Strong Enough to Rank Tanya Tucker? (REVEALING!)

[Cody Wants Out...]

63. Dream Lover
(w/ Glen Campbell)



Total Points: 513 (tied w/ #64 and #62)
Average: 51.3
Standard Deviation: 17.21143031

toomuchboy - 20
Cody Wants Out... - 30
bboat11 - 40
kamala 2024 truther - 45
castleoblivion26 - 50
tim - 61
someguy - 64
.indulgecountry - 66
George Strait Junkie - 68
Kanenrá:ke - 69

[Cody Wants Out...]

Okay, so those two Fleetwood Mac songs ("Say You Love Me" and "You Make Loving Fun") came to mind when I heard this duet, and again, I'm pretty sad that this is out so soon, but I guess age was a contributing factor along with the surprising fact that it barely charted at all! (#59 on BB, #48 on RPM in 1980)

[Cody Wants Out...]

62. Love's the Answer



Total Points: 513 (tied w/#64 and #63)
Average: 51.3
Standard Deviation: 17.09483353

kamala 2024 truther - 17
bboat11 - 28
George Strait Junkie - 42
tim - 52
someguy - 56
toomuchboy - 60
castleoblivion26 - 62
Kanenrá:ke - 63
Cody Wants Out... - 64
.indulgecountry - 69

[Cody Wants Out...]

I was about to say that we see one of her first #1 hits next, but that's only partially true (#1 in Canada, but #5 in the US in 1972) as her sophomore single "Love's the Answer" makes an early departure, despite a near last minute top 20 from kamala 2024 truther.

[Cody Wants Out...]

61. Feel Right



Total Points: 511
Average: 51.1
Standard Deviation: 15.56670236

bboat11 - 19
.indulgecountry - 32
castleoblivion26 - 43
Cody Wants Out... - 52
kamala 2024 truther - 55
tim - 56
George Strait Junkie - 59
someguy - 60
Kanenrá:ke - 67
toomuchboy - 68

[Kanenrá:ke]

"Feel Right" was one I thought would be a contender for the bottom, it didn't really appeal to me at all.

I'm very glad "Dream Lover" was out early, I never cared for it and it's one of her singles I remember from when I was a kid. (My grandmother liked the song and would play it, never heard it on the radio lol)

"Love Knows We Tried" and "Greener Than The Grass" are both solid but I can see them being forgettable for some so them being out makes sense.

Pulling for my #70 any time now! lol

[kamala 2024 truther]

bboat11 our lists keep going back and forth, what did you do swap out some of my rankings as your own?!  :kii:

Also glad that none of my biggest losses have happened; although I don't think it's going to be much longer before this rankdown really starts biting me.

[tim]

Not sure what I would’ve predicted for the bottom five, but there weren’t really any surprises amongst those that were the first to exit the rankdown. While I appreciate the sentiment behind “Daddy and Home”, it’s a rather forgettable song and so for it to leave in last place isn’t unexpected.

I have a soft spot for “You Are So Beautiful” hence why it was a bit higher on my list than most, but any rendition of this classic song is bound to get more low-end rankings than her original material would. I will add that Tanya’s vocal on this are really good!

As much as I respect Jim Lauderdale and love Tanya, “Love’s Gonna Live Here” was an easy last place for me. I enjoy the original by Buck Owens well enough, but this remake just stood out like a sore thumb amongst her discography as a whole.

The final two songs out in the bottom five (“Baby I’m Yours” and “It’s a Cowboy Lovin’ Night”) aren’t all that memorable and were also released during a period of time in which she saw a decline in her success both critically and commercially. Really anything from about mid-1975 to 1983 more or less falls under this umbrella (with “Texas (When I Die)” and “Pecos Promenade” being the two exceptions).

[tim]

Speaking of her commercial lull between mid-’75 and ’83, only one of the songs to round out the bottom ten weren’t from this time period. “Love Knows We Tried”, “Greener Than the Grass (We Laid On)”, and “Feel Right” are all run-of-the-mill songs that don’t really standout on their own. “Dream Lover” is the only song amongst these that I think is the catchiest of the bunch, but even then it’s kind of an unwarranted cover that certainly gets lots in the shuffle here.

I suspect we'll see a lot more of her songs leave from this same timeframe and I doubt many of them will be left standing once we get further into the rankdown.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Sorry for the lack of reveals the last couple of nights you guys! If I don't resume tonight, I'll definitely find some time tomorrow.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Holy crap! I only meant to take a day or two off from reveals, not over a week!

Give me about a couple hours or so and I'll resume full speed ahead!

someguy Kanenrá:ke tim bboat11 castleoblivion26 George Strait Junkie .indulgecountry Cody Wants Out... kamala 2024 truther toomuchboy

[Cody Wants Out...]

60. Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You



Total Points: 510
Average: 51
Standard Deviation: 13.54826762

toomuchboy - 33
Kanenrá:ke - 39
castleoblivion26 - 39
tim - 40
someguy - 43
bboat11 - 57
Cody Wants Out... - 60
.indulgecountry - 62
kamala 2024 truther - 67
George Strait Junkie - 70

[Cody Wants Out...]

We resume the rankdown (at long last, right?) with more normal looking placements for a top five hit back in the mid-70s (which also topped the country charts in Canada!).

Nothing too fancy outside of George Strait Junkie losing his last place...

[tim]

Had it not been for the dated sound I think "Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You" would've fared a bit better. I thought this was a fun song myself and wish it could've gotten about ten spots higher.

[Cody Wants Out...]

59. Pecos Promenade



Total Points: 509
Average: 50.9
Standard Deviation: 17.42571535

kamala 2024 truther - 13
Cody Wants Out... - 33
tim - 42
Kanenrá:ke - 48
bboat11 - 55
someguy - 58
.indulgecountry - 61
toomuchboy - 65
George Strait Junkie - 66
castleoblivion26 - 68

[Cody Wants Out...]

Oops! kamala 2024 truther loses another top 20.

This soundtrack single from Smokey and the Bandit II was actually quite successful, peaking at #10 on US country radio and #7 on Canada's side.

Cute, but honestly not something I'd revisit often.

[tim]

"Pecos Promenade" was one of Tanya's rare hits that she scored during this time in her career as the three singles before this failed to even chart. I agree that this isn't something I'd particular revisit, but I do consider it to be one of her classics. It also isn't out of the ordinary to hear this occasionally on the radio down here in Texas.

[Cody Wants Out...]

58. I Believe the South is Gonna Rise Again



Total Points: 486
Average: 48.6
Standard Deviation: 18.51245827

Kanenrá:ke - 25
George Strait Junkie - 27
kamala 2024 truther - 28
tim - 41
toomuchboy - 42
Cody Wants Out... - 51
castleoblivion26 - 64
.indulgecountry - 68
someguy - 70
bboat11 - 70

[tim]

Given America's racial reckoning over the summer, "I Believe the South is Gonna Rise Again" made it a bit further into the rankdown than I thought it might. I sent my list in way back in March well before the events of the summer, so I can't really say if my ranking for this would've been lower because of that. I revisited the playlist before this launched and as I listened to this again I was curious what thoughts might've crossed y'alls mind as you listened to it.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Slightly more polarizing than the rest we've seen so far, "I Believe the South is Gonna Rise Again" made the top ten on Canada country radio, but only peaked at #18 stateside (the US) in 1974, becoming her least successful single from her third studio album Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone).

I'm sure some of y'all were wondering where this one was at, am I right? ;)

[Cody Wants Out...]

57. Not Fade Away



Total Points: 476
Average: 47.6
Standard Deviation: 19.1613036 (TENTH HIGHEST!)

castleoblivion26 - 18
someguy - 28
.indulgecountry - 28
bboat11 - 39
kamala 2024 truther - 44
George Strait Junkie - 54
Cody Wants Out... - 56
tim - 69
Kanenrá:ke - 70
toomuchboy - 70

[tim]

Eh, no cover will ever match the greatness of a Buddy Holly original. This was also an odd choice to release as the first single to an album.

[tim]

Also, I know we've joked about ranking album covers before and I would have to say that the one for TNT has always been my least favorite cover of hers lol.

edit: Actually, the album cover for her debut album is really quite hard on the eyes as well and a bit trippy

[Cody Wants Out...]

56. Spring



Total Points: 472
Average: 47.2
Standard Deviation: 14.89817289

kamala 2024 truther - 15
toomuchboy - 35
bboat11 - 38
tim - 46
George Strait Junkie - 50
Kanenrá:ke - 52
.indulgecountry - 54
castleoblivion26 - 56
Cody Wants Out... - 57
someguy - 69

[tim]

Poor kamala 2024 truther 's top 20 is being decimated.

[Cody Wants Out...]

55. You've Got Me to Hold On To



Total Points: 463 (tied w/ #54)
Average: 46.3
Standard Deviation: 14.66704545

bboat11 - 22
kamala 2024 truther - 32
castleoblivion26 - 33
George Strait Junkie - 34
toomuchboy - 48
Kanenrá:ke - 56
tim - 57
someguy - 59
.indulgecountry - 59
Cody Wants Out... - 63

[Cody Wants Out...]

Oct 7, 2020 20:52:31 GMT -5 tim said:

Poor kamala 2024 truther 's top 20 is being decimated.

...just wait 'til you see who loses their first top ten, which actually broke this very tie! :o

[tim]

Oct 7, 2020 21:02:58 GMT -5 Cody Wants Out... said:

Oct 7, 2020 20:52:31 GMT -5 tim said:

Poor kamala 2024 truther 's top 20 is being decimated.

...just wait 'til you see who loses their first top ten, which actually broke this very tie!

I'm going to take a wild guess that either Kanenrá:ke or George Strait Junkie are the first to lose a top ten

[Cody Wants Out...]

54. Should I Do It



Total Points: 463 (tied w/ #55)
Average: 46.3
Standard Deviation: 18.58942352

bboat11 - 8
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.indulgecountry - 30
toomuchboy - 31
Kanenrá:ke - 41
someguy - 50
Cody Wants Out... - 54
George Strait Junkie - 58
castleoblivion26 - 63
tim - 64
kamala 2024 truther - 64

[Cody Wants Out...]

Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........................yeah. These ladies did it better.