"(We're Not) The Jet Set" is a song recorded by country music duo
George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...
and
Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...
. It was written by country songwriter
Bobby Braddock
Robert Valentine Braddock (born August 5, 1940) is an American country songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more ...
.
Background
Epic released the song as a single in 1974 and it climbed to #15 on the ''Billboard'' country charts. In July 2013 ''
Uncut
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'' singled out the performance as a "grand romance."
John Prine
John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death. He ...
covered the song with
Iris Dement
Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and musician . DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel.
Early life
DeMent was born in Paragould, Arkansas, the 14t ...
and it became the opening track on his 1999 LP ''
In Spite of Ourselves
''In Spite of Ourselves'' is the 13th studio album of John Prine, featuring duets with various well-known women folk and alt-country vocalists, released in 1999.
The album was Prine's first release since successfully battling throat cancer. The ...
''.
Chart performance
References
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1974 songs
Songs written by Bobby Braddock
Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill
George Jones songs
Tammy Wynette songs
Epic Records singles
Male–female vocal duets