Two of a Kind (Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton album)

"Curse of the Wild Weed Flower" is of note for being an anti-marijuana song, one of the few country songs of the period to discuss drugs. Parton later re-recorded "Oh, the Pain of Loving You" with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, as part of their 1987 album Trio, with "Oh" being dropped from the song's title. The album's liner notes were written by Don Howser, longtime announcer on The Porter Wagoner Show.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The review published in the February 20, 1971 issue of Billboard said, "The highly successful country duo comes up with another LP destined for top programming and sales, and should soon be riding at the top of the charts. They turned in first-rate performances of "Two of a Kind", The Fighting Kind", "Oh, the Pain of Loving You" and "Curse of the Wild Weed Flower", among others."[5]

Cashbox published a review in the issue dated February 13, which said, "Having already won just about every award possible for a vocal duo, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, certainly "Two of a Kind", are back on the right track again with their first LP release of the new year. Porter and Dolly are capable of delivering soft, moody ballads, or up-tempo rockers with the utmost of sincerity and smoothness. Among the more outstanding tracks are "Oh, the Pain of Loving You", "Is It Real", "Today, Tomorrow and Forever", and the title track, "Two of a Kind", but the entire album is a classic and will be one of their biggest ever."[6]

The album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart and No. 142 on the US Billboard Top LP's chart.

Recording sessions for the album began at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 2, 1970. Three additional sessions followed on December 8, 9 and 14. "There'll Be Love" was recorded on May 6 during a session for 1970's Once More.

Adapted from the album liner notes and RCA recording session records.[1]