"Together You and I" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

. It was released as the lead single from Parton's 2011 album, '' Better Day'', on May 23, 2011. It impacted country radio on May 27. It peaked at number 67 on the

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. Parton originally wrote the song in the early 1970s and recorded it with

Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, ''The Po ...

on their 1974 collaborative album, ''

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''.

Music video

A video for the single was filmed, and was originally scheduled to debut on May 28. However, for unknown reasons, the video was delayed and later debuted on July 4 on country music video station, CMT. The video was directed by

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Live performances

Dolly Parton performed her song on September 10, 2011 on the Launch Night for the ninth series of

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. She also performed the song on American television talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 27, 2011 and on NBC's

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Chart performance

The song reached No. 67 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming her highest chart entry since "

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" in 1981.

Release history

References

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