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Genre: Country
Release Date: 03/30/2004

There have been numerous Tammy Wynette compilations over the years, but Epic/Legacy's 2004 collection The Essential Tammy Wynette is one of the best. Since she had so many hits, it's inevitable that any 14-track collection will have some omissions, and there are notable songs missing here, including number one hits like "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)." That said, this does contain her biggest hits from 1966-1976 -- "Apartment No. 9," "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad," "I Don't Wanna Play House," "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," "Stand by Your Man," as well as her duet with David Houston on "My Elusive Dreams" plus one song with George Jones, "Take Me." With 20 songs Anniversary covers more territory and 16 Biggest Hits has a higher concentration of hits, but Essential has a sharp selection of hits and duets that arguably makes it a better introduction, even though it's hard to go wrong with any of these three excellent discs.

~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Tammy Wynette - Main Performer
Steven Berkowitz - A&R
Gregg Geller - Compilation Producer
Billy Sherrill - Producer
Norman Seeff - Photography
Don Hunstein - Photography
Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
Vic Anesini - Mastering
Mick Rock - Photography
Laura Grover - Product Manager
Sandy Speiser - Photography
Harry Langdon - Photography
Al Clayton - Cover Photo
Megan Foley - Design
Liz Reilly - Photo Research
Bridget McGoldrick - Packaging Manager

Anniversary: 20 Years of Hits
    Tammy Wynette / CD / 1987
20 Classics
    Conway Twitty / CD / 2001
RCA Country Legends
    Hank Locklin / CD / 2003
King of the Road [Brentwood]
    Roger Miller / CD / 2005
The Essential Marty Robbins
    Marty Robbins / CD / 2005

Release Date: 03/30/2004
Genre: ctry