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'Til I Can Make It on My Own
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Til I Can Make It on My Own
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
| album = Classics
| B-side = Midnight Flyer
| released = July 7, 1979
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length =3:17
| label = Liberty
| writer = George Richey, Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette
| producer = Larry Butler
| chronology = Kenny Rogers
| prev_title = She Believes in Me
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = You Decorated My Life
| next_year = 1979
| misc =
}}
"'Til I Can Make It on My Own'" is a song co-written and first recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in January 1976 as the first single and title track from the album 'Til I Can Make It On My Own'. The song was Wynette's fifteenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country charts. Wynette noted on multiple occasions that the song was her personal favorite of all that she had written or recorded, and it would remain a staple of her concerts for the remainder of her career. Wynette wrote the song with George Richey and Billy Sherrill.
Cover versions
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West released their own version in July 1979 and took it up to #3 on the country charts. It was also covered by Billy Gilman on his 2000 album 'One Voice' and by Martina McBride in 2005 on her 'Timeless' album. Lulu Roman (of Hee Haw fame) released a cover on her 2013 album 'At Last' featuring Georgette Jones (daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones) on harmony vocals. Georgette then released an album with this as the title track in 2013.
Charts
Tammy Wynette
Year-end charts
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
Year-end charts
References
Category:1976 singles
Category:1979 singles
Category:Tammy Wynette songs
Category:Kenny Rogers songs
Category:Dottie West songs
Category:Billy Gilman songs
Category:Martina McBride songs
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Songs written by Billy Sherrill
Category:Songs written by George Richey
Category:Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill
Category:Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer)
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:United Artists Records singles
Category:Songs written by Tammy Wynette
Category:1976 songs
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