Talkin' to Myself Again explained

Talkin' to Myself Again
Type:single
Artist:Tammy Wynette
Album:Higher Ground
B-Side:"A Slow Burning Fire"
Recorded:March 1987
Studio:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre:Country
Label:Epic
Producer:Steve Buckingham
Prev Title:Your Love
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Beneath a Painted Sky
Next Year:1988

"Talkin' to Myself Again" is a song written by Jamie O'Hara, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in November 1987 as the second single from the album Higher Ground.

Background and reception

"Talkin' to Myself Again" was recorded in March 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording session included additional tracks that would later appear on Wynette's 1987 album. Although not officially credited on the single release, it featured harmony vocals from The O'Kanes. The session included several other notable artists performing on background vocals as well. The session was produced by Steve Buckingham.[1]

The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Talkin' to Myself Again" became Wynette's second single to become a major hit since 1985's "Sometimes When We Touch". It was released on her 1987 studio album Higher Ground.[2]

Track listing

7" vinyl single[3]

Charts

Chart (1987-88)Peak
position
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)16
Canada Country Singles (RPM)[4] 23

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tammy Wynette -- Higher Ground (1987, Vinyl) . . 25 December 2019.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research.

  3. Wynette . Tammy . "Talkin' to Myself Again"/"A Slow Burning Fire" (7" vinyl single) . . November 1987 . 34-07635.
  4. Web site: Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles . . 8 December 2019.