Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942–April 6, 1998) was a singer-songwriter of American country music. She was one of country music’s best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists with a string of number one hits on the country charts from 1967-76 as a solo artist and dozens of other hits, with both solo and collaborative recordings, during her career.
She was known as the “First Lady of Country Music” and one of her best-known songs, “Stand by Your Man,” was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a woman in the history of the country music genre. Many of Tammy Wynette’s hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce and the difficulties of male-female relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, she dominated the country charts, scoring 17 number one hits. Along with
Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton she defined the role of female country vocalists in the 1970s. – adapted from wikipedia
1966
Apartment #9 – Tammy Wynette’s first single as a solo artist hit the charts, peaking at #44. It also appeared the following year on her debut album. Following this, she had an amazing string of success. Her next 21 singles were all top 10, including 14 number one hits during the period 1967-73.
1967
You’re Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad (Billy Sherril, G. Sutton)
Tammy’s first top ten hit single came from her debut album of the same name and reached #3 on Billboard’s country chart.
My Elusive Dreams (Billy Sherrill, Curly Putman) Wynette’s first #1 hit (country charts) was a duet with David Houston. This recording is a later one with George Jones.
I Don’t Want to Play House (Billy Sherrill, Glen Sutton) – Tammy’s first solo number one country hit.
Take Me to Your World (Billy Sherrill, Glen Sutton)
1968
Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man
So we spell out the words we don’t want him to understand
Like T.O.Y or maybe S.U.R.P.R.I.S.E
But the words we’re hiding from him now
Tear the heart right out of me
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman)
Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When the nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
Stand By Your Man (Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette)
1969
Singing My Song (T. Wynette, G. Sutton, B. Sherrill) This song was the fifth consecutive #1 country hit for Tammy Wynette, a string that began with I Don’t Want to Play House in 1967.
The Ways to Love a Man (T. Wynette, G. Sutton, B. Sherrill)The embedding is disabled. Click on the title. This was Tammy’s sixth straight #1 country hit. Her next record slipped all the way to #2 followed by two more #1 hits (see below).
1970
I’m not ever gonna worry about tomorrow
as long as he makes everything alright today
I’d rather wonder a little and have his lovin
cause when he loves me he loves me all the way
He Loves Me All the Way (Norris Wilson, Carmol Taylor, Billy Sherrill)
Run Woman, Run (D. Goff, D. Hoffman, A. Booth) Another number one hit for Tammy Wynette, her 8th as a solo artist, from the 1970 album The First Lady
Audio track at Y! Music: Run Woman, Run
1971
But we sure can hurt each other, when we try
We know all the ways to make each other cry
But when we forget compassion,
And to forgive is too old fashioned
We’ve let everything worth having
Pass us by
We Sure Can Love Each Other (Tammy Wynette, Billy Sherrill)
Audio track at Y! Music: We Sure Can Love Each Other
Good Lovin’ (Makes it Right) (Billy Sherrill)
It takes a whole lotta women to hold it together today
Cause a lot of other women have a whole lotta time to play
You gotta be saint on Sunday morning
A devil on Saturday night
And when you love him, do it right
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