THEME = duets: Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire & Vince Gill

This edition features a pair of country duos….

#1
This power duo (who each had stellar solo careers) released a number of duets in the 1970s & into the early 1980s. This particular single debuted 06/23/1973, spent 14 weeks on the country charts & claimed #1. Prior to this hit, the pair had chart toppers in 1971’s “After The Fire Is Gone” (2 weeks) & 1971’s “Lead Me On”. Later releases include 1975’s “Feelins’” (#1), 1976’s “The Letter” (#3, 2 weeks) 1977’s “I Can’t Love You Enough” (#2, 3 weeks), 1978’s “From 7 Till 10” (#6), 1979-80’s “You Know Just What I’d Do” (#9), 1980’s “It’s True Love” (#5) & 1981’s “I Still Believe In Waltzes” (#2, 2 weeks).

#2
This pair teamed up for just this 1 song, which debuted 02/20/1993 & spent 20 weeks on the charts, 2 of those at #1. For the Norman OK-native Gill, it was the 3rd of 3 straight chart toppers, preceded by 1992’s “I Still Believe In You” (2 weeks) & 1992’s “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away” (3 weeks); during his early 1984 to late 2012 career, he had 5 chart toppers & 22 additional Top 10 tunes. For the Chockie OK-native McEntire, it precedeed her chart topping duet with Linda Davis, 1993’s “Does He Love You”; throughout her career, which started in mid 1976 & continues today, she has notched 24 chart toppers & 35 more Top 10s.