We Found It
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{{Infobox album
| name = We Found It
| type = Album
| artist = Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
| cover = pdwefoundit.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 12, 1973
| recorded = RCA Studio B, Nashville, 1972
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 23:57
| label = RCA Victor
| producer = Bob Ferguson
| prev_title = Together Always
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = Love and Music
| next_year = 1973
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Dolly Parton
| type = studio
| prev_title = My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner
| prev_year = 1972
| title = We Found It
| year = 1973
| next_title = My Tennessee Mountain Home
| next_year = 1973
}}{{Singles
| name = We Found It
| type = studio
| single1 = We Found It
| single1date = February 12, 1973
}}
}}
We Found It is the ninth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on February 12, 1973, by RCA Victor. The album was among their lower charting albums, reaching No. 20 on the U.S. country albums chart, while the title single reached No. 30 on the country singles chart.
Critical reception
{{music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{r|allmusic}}
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{r|larkin}}
}}
Billboard gave a positive review of the album, saying, "It's all original material, written individually and collectively by the pair, and they manage to mix love and happiness into a perfect blending. Some of their best material to date, and that says a great deal." The mentioned "I've Been Married (Just as Long as You Have)", "I Am Always Waiting", and "Sweet Rachel Ann" as the best cuts on the album.{{cite web |title=Radio Action & Pick LPs |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/70s/1973/Billboard%201973-02-24-OCR-Page-0047.pdf |website=American Radio History |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=January 16, 2020 |date=February 24, 1973}}
Recording
Recording sessions for the album began at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 28, 1972, yielding only two tracks, of which "We Found It" made the final track listing. Two additional sessions followed on August 21 and 22, producing six of the album's tracks between them. The final session took place on November 29, from which two songs were selected to complete the album. One track on the album, "How Close They Must Be", was recorded during the April 7, 1971 session for 1972's The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil.
Track listing
Track listing, writing credits and track length adapted from LP sleeve. All tracks written by Porter Wagoner, except where noted.
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| extra_column = Recording date
| title1 = Love City
| writer1 = {{hlist|Wagoner|Tom Pick}}
| extra1 = November 29, 1972
| length1 = 1:58
| title2 = Between Us
| writer2 = Dolly Parton
| extra2 = November 29, 1972
| length2 = 1:47
| title3 = We Found It
| writer3 =
| extra3 = April 28, 1972
| length3 = 2:30
| title4 = Satan's River
| writer4 =
| extra4 = August 21, 1972
| length4 = 2:35
| title5 = I've Been Married (Just as Long as You Have)
| writer5 = {{hlist|Parton|Wagoner}}
| extra5 = August 22, 1972
| length5 = 2:44
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Recording date
| title1 = I Am Always Waiting
| writer1 =
| extra1 = August 22, 1972
| length1 = 2:14
| title2 = Sweet Rachel Ann
| writer2 = Parton
| extra2 = August 21, 1972
| length2 = 2:56
| title3 = That's When Love Will Mean the Most
| writer3 =
| extra3 = August 21, 1972
| length3 = 1:54
| title4 = Love Have Mercy on Us
| writer4 = Parton
| extra4 = August 21, 1972
| length4 = 2:52
| title5 = How Close They Must Be
| writer5 =
| extra5 = April 7, 1971
| length5 = 2:27
}}
References
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{{allMusic|id=we-found-it-mw0001881293}}
{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|edition=4th|volume=6|date=2006|publisher=Muze, Oxford University Press|page=435{{ndash}}6|isbn=978-0-19-531373-4|chapter=Parton, Dolly|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0006unse/page/435/}}
}}
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Category:Porter Wagoner albums
Category:1973 collaborative albums
Category:Albums produced by Bob Ferguson (musician)
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