Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely

Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely is a studio album by American country music artists Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely. It was released in January 1970 on Decca Records. The album was produced by Owen Bradley and Harry Silverstein. The album included the duo's first major hit single together, "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You". Their self-titled studio album reached peak positions on the Billboard country albums chart upon its initial release.

Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely
Studio album by
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely
ReleasedJanuary 1970 (1970-01)
RecordedJuly – November 1969
StudioBradley's Barn
GenreCountry[1]
LabelDecca
Producer
Jack Greene chronology
Back in the Arms of Love
(1969)		 Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely
(1970)		 Lord Is That Me
(1970)
Jeannie Seely chronology
Jeannie Seely
(1969)		 Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely
(1970)		 Please Be My New Love
(1970)
Singles from Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely
  1. "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"
    Released: October 1969

Background and content

The pair's eponymous album was recorded in several sessions held at Bradley's Barn between July and November 1969. Owen Bradley produced eight of the album's tracks, while Harry Silverstein produced the remaining three tracks.[2] Altogether, the record contained 11 tracks.[1] Some of the album's included cover versions of songs previously recorded by other artists. The opening track, "Love Is No Excuse", was a duet recording originally by Jim Reeves and Dottie West. The second track, "Yearning", was first cut by Jeannette Hicks and George Jones. The album was Greene and Seely's first album together. As a duet team, they would release another album and two more singles during the early 1970s.[2]

Release and chart performance

Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely was released in January 1970 on Decca Records. The album was issued as a vinyl record, with six songs on the first side and five songs the opposite side.[1] In March 1970, the album reached a peak of 18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums survey.[3] The album's only single was the track "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You". The song became a major hit by early 1970, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[4] In addition, the single reached number 21 on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart.[5]

Track listing
Side one[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is No Excuse"Justin Tubb2:41
2."Yearning"
2:42
3."I Will, Always"Don Gibson2:25
4."Someone I Used to Know"Jack Clement2:27
5."You're Mine"
  • Jones
  • Jack Ripley
2:45
6."Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"
2:08
Side two[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Our Chain of Love"Willie Nelson2:57
2."Willingly"Cochran2:30
3."My Tears Don't Show"Carl Butler2:52
4."Everybody Knows But You and Me"Dallas Frazier2:40
5."The First Day"Roy Baham2:10

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely.[2]

  • Owen Bradley – producer (side 1: tracks 1, 2, 6) (side 2: tracks 3-5)
  • Jack Greene – lead vocals
  • Jeannie Seely – lead vocals
  • Ernest Tubb – liner notes
  • Harry Silverstein – producer (side 1: tracks 3-5) (side 2: tracks 1-2)

Chart performance
Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 18

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 1970 Vinyl Decca [1]

References
  1. "Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely (1970, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. Greene, Jack; Seely, Jeannie. "Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely (Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
  3. "Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ""Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "Search results for "Jeannie Seely" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  6. "Jack Greene Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
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