You and Me (Tammy Wynette song) explained

You and Me
Type:single
Artist:Tammy Wynette
Album:You and Me
B-Side:When Love Was All We Had
Released:July 1976
Recorded:June 1976
Genre:Country
Length:3:20
Label:Epic 8-50264
Producer:Billy Sherrill
Prev Title:"'Til I Can Make It On My Own"
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:"Near You" (with George Jones)
Next Year:1977

"You and Me" is a song written by Billy Sherrill and George Richey, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in July 1976 as the first single and title track from the album You and Me. The song was Wynette's sixteenth and final number one country hit as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.[1]

Composition

According to Richey in a 1987 interview,[2] the lyrics were inspired by his own (at the time) secret admiration for Wynette, who was still recovering from the fallout of her recent divorce from George Jones. The pair became close friends and eventually married two years later.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[3] 101
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[4] 28
Canadian RPM Country Tracks6
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks19

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 400.
  2. News: Arena: The Tammy Wynette Story. BBC. 1987.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . 1998 . Bubbling Under Singles & Albums . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . Record Research Inc. . 221 . 0-89820-128-4 . Joel Whitburn .
  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 263.
  5. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976. Billboard. August 4, 2021.