Straight from the Heart (David Houston and Tammy Wynette album)

Straight from the Heart is a compilation album by David Houston and Tammy Wynette. It was released in December 1971, by Columbia Records on their Columbia Musical Treasuries imprint.[1]

Straight from the Heart
Cover for David Houston's side of the album.
Compilation album by David Houston and Tammy Wynette
Released	December 1971
Studio	Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia Musical Treasuries
Producer	Billy Sherrill
David Houston chronology
David Houston's Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1971) Straight from the Heart (1971) The Day That Love Walked In (1972)
Tammy Wynette chronology
We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971) Straight from the Heart (1971) Bedtime Story (1972)
Straight from the Heart
Cover for Tammy Wynette's side of the album.

Background

The album is a two LP set, made up of previously released and unreleased recordings. The first is an album of previously released songs by Houston, mostly from his 1971 album, A Woman Always Knows.[2] The second is an album of songs by Wynette, featuring seven previously unreleased songs, as well as two songs from her 1970 album, The Ways to Love a Man, and two from her 1971 album, We Sure Can Love Each Other.[3][4]

Track listing

David Houston

Side one

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"I'm Down to My Last "I Love You""	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	2:36
2.	"You'll Have Love"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	2:52
3.	"Let's Build a World Together"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	2:53
4.	"My Song of Love"	"After Closing Time" B-side (1970)	2:30
5.	"Watching My World Walk Away"	"I'm Down to My Last "I Love You"" B-side (1969)	2:45

Side two

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"That's Why I Cry"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	2:12
2.	"I Guess I'll Live"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	1:53
3.	"Baby Mine"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	1:48
4.	"You'll Have to Read the Book"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	3:35
5.	"If You Were Never Here"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	2:11
6.	"Then I'll Know You Care"	A Woman Always Knows (1971)	2:06

Tammy Wynette

Side one

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"The Two of Us"		2:26
2.	"Have a Little Faith"	We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971)	2:14
3.	"Take Me"		2:55
4.	"Clinging Vine"		3:00
5.	"The Ways to Love a Man"	The Ways to Love a Man (1970)	2:29

Side two

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"I'll Kiss the Baby"		2:13
2.	"Too Many Daddies"		2:29
3.	"If You Love Him (Love Him Right)"		2:29
4.	"Tell Me Where I Stand"		2:38
5.	"Baby, Come Home"	We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971)	2:54
6.	"Stil Around"	The Ways to Love a Man (1970)	2:46

References

1. "David Houston, Tammy Wynette – Straight From The Heart". Discogs.
2. "David Houston – A Woman Always Knows". Discogs.
3. "Tammy Wynette – The Ways To Love A Man". Discogs.
4. "Tammy Wynette – We Sure Can Love Each Other". Discogs.