Golden Ring (George Jones and Tammy Wynette album)
Encyclopedia
Golden Ring is an album by American
country music
artist
s George Jones
and Tammy Wynette
. This album was released in 1976
on the Epic Records
label. It reached number 1 on the Billboard
Country Album chart. The singles "Near You" and "Golden Ring" both reached number 1 on the Country Singles chart. Their next album together would not come until five years later called Together Again
in 1981
.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist
Artist
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s George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
and Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
. This album was released in 1976
1976 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1976.-No dates:*The CB radio craze was sweeping country music, as no less than three No. 1 songs are about citizens-band radios. C. W. McCall's "Convoy" — about a band of truck drivers who fight back against redneck...
on the Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
label. It reached number 1 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Country Album chart. The singles "Near You" and "Golden Ring" both reached number 1 on the Country Singles chart. Their next album together would not come until five years later called Together Again
Together Again (George Jones and Tammy Wynette album)
Together Again is an album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. This album was released in 1980 on the Epic Records label...
in 1981
1981 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1981.-Events:*March 14 — The final showing of Live From The Grand Ole Opry on the Public Broadcasting System occurs on this night...
.
Track listing
- "Golden RingGolden Ring (song)"Golden Ring" is a song made famous by country music singers George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Originally released in 1976, the song was the title track to their duet album released that same year. It was a Number One hit on the Billboard country charts....
" (Bobby BraddockBobby BraddockRobert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
, Rafe VanHoy) - "Even the Bad Times Are Good" (Carl Belew, Clyde Pitts)
- "Near YouNear You"Near You" is a popular song written by Francis Craig with lyrics by Kermit Goell. The song was published in 1947.The recording by Francis Craig was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001. It first reached the Billboard Best Sellers chart on August 30, 1947, and lasted 21 weeks on the...
" (Francis Craig, Rob Goellner, Kermit Goell) - "Cryin' Time" (Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
) - "I've Seen Better Days" (Red Lane, Danny Morrison)
- "Did You Ever" (Bobby Braddock)
- "Tattletale Eyes" (Jody Emerson)
- "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" (Ray Price, Rusty Gabbard)
- "If You Don't, Somebody Else Will" (Johnny "Country" Mathis, Jimmy Lee Fautheree, Geraldine Hamilton)
- "Keep the Change" (Carmol Taylor, Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
, Monroe Fields)
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Country Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Golden Ring | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1977 | Near You | Country Singles | 1 |