Love and Music is the tenth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on July 2, 1973, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Top Country albums chart. The album's single, "If Teardrops Were Pennies", peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The single was nominated for ?Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards.
?Recording sessions for the album began at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 12 and 13, 1973. These two sessions yielded seven of the album's ten tracks. Two more of the album's tracks were recorded during an April 9 session. "In the Presence of You" was recorded during a November 29, 1972 session for 1973's We Found It.
November 29, 1972 In the Presence of You
February 12, 1973 Laugh the Years Away
February 13, 1973 Come to Me Love Is Out Tonight If Teardrops Were Pennies You There'll Always Be Love I Get Lonesome by Myself
?April 9, 1973 Sounds of Night ?Wasting Love
?The album was released July 2, 1973, on LP, cassette, and 8-track. The album's single, "If Teardrops Were Pennies", earned a nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards in 1974.
Personnel ?Credits are adapted from the original album liner notes and the 2014 box set, Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976.
Joe Babcock – background vocals Stu Basore – steel guitar Sandi Bernstein – designer Carl and Pearl Butler – liner notes Jimmy Colvard – electric guitar Pete Drake – steel guitar Ronnie Drake – background vocals Bobby Dyson – bass Dolores Edgin – background vocals Bob Ferguson – producer Johnny Gimble – fiddle Dave Kirby – electric guitar Acy Lehman – art director Les Leverett – cover photo Mack Magaha – fiddle Kenny Malone – drums Sonja Montgomery – background vocals Ron Oates – piano June Page – background vocals Dolly Parton – lead vocals Tom Pick – recording engineer Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano Roy Shockley - recording technician Bobby Thompson - rhythm guitar, banjo Buck Trent – electric banjo Porter Wagoner – lead vocals ?Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals
