Comments on: Fifty Favorite Country Duets of All-Time

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:25:14 +0000

Thanks to Dave for his comment which alerted me your article. I love duets so you’ve given me plenty to check out. thanks. (I’m retired and have the time.) Since I only switched to country full time around 1990, I’m not familiar with many of the old duets. I posted a list of duets about a year ago but I only included songs in which the duet partners contributed equally hence I didn’t include Five O’Clock Somewhere, although I really like it, since AJ’s contribution far outweighed JB’s. For duet lovers out there, here are a few of my favorites not mentioned in Kevin’s list or comments.

I’m Not Gonna Do Anything Without You – Jamie O’Neal & Mark Wills
Heart Half Empty – Stephanie Bentley & Ty Herndon
Feels Like Home – Martina Mcbride & Raul Malo
We Can’t Unmake Love – Wynonna & John Berry
Maybe Not Tonight – Lorrie Morgan & Sammy Kershaw
If I Could Find The Heart to Love Again – Gina Jeffreys & Billy Dean
Baby It’s Cold Outside – Suzy Bogguss & Delbert McClinton
Loving This Way – Bobbie Eakes & Collin Raye
Let Me Love Again – Lisa Brokop & Steve Holy
It’s Your Love – Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
It Must Be You – Juice Newton & Michael Johnson
Keep Mom & Dad In Love – Lisa Brokop & Hal Ketchum
From There To Here – Randy Owen & Richie McDonald
I Finally Passed The Bar – Michael Peterson & Travis Tritt
How’s The World Treating You – Alison Krauss & James Taylor
A Mother And Father’s Prayer – Melissa Manchester & Collin Raye
We’ve Got Tonight – Sheena Easton & Kenny Rogers
Missing You – Alison Krauss & John Waite
Trip Around The Sun – Martina Mcbride & Jimmy Buffet
Breaking Apart – Trisha Yearwood & Chris Isaak
Rock Me On the Water – Kathy Mattea & Jackson Browne
Let Me Love Again – Lisa Brokop & Steve Holy
Two of the Lucky Ones – Bekka Bramlett & Michael Peterson
We’ve Got Tonight – Sheena Easton & Kenny Rogers
When It’s Good – LeAnn Rimes & Marc Broussard
Love Again – Sylvie Vartan & John Denver
All Heaven Broke Loose – Lisa Brokop & Danny Leggett

I’d also like to mention the Dolly & Kenny Christmas album, Once Upon A Christmas, which included these great duets: A Christmas To Remember, Christmas Without You, I Believe In Santa Claus and With Bells On.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:54:16 +0000

You need several more Porter and Dolly records and You forget Jackson by Johnny and June

By: Cory

Cory — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:48:25 +0000

You know for some reason as to which I have yet to discover people just fall apart over the union of Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. I like both of them, Parton more so but Rogers just never did anything for me EXCEPT when he was paired up with Dottie West. That is what a duet is all about shinning light on your partner. I know that in the case of success and country radio West benefited from being Rogers duet partner, but in my books Kenny Rogers would have never gotten a second look if he hadnt paired with that sultry voiced Dottie West back in 1978 with “Everytime Two Fools Collide”

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:37:18 +0000

It’s easy to think of Dolly’s harmony part as a duet with Brad, since it’s so strong, but I agree that it’s not actually a duet. She never sings her own verse or anything. Dolly has a way of doing that though.

This is a great extensive list and it would be fun to revisit/revise it sometime.

By: Kevin J. Coyne

Kevin J. Coyne — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:17:35 +0000

It’s been a long time since I wrote this (and I did it at the request of one of my very few readers back in those days), but I remember making sure I called it a “Fifty Favorite Duets” rather than “Fifty Best” because I didn’t do any research beyond my own personal tastes.

I would definitely go back and add Johnny & June’s “Long-Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man.” Brad and Dolly still wouldn’t make the cut because it’s not a full-fledged duet, though I love Parton’s harmony vocal. I much prefer the song “When I Reach the Place I’m Going”, which has been recorded by Wynonna and Patty Loveless, much like I prefer “Hey Bobby” over “Mud on the Tires” and “Wrapped” over “Wrapped Around.”

By: Dale

Dale — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:03:50 +0000

Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton – When I Get Where I’m Going should surely be on the list?

By: Silvy

Silvy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:50:30 +0000

I’m no expert but I love many of these songs
I mean LOVE’m
Streets of Bakersfield and Baby Don’t Go – just gorgeous!!!
Love all the descriptive commentary of this list!

I’m trying to find the name of a band that did a slow and painfully beautiful song called “Sunset of my Tears” – I think it is UK Rockabilly/Country but I’m not sure.. anybody know it? the Harmony in it is thick and juicy – like the aforementioned tunes… Steak Harmonies…. LOL How can you not love’m?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:09:22 +0000

What about Debra Allen and Jim Reeves?????

By: Kaylin

Kaylin — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:51:10 +0000

what about “if you see him, if you see her” by reba mcentire and brooks&dunn?
THAT is like my favorite duet of all time.

By: claude

claude — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:33:01 +0000

annemurray & dave loggins rock!