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"'Together Again'" is a 1964 song by United States country singer and guitarist Buck Owens.

The song, best known as the "B" side to Owens' No. 1 hit, "My Heart Skips a Beat", interrupted that song's run at Number One on the U.S. country charts. Steel guitarist Tom Brumley's performance on "Together Again" is considered "one of the finest steel guitar solos in the history of country music" by the Country Music Television staff;[http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1604311/tom-brumley-member-of-buck-owens-buckaroos-dies-in-texas.jhtml "Tom Brumley, Member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Dies in Texas"], 'Country Music Television', February 4, 2009. Accessed February 5, 2009. it inspired Jerry Garcia to learn the instrument.

Covers



*Ray Price on his 1965 album 'Burning Memories'

*Ray Charles released the song in 1966, and it reached #19 on the Billboard pop chart and #1 on the adult contemporary chart. On the soul chart, this version went to #10.

*Glen Campbell on his 1967 album 'Burning Bridges'

*Wanda Jackson on her 1968 album 'Cream of the Crop'

*Farhad Mehrad Persian singer

*Nora Aunor with Tirso Cruz III on their 1971 duet album 'Dream Come True' on Vicor Music Corporation

*Country music singer Emmylou Harris recorded the song for her 1975 album 'Elite Hotel'; her version also ascended to the top of the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart in April 1976, with the flip side, Harris' version of The Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere" being a minor pop hit as well. In 1979, Owens and Harris dueted on a song called "Play Together Again, Again," which paid tribute to the song both artists recorded and made famous.

*In 1983, Kenny Rogers and Dottie West released a duet version of the song (it originally was recorded for their 1979 'Classics' album, but was released on Rogers' 'Duets' album in 1983), that reached No. 19 on the Hot Country Singles chart.

*Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreasson covered the song on her 1981 country album 'Angel of the Morning'.[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886123 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas

*Richard and Linda Thompson recorded a version in May 1973 included in the album 'I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight', released in April 1974.

*Dwight Yoakam recorded a version of the song for his 2007 Buck Owens tribute album, 'Dwight Sings Buck'.

*Mark Lanegan recorded a version of the song for his 1999 album I'll Take Care of You.

*Swedish singer Jill Johnson covered the song on her 2009 cover album 'Music Row II'.[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/002563709 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas

*Vince Gill recorded a version of the song for his 2013 album with steel guitarist Paul Franklin, 'Bakersfield'

*Louise Mandrell recorded a version of the song for her 2019 album, 'Playing Favorites'.

*Ronnie Dunn recorded a version of the song for his 2020 album of covers, 'Re-Dunn'.

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Category:Liberty Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Ahern (producer)

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