One of a Kind (Tammy Wynette album)

Summary

One of a Kind is a studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on November 14, 1977, by Epic Records.[3]

One of a Kind
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 1977
RecordedDecember 1976–July 1977
StudioColumbia, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length28:53
LabelEpic
ProducerBilly Sherrill
Tammy Wynette chronology
Let's Get Together
(1977)
One of a Kind
(1977)
Womanhood
(1978)
Singles from One of a Kind
  1. "One of a Kind"
    Released: September 26, 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Commercial performance edit

The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's only single, "One of a Kind", peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.

Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One of a Kind"Billy Sherrill, Stephen Allen Davis2:54
2."That's the Way It Could Have Been"Tammy Wynette2:52
3."Love Survived"Jerry Foster, Bill Rice2:46
4."That's Just the Way I Am"George Richey, Roger Bowling2:42
5."Sweet Music Man"Kenny Rogers3:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What I Had with You"Curly Putman, Sonny Throckmorton2:32
2."I'm Not That Good at Goodbye"Bob McDill, Don Williams3:17
3."Heaven's Just a Sin Away"Jerry Gillespie2:25
4."I'll Be Your Bridge (Just Lay Me Down)"Royce Porter, Paul Huffman2:59
5."Dear Daughters"Wynette3:00

Personnel edit

Adapted from the album liner notes.

  • Bill Barnes - album design
  • Lou Bradley - engineer
  • Ken Laxton - engineer
  • Bill McElhiney - string arrangement
  • Judy Mock - photography
  • The Nashville Edition - backing vocals
  • Billy Sherrill - producer
  • Bergen White - string arrangement
  • Tammy Wynette - lead vocals

Chart positions edit

Album edit

Year Chart Peak
position
1977 Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 32

Singles edit

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1977 "One of a Kind" Country Singles (Billboard)[5] 6

References edit

  1. ^ "One of a Kind - Tammy Wynette | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 788.
  3. ^ "One of a Kind - Tammy Wynette". Tammy Wynette. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Billboard Magazine - December 17, 1977" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine - November 26, 1977" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.