You Brought Me Back is a studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on June 22, 1981, by Epic Records.[3]

You Brought Me Back
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 1981
RecordedJanuary 1981
GenreCountry
Length31:04
LabelEpic
ProducerChips Moman
Tammy Wynette chronology
Only Lonely Sometimes
(1980)
You Brought Me Back
(1981)
Soft Touch
(1982)
Singles from You Brought Me Back
  1. "Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)"
    Released: February 1981
  2. "Crying in the Rain"
    Released: August 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Commercial performance

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The album failed to chart on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)", peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and the second single, "Crying in the Rain", peaked at No. 18.

Album Notes

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"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a Mama Cass Elliot cover from her 1969 album, Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama. Wynette also recorded a completely different song also called "Easy Come, Easy Go" on her 1976 album, 'Til I Can Make It on My Own, which is a Dobie Gray cover from his 1975 album, New Ray of Sunshine.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)"Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons2:58
2."Crying in the Rain"Carole King, Howard Greenfield3:12
3."Bring Back My Baby to Me"R. Miller3:26
4."You Brought Me Back"Billy Burnette4:06
5."Goodnight, Cowboy, Goodnight"Wanda Mallette, Patti Ryan, Dianna Ryan2:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Easy Street"Moman, Emmons3:10
2."I Don't Think I See Me in Your Eyes Anymore"Moman, Emmons2:29
3."The Best There Is"Wayland Holyfield, Randy Goodrum2:40
4."Easy Come, Easy Go"Jack Keller, Diane Hildebrand3:03
5."He's Rolling Over and Over (In Someone Else's Clover)"Moman, Emmons3:07

Personnel

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Adapted from the album liner notes.

  • Chips Moman - producer
  • Tammy Wynette - lead vocals

Chart positions

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Singles

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Year Single Chart Peak
position
1981 "Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)" Country Singles (Billboard)[4] 21
1981 "Crying in the Rain" Country Singles (Billboard)[5] 18

References

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  1. ^ "You Brought Me Back - Tammy Wynette | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 788.
  3. ^ "You Brought Me Back - Tammy Wynette". Tammy Wynette. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Billboard Magazine - May 9, 1981" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine -November 7, 1981" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2018.