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Together (Sandi Patty and Kathy Troccoli album)

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Together
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 1999
GenrePop standards, jazz, MOR
Length54:12
LabelMonarch
ProducerRobbie Buchanan, Bob Krogstad, Mark Gasbarro
Sandi Patty chronology
Libertad me das
(1998)
Together
(1999)
These Days
(2000)
Kathy Troccoli chronology
Corner of Eden
(1998)
Together
(1999)
A Sentimental Christmas
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Together is the first collaborative album by American Christian music female artists Sandi Patty and Kathy Troccoli. It was released on July 27, 1999, on Monarch Records.[2] With Patty and Troccoli still signed to their Christian music labels Word and Reunion respectively, it is Patty's nineteenth album and Troccoli's ninth album. It features Patty singing the Gershwin songbook and Troccoli singing Broadway show tunes. Patty and Troccoli sing duets on three songs.[3] "I Remember" performed by Troccoli is one of two original solo songs produced and arranged by Robbie Buchanan and was released to mainstream AC radio as the lead single. Patty sings the other original solo song "The Last Day" which was written by Brenda Russell.

Critical reception

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Jonathan Widran of AllMusic gave Together 4 1/2 out of 5 stars saying "Best known for their popularity in the Christian music market, these two singing dynamos create a nearly religious experience combining Troccoli's love for Judy Garland's legendary performances and Patty's attachment to Gershwin, and then meeting in the middle for two brand new odes to nostalgia, the passion ballad 'The Last Day' and the lush, almost tearful 'I Remember.' These two new numbers were produced and arranged by Robbie Buchanan, and while they are nice tunes covering the theme of looking back, they pale in comparison to the standards. Their performances are exquisite, but some of the credit needs to go to the slew of arrangers and musical settings they work with." Widran also said "This labor of love's tag line 'A Celebration of Classic Popular Songs from Garland To Gershwin' says it all. It's hard to miss with such fine material, but even harder when those singing it have felt the passion of every note."

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Together (Wherever We Go)" (Patty, Troccoli)Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim2:37
2."The Last Day" (Patty)Brenda Russell3:53
3."Embraceable You" (Troccoli)George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin5:07
4."A Foggy Day" (Patty)G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin3:47
5."Come Rain or Come Shine" (Troccoli)Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer3:55
6."Summertime" (Patty)G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, DuBose Heyward4:36
7."You Made Me Love You" (Troccoli)James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy6:12
8."I Remember" (Troccoli)Kathy Troccoli, Kevin Stokes, Tony Wood4:27
9."They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Patty)G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin4:52
10."The Trolley Song" (Troccoli)Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane3:07
11."The Man I Love" (Patty)G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin4:25
12."Over the Rainbow" (Patty, Troccoli)Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg4:36
13."Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again" (Patty, Troccoli)H. Arlen, Ted Koehler/Milton Ager, Jack Yellen2:38

Radio singles

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Year Singles Peak positions
US AC
[4]
R&R AC
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1999 "I Remember" (Kathy Troccoli) 27 23

References

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  1. ^ Sandi Patty and Kathy Troccoli – Together: Review at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Monarch Records - Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Patty & Troccoli come 'Together' on Monarch". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-07-24.
  4. ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary chart". Billboard. October 2, 1999.
  5. ^ "Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart" (PDF). Radio & Records. September 17, 1999. p. 89.