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"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" was released in May 1968, and was one of Wynette's fastest-climbing songs to that time. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that June, [4] and was also a minor pop hit, stopping at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5] In 1975, a Tammy Wynette greatest hits album was released in the UK.
The song was released not long after the couple's reconciliation after Tammy filed for divorce on August 1, 1973 due to George's increasing bouts of drunkenness. [2] Like many of their songs, "We're Gonna Hold On" seemed to mirror their stormy marriage, with Jones telling Music City News in 1973, "I was tired of waking up sick and having people talk about me - having my wife and children mad ...
"We Loved It Away" was released as a single in 1974 - the last before the couple's divorce in 1975 - and climbed to #8 on the Billboard country survey. By the time of its release, George and Tammy's stormy marriage was common knowledge to the industry and fans alike, and their songs began to sound like commentaries that marked each new crisis and reconciliation, none more so than "We Loved It ...
D-I-V-O-R-C-E is a studio album by American country artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in July 1968 via Epic Records and contained 11 tracks. Several recordings were cover tunes, including songs by Merle Haggard and The Beatles. Several new selections were also part of the collection, including the title track.
George Richey reveals that Tammy's divorce from Don wasn't legal so Billy hires a lawyer to take care of it. Don later ambushes Tammy and blackmails her to pitch more of his songs to George using naked pictures he took of her, though George ultimately discovers this, attacks Don and burns the pictures.
Chastain and Shannon do all of their own singing in George & Tammy, with The Eyes of Tammy Faye Oscar winner belting out one of Wynette's most famous tracks, "Stand by Your Man."That 1968 tune was ...
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The album cover - two separate, non-smiling photos of George and Tammy partially overlapping each other - contrasts significantly with the sleeves of their previous duet albums. The title song "We're Gonna Hold On" hit number 1 on Oct 27 1973 (for 2 weeks) and "(We're Not) The Jet Set" was a minor hit, reaching number 15.