The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil is the seventh collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on January 3, 1972, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's two singles, "The Right Combination" and "Burning the Midnight Oil", peaked at number 14 and number 11, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Recording sessions for the album began on April 7 and 8, 1971, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. Two additional sessions followed on September 28 and 30. "Her and the Car and the Mobile Home" was recorded on December 9, 1970, during a session for 1971's Two of a Kind.
December 9, 1970 Her and the Car and the Mobile Home
April 7, 1971 The Right Combination Burning the Midnight Oil On and On
April 8, 1971 More Than Words Can Tell In Each Love Some Pain Must Fall
September 28, 1971 Somewhere Along the Way The Fog Has Lifted
September 30, 1971 I've Been This Way Too Long Through Thick and Thin
The album was released January 3, 1972, on LP, cassette, and 8-track.
The album debuted at number 32 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated January 29, 1972. It peaked at number six on the chart dated March 4, its sixth week on the chart. It charted for 16 weeks.
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
David Briggs – piano Jerry Carrigan – drums Pete Drake – steel guitar Bobby Dyson – bass Bob Ferguson – producer Jack Hurst – liner notes Dave Kirby – electric guitar Les Leverett – cover photos Mack Magaha – fiddle, leader George McCormick – rhythm guitar, leader ?Al Pachucki – recording engineer Dolly Parton – lead vocals Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano Billy Sanford – rhythm guitar Roy Shockley – recording technician Jerry Shook – electric guitar Buddy Spicher – fiddle Jerry Stembridge (Chip Young) – rhythm guitar Buck Trent – electric banjo, leader Porter Wagoner – lead vocals
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