Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976 is a 6-CD box set compilation album by country music duo Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton . It covers their entire recording career with RCA Victor . The box set was released on May 5, 2014, by Bear Family Records .[ 1]
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The ten tracks included on 1980's Porter & Dolly were overdubbed before being released. The original, undubbed masters were released for the first time on this set, with the exception of the original master of "If You Say I Can", which had previously been released as the B-side to the duo's 1976 single, "Is Forever Longer Than Always?". These original masters and all other unreleased recordings from this box set were subsequently released digitally as part of the "RCA Sessions 1968-1976" compilation.
There is only one recording[citation needed ] that Wagoner and Parton both took part in during their duet years that does not appear on this collection, 1972's tribute to Chet Atkins , "Chet's Tune, Part 2", which features Wagoner and Parton among many others who had worked with him.
Following the end of their partnership, Wagoner and Parton would come together on record just a few more times. In 2006, they both appeared on Christie Lynn's cover of their song "Beneath the Sweet Magnolia Tree". In 2007, Parton would lend her vocals to Wagoner's song "Mother Church of Country Music", a tribute to the Grand Ole Opry , along with many other members of the Opry. Wagoner and Parton's last duet would be their 2007 recording of "Drifting Too Far from the Shore".[citation needed ]
Disc 1: 1967–1968 Title Writer(s) Recording date 1. "Just Between You and Me" Jack Clement October 10, 1967 2:22 2. "Before I Met You" Charles L. Seitz, Joe Lewis, Elmer Rader October 10, 1967 1:56 3. "Two Sides to Every Story" Dolly Parton, Bill Owens October 10, 1967 2:23 4. "Mommie, Ain't That Daddy?" Parton October 10, 1967 3:15 5. "Four O Thirty Three" B. Owens, Earl Montgomery October 11, 1967 2:49 6. "Love Is Worth Living" Parton October 11, 1967 2:44 7. "The Last Thing on My Mind " Tom Paxton October 11, 1967 2:38 8. "Sorrow's Tearing Down the House (That Happiness Once Built)" Mel Tillis , Kent WestberryOctober 11, 1967 2:27 9. "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" Fred MacRae, Marge Barton October 12, 1967 2:16 10. "This Time Has Gotta Be Our Last Time" B. Owens October 12, 1967 2:32 11. "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" Parton, B. Owens October 12, 1967 2:24 12. "Because One of Us Was Wrong" Parton, B. Owens October 12, 1967 2:08 13. "Slip Away Today" Curly Putman January 31, 1968 2:42 14. "Holding On to Nothin'" Jerry Chesnut January 31, 1968 2:31 15. "Just the Two of Us" Chesnut May 20, 1968 2:41 16. "Closer by the Hour" Al Gore May 20, 1968 2:20 17. "Afraid to Love Again" Chesnut, Theresa Beaty May 20, 1968 1:59 18. "I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew" Tom T. Hall May 21, 1968 2:49 19. "Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark" Parton May 21, 1968 2:50 20. "The Party" Parton May 21, 1968 2:58 21. "I Can" Parton May 21, 1968 2:09 22. "We'll Get Ahead Someday" Mack Magaha May 22, 1968 1:59 23. "The Dark End of the Street " Dan Penn , Chips Moman May 22, 1968 2:19 24. "Somewhere Between" Merle Haggard May 22, 1968 2:17 25. "Making Plans (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison May 22, 1968 2:14 26. "Malena" Parton December 3, 1968 2:27 27. "Good as Gold (Alternate Version)" (Previously Unreleased) Paul Martin December 3, 1968 2:53 28. "One by One" (Previously Unreleased) Johnnie Wright, Jack Anglin, Jim Anglin December 3, 1968 2:43 29. "Good as Gold" Martin December 20, 1968 2:33 30. "Yours Love" Harlan Howard December 20, 1968 2:34 Total length: 74 :34
Disc 2: 1969–1970 Title Writer(s) Recording date 1. "Just Someone I Used to Know " Clement April 21, 1969 2:25 2. "No Reason to Hurry Home" Parton April 21, 1969 2:29 3. "Milwaukee, Here I Come " Lee Fikes April 21, 1969 2:16 4. "The House Where Love Lives" Leona Reese April 21, 1969 2:05 5. "Why Don't you Haul Of & Love Me?" Wayne Raney , Lonnie Glosson April 22, 1969 1:55 6. "Mendy Never Sleeps" Parton April 22, 1969 2:09 7. "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" Autry Inman April 22, 1969 2:13 8. "Anything's Better Than Nothing" Marie Wilson April 23, 1969 2:18 9. "Always, Always" Joyce McCord April 23, 1969 2:39 10. "My Hands Are Tied" Parton April 23, 1969 2:36 11. "There Never Was a Time" Myra Smith, Margaret Lewis April 23, 1969 2:30 12. "Forty Miles from Poplar Bluff" Frank Dycus December 1, 1969 2:52 13. "Each Season Changes You" Ruth Talley December 1, 1969 2:35 14. "Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man (Alternate Version)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton, Dorothy Jo Hope December 1, 1969 2:46 15. "Tangled Vines" Damon Black December 2, 1969 2:08 16. "We Can't Let This Happen to Us" Hope December 2, 1969 2:11 17. "Tomorrow Is Forever" Parton December 2, 1969 2:50 18. "Silver Sandals" Parton December 2, 1969 2:42 19. "No Love Left" B. Owens December 3, 1969 2:03 20. "I'm Wasting Your Time and You're Wasting Mine" Parton December 3, 1969 2:24 21. "Run That by Me One More Time" Parton December 3, 1969 2:20 22. "It Might as Well Be Me" Parton, Hope December 3, 1969 2:16 23. "I Know You're Married But I Love You Still" Don Reno , MagahaApril 21, 1970 2:25 24. "Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man" Parton, Hope April 21, 1970 3:04 25. "Fight and Scratch" Parton April 21, 1970 2:38 26. "A Good Understanding" Parton April 21, 1970 2:44 Total length: 63 :17
Disc 3: 1970–1971 Title Writer(s) Recording date 1. "Once More" Dusty Owens May 5, 1970 2:34 2. "Ragged Angel" Parton May 5, 1970 2:09 3. "Before Our Weakness Gets Too Strong" Louis Owens May 5, 1970 2:43 4. "Let's Live for Tonight" Reno May 5, 1970 2:12 5. "One Day at a Time" Joe Babcock May 6, 1970 2:34 6. "Thoughtfulness" B. Owens May 6, 1970 2:28 7. "There'll Be Love" Parton, Porter Wagoner May 6, 1970 2:39 8. "Daddy Did His Best (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Chesnut December 2, 1970 2:49 9. "Possum Holler" Dallas Frazier December 2, 1970 2:19 10. "The Fighting Kind" Parton December 2, 1970 2:33 11. "All I Need Is You" Betty Jean Robsinson December 8, 1970 3:10 12. "Curse of the Wild Weed Flower" Parton, L. Owens December 8, 1970 2:18 13. "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" B. Owens December 8, 1970 2:45 14. "The Flame" Parton December 9, 1970 2:57 15. "Her and the Car and the Mobile Home" Dave Kirby, Don Stock December 9, 1970 2:40 16. "Is It Real?" Parton December 9, 1970 2:56 17. "Two of a Kind" Parton, Wagoner December 14, 1970 2:40 18. "Oh, the Pain of Loving You" Parton, Wagoner December 14, 1970 2:07 19. "Better Move It on Home" Ray Griff December 14, 1970 2:16 20. "The Right Combination" Wagoner April 7, 1971 2:57 21. "Burning the Midnight Oil" Wagoner April 7, 1971 1:50 22. "Love's All Over" Wagoner April 7, 1971 3:10 23. "Take Away" Wagoner April 7, 1971 2:28 24. "You and Me - Her and Him" Wagoner April 7, 1971 2:25 25. "How Close They Must Be" Wagoner April 7, 1971 2:29 26. "On and On" Eddie Sovine April 7, 1971 2:08 27. "More Than Words Can Tell" Wagoner April 8, 1971 2:49 28. "In Each Love Some Pain Must Fall" Parton April 8, 1971 2:06 Total length: 70 :56
Disc 4: 1971–1972 Title Writer(s) Recording date 1. "Anyplace You Want to Go" Wagoner September 28, 1971 2:19 2. "Somewhere Along the Way" Parton September 28, 1971 3:12 3. "The Fog Has Lifted" Wagoner September 28, 1971 2:23 4. "Looking Down" Wagoner September 29, 1971 2:38 5. "If You Go, I'll Follow You (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton, Wagoner September 29, 1971 2:43 6. "Waldo the Weirdo" (Previously Unreleased) Wagoner September 29, 1971 2:55 7. "I've Been This Way Too Long" Parton September 30, 1971 2:43 8. "Lost Forever in Your Kiss" Parton September 30, 1971 3:26 9. "Sounds of Nature" Parton, Wagoner September 30, 1971 2:21 10. "Through Thick and Thin" B. Owens September 30, 1971 2:06 11. "We Found It" Wagoner April 28, 1972 2:34 12. "Poor Folks Town" Parton April 28, 1972 2:44 13. "Together You and I" Parton May 1, 1972 2:24 14. "Christina" Parton May 1, 1972 3:05 15. "Together Always" Parton May 1, 1972 2:18 16. "Ten Four - Over and Out" Wagoner May 2, 1972 3:33 17. "Singing on the Mountain (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Wagoner August 21, 1972 2:27 18. "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" Parton August 21, 1972 2:49 19. "That's When Love Will Mean Most" Wagoner August 21, 1972 1:59 20. "Love Have Mercy on Us" Parton August 21, 1972 2:56 21. "Sweet Rachel Ann" Parton August 21, 1972 2:56 22. "Satan's River" Wagoner August 21, 1972 2:38 23. "I Am Always Waiting" Wagoner August 22, 1972 2:18 24. "I've Been Married (Just as Long as You Have)" Parton, Wagoner August 22, 1972 2:47 25. "Little David's Harp (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton August 22, 1972 3:08 26. "Between Us" Parton November 29, 1972 1:50 27. "Love City" Parton November 29, 1972 2:02 28. "In the Presence of You" Wagoner, Tom Pick November 29, 1972 2:49 Total length: 73 :48
Disc 5: 1973–1974 Title Writer(s) Recording date 1. "How Can I (Help You Forgive Me)" Wagoner, Pick February 12, 1973 1:57 2. "Come to Me (Alternate Version)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton February 12, 1973 2:19 3. "Laugh the Years Away" Howard Tuck February 12, 1973 2:03 4. "There'll Always Be Music (Alternate Version)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton February 12, 1973 2:58 5. "I Have No Right to Care" Parton February 12, 1973 2:46 6. "Come to Me" Parton February 13, 1973 2:25 7. "Beneath the Sweet Magnolia Tree (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton February 13, 1973 2:28 8. "Love Is Out Tonight" Wagoner, Pick February 13, 1973 2:44 9. "If Teardrops Were Pennies" Carl Butler February 13, 1973 2:10 10. "You" Parton February 13, 1973 2:25 11. "There'll Always Be Music" Parton February 13, 1973 3:14 12. "I Get Lonesome by Myself" Parton February 13, 1973 3:24 13. "Sounds of Night" Wagoner April 9, 1973 2:28 14. "Wasting Love" Wagoner April 9, 1973 1:52 15. "All Aboard America" Wagoner, Stephen H. Lemberg October 12, 1973 3:38 16. "Here Come the Freedom Train" Lemberg October 12, 1973 3:56 17. "Too Far Gone" Parton May 23, 1974 2:15 18. "Again" Wagoner May 23, 1974 2:31 19. "Something to Reach For" Parton May 23, 1974 2:27 20. "The Fire That Keeps You Warm" Parton May 23, 1974 2:13 21. "Without You" Parton May 23, 1974 2:29 22. "Sixteen Years" Wagoner, Pick May 23, 1974 2:54 23. "Carolina Moonshiner" (Previously Unreleased) Parton May 23, 1974 1:55 24. "If You Say I Can (Single Master)" Parton December 5, 1973 (Dolly) May 24, 1974 (Porter) 2:28 25. "The Power of Love" Wagoner May 24, 1974 2:26 26. "The Beginning" Parton May 24, 1974 3:08 27. "Please Don't Stop Loving Me " Parton, Wagoner May 24, 1974 2:47 Total length: 70 :06
Disc 6: 1974–1976 Title Writer(s) Recording date 1. "Life Rides the Train" Wagoner May 24, 1974 2:27 2. "Two" Parton May 24, 1974 2:41 3. "Hide Me Away (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton May 24, 1974 3:09 4. "We'd Have to Be Crazy" Parton May 24, 1974 2:35 5. "Love to See Us Through" Gore, Dycus April 15, 1975 2:17 6. "If You Were Mine" Randy Parton April 15, 1975 2:52 7. "Our Love" Gore, Dycus April 15, 1975 2:43 8. "Is Forever Longer Than Always?" Wagoner, Dycus April 15, 1975 2:36 9. "I Learned It Well" (Previously Unreleased) Linda Carol Moore April 22, 1976 2:28 10. "Touching Memories (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Wagoner, Pick April 22, 1976 2:28 11. "In the Morning[A] " (Previously Unreleased) Parton April 22, 1976 2:04 12. "About Susanne, About Your Man[A] " (Previously Unreleased) Parton April 22, 1976 2:54 13. "A Fool Like Me" (Previously Unreleased) Moore April 29, 1976 2:34 14. "Someone Just Like You (Original Master)" (Previously Unreleased) Parton April 29, 1976 3:12 15. "The Golden Streets of Glory[A] " (Previously Unreleased) Parton April 29, 1976 3:00 16. "Twin Mounds of Clay[A] " (Previously Unreleased) Howard Lips April 29, 1976 3:03 17. "Introduction by Porter (Live)" April 25, 1970 0:47 18. "Run That by Me One More Time (Live)" Parton April 25, 1970 2:57 19. "Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark (Live)" Parton April 25, 1970 2:35 20. "Tomorrow Is Forever (Live)" Parton April 25, 1970 2:32 21. "Two Sides to Every Story (Live)" Parton, B. Owens April 25, 1970 1:43
[A] These tracks are presented with only Parton's vocals.