"They Call It Making Love" is a song written by Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It released in January 1979 as the first single from the album Just Tammy.
| "They Call It Making Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tammy Wynette | ||||
| from the album Just Tammy | ||||
| B-side | "Let Me Be Me" | |||
| Released | January 1979 | |||
| Recorded | December 1978 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Recording Studio Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bobby Braddock | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
| Tammy Wynette singles chronology | ||||
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Background and reception
edit"They Call It Making Love" was first recorded in December 1978 at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional tracks were recorded during this session, which would ultimately become part of Wynette's studio album released with the single. The session was produced by Billy Sherrill and the song was issued as a single in January 1979.
The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It released on her studio album Just Tammy.[1]
Track listings
edit- 7" vinyl single[2]
- "They Call It Making Love" – 2:19
- "Let Me Be Me" – 2:43
Charts
edit| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[1] | 6 |
| CAN Country Singles (RPM)[3] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
- ^ Wynette, Tammy (January 1979). ""They Call It Making Love"/"Let Me Be Me" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 8-50661.
- ^ "Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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