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. The song, best known as the "B" side to Owens' No. 1 hit, "

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", interrupted that song's run at Number One on the U.S. country charts. Steel guitarist Tom Brumley's performance on "Together Again" is considered "one of the finest steel guitar solos in the history of country music" by the Country Music Television staff; it inspired Jerry Garcia to learn the instrument.

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* Ray Price on his 1965 album '' Burning Memories'' *

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released the song in 1966, and it reached #19 on the Billboard pop chart and #1 on the

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. On the soul chart, this version went to #10. *

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on his 1967 album '' Burning Bridges'' *

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on her 1968 album ''Cream of the Crop'' * Eddie Peregrina on his 1968 album ''What Am I Living For'' * Farhad Mehrad * Nora Aunor with

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on their 1971 duet album '' Dream Come True'' *Country music singer Emmylou Harris recorded the song for her 1975 album '' Elite Hotel''; her version also ascended to the top of the '' Billboard''

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chart in April 1976, with the flip side, Harris' version of

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" being a minor pop hit as well. In 1979, Owens and Harris dueted on a song called "Play Together Again, Again," which paid tribute to the song both artists recorded and made famous. *In 1983,

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Dottie West Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most in ...

released a duet version of the song (it originally was recorded for their 1979 '' Classics'' album, but was released on Rogers' ''Duets'' album in 1983), that reached No. 19 on the

chart. *

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singer Elisabeth Andreasson covered the song on her 1981 country album ''

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and Linda Thompson recorded a version in May 1973 included in the album '' I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight'', released in April 1974. *

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recorded a version of the song for his 2007 Buck Owens tribute album, '' Dwight Sings Buck''. * Mark Lanegan recorded a version of the song for his 1999 album I'll Take Care of You. *

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recorded a version of the song for her 2005 album '' My Heart''. *

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Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song " Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Euro ...

covered the song on her 2009 cover album '' Music Row II''.Information
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recorded a version of the song for his 2013 album with steel guitarist Paul Franklin, '' Bakersfield'' *

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recorded a version of the song for her 2019 album, ''Playing Favorites''. *

Ronnie Dunn Ronald Gene Dunn (born June 1, 1953) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record executive. Starting in 2011, Dunn has worked as a solo artist following the temporary dissolution of Brooks & Dunn. He released his self-titled deb ...

recorded a version of the song for his 2020 album of covers, ''

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