'Til I Can Make It on My Own

1976 single by Tammy Wynette the album 'Til I Can Make It on My Own (album) August 2026 Til I Can Make It on My Own single Tammy Wynette 'Til I Can Make It on My Own Love Is Something Good for Everybody January 1976 December 15, 1975 Columbia Recording, Nashville, Tennessee Country 3:02 Epic 8-50196 George Richey, Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette Billy Sherrill I Still Believe in Fairy Tales 1975 Golden Ring 1976 Til I Can Make It on My Own single Kenny Rogers and Dottie West Classics Midnight Flyer July 7, 1979 Country 3:17 Liberty George Richey, Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette Larry Butler Kenny Rogers She Believes in Me 1979 You Decorated My Life 1979 Dottie West single All I Ever Need Is You 1979 Til I Can Make It on My Own 1979 You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down) 1979 "Til I Can Make It on My Own" is a song co-written and first recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in January 1976 as the first single and title track from the album 'Til I Can Make It on My Own. The song was Wynette's fifteenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country charts. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 400 Wynette noted on multiple occasions that the song was her personal favorite of all that she had written or recorded, and it would remain a staple of her concerts for the remainder of her career.Archives https://www.latimes.com/archives 2021-12-28 Los Angeles Times en-US Wynette wrote the song with George Richey and Billy Sherrill. Cover versions Kenny Rogers and Dottie West released their own version in July 1979 and took it up to #3 on the country charts. It was also covered by Billy Gilman on his 2000 album One Voice and by Martina McBride in 2005 on her Timeless album. Lulu Roman (of Hee Haw fame) released a cover on her 2013 album At Last featuring Georgette Jones (daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones) on harmony vocals. Georgette then released an album with this as the title track in 2013. Sam Williams and Carter Faith released a duet version in 2024 that subsequently appeared on Williams's EP Act I: Scarlet Lonesome. Charts Tammy Wynette Chart (1976)PeakpositionBillboardcountrysongs 1 Tammy WynetteBillboardhot100 84 Tammy WynetteBillboardadultcontemporary 41 Tammy WynetteCanadian RPM Country Tracks1Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks37 Year-end charts Chart (1976)PositionUS Hot Country Songs (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1976/hot-country-songs Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976 Billboard August 4, 202123 Kenny Rogers and Dottie West Chart (1979)PeakpositionBillboardcountrysongs 3 Kenny RogersCanadian RPM Country Tracks1 Year-end charts Chart (1979)PositionUS Hot Country Songs (Billboard)https://books.google.com/books?id=CSQEAAAAMBAJ Talent in Action Billboard 91 51 TIA-34 December 22, 1979 July 30, 202142 References Category:1976 singles Category:1979 singles Category:Tammy Wynette songs Category:Kenny Rogers songs Category:Dottie West songs Category:Billy Gilman songs Category:Martina McBride songs Category:Male–female vocal duets Category:Songs written by Billy Sherrill Category:Songs written by George Richey Category:Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill Category:Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer) Category:Epic Records singles Category:United Artists Records singles Category:Songs written by Tammy Wynette Category:1976 songs Category:Liberty Records singles