Together You and I
{{Infobox song
| name = Together You and I
| cover = Together You and I.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dolly Parton
| album = Better Day
| released = May 23, 2011
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 3:56
| label = Dolly Records
| writer = Dolly Parton
| producer =
| prev_title = Comin' Home for Christmas
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = The Sacrifice
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Together You and I" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. The song was initially recorded in 1974 as a duet with Porter Wagoner for the album Porter 'n' Dolly.
It was released as the lead single from Parton's 2011 album, Better Day, on May 23, 2011. It impacted country radio on May 27. It peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
A video for the single was filmed, and was originally scheduled to debut on May 28.[http://www.dollypartonmusic.net/news.html?item§ionID=1&articleID=432 Dolly Parton's Official website: The Making of "Together You And I" Behind the Scenes Photos!]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} However, for unknown reasons, the video was delayed and later debuted on July 4 on country music video station, CMT.[http://www.dollypartonmusic.net/news.html?item§ionID=1&articleID=435 Dolly Parton's Official Site: Dolly's "Together You & I" Video World Premiere on CMT!]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} The video was directed by Trey Fanjoy.{{cite news|last=Nunn|first=Jerry|title=Q&A: Dolly Parton|url=http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4894|access-date=July 5, 2011|newspaper=Out & About|date=July 5, 2011|archive-date=July 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708142356/http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4894|url-status=live}}
Live performances
Dolly Parton performed her song on September 10, 2011 on the Launch Night for the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She also performed the song on American television talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 27, 2011 and on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4soJPbyyKZE|title=Dolly Parton Performs 'Together You & I'|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2016-11-28|archive-date=2016-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729200158/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4soJPbyyKZE|url-status=live}}
Chart performance
The song reached No. 67 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming her highest chart entry since "9 to 5" in 1981.
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!align="left"|Chart (2011) !align="center"|Peak |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company){{Cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart |title=Official UK Singles Top 100 - 4th February 2012 | the UK Charts | Top 40 | Official Charts Company |access-date=2011-09-19 |archive-date=2012-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204072728/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |url-status=live }}
| align="center"| 67 |