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Talkin' to Myself Again

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"Talkin' to Myself Again"
Single by Tammy Wynette
from the album Higher Ground
B-side"A Slow Burning Fire"
ReleasedNovember 1987 (1987-11)
RecordedMarch 1987
StudioNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenreCountry
Length3:19
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Jamie O'Hara
Producer(s)Steve Buckingham
Tammy Wynette singles chronology
"Your Love"
(1987)
"Talkin' to Myself Again"
(1987)
"Beneath a Painted Sky"
(1988)

"Talkin' to Myself Again" is a song written by Jamie O'Hara, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in November 1987 as the second single from the album Higher Ground.

Background and reception

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"Talkin' to Myself Again" was recorded in March 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording session included additional tracks that would later appear on Wynette's 1987 album. Although not officially credited on the single release, it featured harmony vocals from The O'Kanes. The session included several other notable artists performing on background vocals as well. The session was produced by Steve Buckingham.[1]

The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Talkin' to Myself Again" became Wynette's second single to become a major hit since 1985's "Sometimes When We Touch". It was released on her 1987 studio album Higher Ground.[2]

Track listing

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7" vinyl single[3]
  • "Talkin' to Myself Again" – 3:19
  • "A Slow Burning Fire" – 3:05

Charts

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Chart (1987-88) Peak
position
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[2] 16
Canada Country Singles (RPM)[4] 23

References

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  1. ^ "Tammy Wynette -- Higher Ground (1987, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  3. ^ Wynette, Tammy (November 1987). ""Talkin' to Myself Again"/"A Slow Burning Fire" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 34-07635.
  4. ^ "Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 8 December 2019.