Stand By Your Man (02:39)
5. The Ways to Love a Man (02:26)
6. He Loves Me All the Way (02:36)
7. Run, Woman, Run (Album Version) (02:26)
8. Bedtime Story (Album Version) (04:14)
9. My Man (Understands) (Album Version) (02:50)
10. 'Til I Get It Right (Album Version) (02:38)
11. Kids Say the Darndest Things (02:53)
12. 'Til I Can Make It On My Own (Album Version) (03:01)
13. You and Me (03:19)
14. Starting Over (03:06)
15. Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To) (02:55)
16. Crying In the Rain (03:06)


 moreAfter her father, who was a musician, died when she was just eight
months old, Wynette was raised at her grandparents' home in Mississippi; her
mother moved to Birmingham, Alabama to do military work. As a child, Wynette
taught herself to play a variety of instruments left behind by her father. When
she was a teenager, she moved to Birmingham to be with her mother. At 17, she
married her first husband, Euple Byrd, and set to work as a hairdresser and
beautician. The marriage was short-lived, but it produced three children within
three years. By the time her third child was born, the couple were divorced.

Wynette's third child had spinal meningitis, which meant she had expensive
medical bills to pay. In order to earn some extra money, she began performing in
clubs at night. In 1965, she landed a regular spot on the television program The
Country Boy Eddie Show, which led to appearances on Porter Wagoner's syndicated
show. The following year, she moved to Nashville, where she auditioned for
several labels before producer Billy Sherrill signed her to Epic Records.

"Apartment #9," Wynette's first single, was released late in 1966 and almost
broke the country Top 40 early in 1967. It was followed by "Your Good Girl's
Gonna Go Bad," which became a big hit, peaking at number three. The song
launched a string of Top Ten hits that ran until the end of the '70s,
interrupted by three singles that didn't crack the Top Ten. After "Your Good
Girl's Gonna Go Bad" was a success, "My Elusive Dreams" became her first number
one in the summer of 1967, followed by "I Don't Wanna Play House" later that
year.

In 1968 and 1969, Wynette had five number one hits -- "Take Me to Your World,"
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E," "Stand by Your Man" (all 1968), "Singing My Song," and "The
Ways to Love a Man" (both 1969). In 1968, she started a relationship with George
Jones which would prove to be extremely stormy. Beginning in 1971, Wynette and
Jones recorded a series of duets -- the first was the Top Ten "Take Me" -- which
were as popular as their solo hits. However, the marriage was difficult and the
couple divorced in 1975; they continued to record sporadically over the next two
decades. Throughout the '70s, Wynette racked up number one hits.

In the early '80s, her career began to slow down. Although she still had hit
singles, she didn't reach the Top Ten as easily as she had in the previous
decade. That trend continued throughout the rest of the decade and into the
'90s. Even though she didn't have as many hits as she'd had in the past, Wynette
remained a respected star and a popular concert attraction. In the '80s, she
began suffering a variety of health problems, including inflammation of her bile
duct. She was hospitalized several times during the mid-'90s before her death on
April 6, 1998. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine



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