Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca is the fourth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on March 9, 1970, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's two singles, "Just Someone I Used to Know" and "Tomorrow Is Forever", peaked at number five and number nine, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Just Someone That I Used to Know" was nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards.
Recording sessions for the album took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 1, 2 and 3, 1969. Two songs on the album were recorded during sessions for 1969's Always, Always. "Just Someone I Used to Know" and "Mendy Never Sleeps" were recorded on April 21 and 22, 1969, respectively.
Dolly has re-recorded "Tomorrow Is Forever" twice. She recorded a duet version with Soloman Burke for his Nashville album in 2006. She recoded a solo version that was included on her 2016 album, Pure & Simple.
?The album was released March 9, 1970, on LP, cassette, and 8-track.
?The album's first single, "Just Someone I Used to Know", earned a nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards in 1970. It was Porter's eighth nomination and Dolly's first.
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.
Glenn Baxter – trumpet Jerry Carrigan – drums Danny Davis – trumpet Pete Drake – steel guitar Bobby Dyson – bass Dolores Edgin – background vocals ?Bob Ferguson – producer, liner notes Johnny Gimble – fiddle Lloyd Green – steel guitar Roy Huskey Jr. – bass Les Leverett – cover photo Mack Magaha – fiddle George McCormick – rhythm guitar William McElhiney – trumpet Wayne Moss – electric guitar Al Pachucki – recording engineer June Page – background vocals Dolly Parton – lead vocals Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, organ Dale Sellers – electric guitar Roy Shockley – recording technician Jerry Stembridge (Chip Young) – rhythm guitar Buck Trent – electric banjo, guitar Porter Wagoner – lead vocals Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals
2018 digital download bonus track Joe Babcock – background vocals Jerry Carrigan – drums Pete Drake – steel guitar Bobby Dyson – bass Dolores Edgin – background vocals Bob Ferguson – producer Johnny Gimble – fiddle Dave Kirby – electric guitar Mack Magaha – fiddle George McCormick – rhythm guitar June Page – background vocals Dolly Parton – lead vocals Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano Dale Sellers – electric guitar Buck Trent – electric banjo Porter Wagoner – lead vocals
