Straight from the Heart (David Houston and Tammy Wynette album)

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Straight from the Heart
Cover for David Houston's side of the album.
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 1971
StudioColumbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia Musical Treasuries
ProducerBilly Sherrill
David Houston chronology
David Houston's Greatest Hits, Vol. II
(1971)
Straight from the Heart
(1971)
The Day That Love Walked In
(1972)
Tammy Wynette chronology
We Sure Can Love Each Other
(1971)
Straight from the Heart
(1971)
Bedtime Story
(1972)
Straight from the Heart
Cover for Tammy Wynette's side of the album.

Straight from the Heart is a compilation album by David Houston and Tammy Wynette. It was released in December 1971, by Columbia Records on their Columbia Musical Treasuries imprint.[1][unreliable source]

Background[edit]

The album is a two LP set, made up of previously released and unreleased recordings. The first is an album of previously released songs by Houston, mostly from his 1971 album, A Woman Always Knows.[2][unreliable source] The second is an album of songs by Wynette, featuring seven previously unreleased songs, as well as two songs from her 1970 album, The Ways to Love a Man, and two from her 1971 album, We Sure Can Love Each Other.[3][unreliable source][4][unreliable source]

Track listing[edit]

David Houston[edit]

Side one
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."I'm Down to My Last "I Love You""A Woman Always Knows (1971)2:36
2."You'll Have Love"A Woman Always Knows (1971)2:52
3."Let's Build a World Together"A Woman Always Knows (1971)2:53
4."My Song of Love""After Closing Time" B-side (1970)2:30
5."Watching My World Walk Away""I'm Down to My Last "I Love You"" B-side (1969)2:45
Side two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."That's Why I Cry"A Woman Always Knows (1971)2:12
2."I Guess I'll Live"A Woman Always Knows (1971)1:53
3."Baby Mine"A Woman Always Knows (1971)1:48
4."You'll Have to Read the Book"A Woman Always Knows (1971)3:35
5."If You Were Never Here"A Woman Always Knows (1971)2:11
6."Then I'll Know You Care"A Woman Always Knows (1971)2:06

Tammy Wynette[edit]

Side one
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."The Two of Us" 2:26
2."Have a Little Faith"We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971)2:14
3."Take Me" 2:55
4."Clinging Vine" 3:00
5."The Ways to Love a Man"The Ways to Love a Man (1970)2:29
Side two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."I'll Kiss the Baby" 2:13
2."Too Many Daddies" 2:29
3."If You Love Him (Love Him Right)" 2:29
4."Tell Me Where I Stand" 2:38
5."Baby, Come Home"We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971)2:54
6."Stil Around"The Ways to Love a Man (1970)2:46

References[edit]

  1. ^ "David Houston, Tammy Wynette – Straight From The Heart". Discogs.
  2. ^ "David Houston – A Woman Always Knows". Discogs.
  3. ^ "Tammy Wynette – The Ways To Love A Man". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Tammy Wynette – We Sure Can Love Each Other". Discogs.