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The Beginning

by Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton · from The Essential Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton

1975Country3:06Track 19

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Review by Tomasz W.★★★Sample

the highs are high but it sags in the middle. still coming back for “The Beginning” though.

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Review by Oskar Lind★★★★½Sample

Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton really said 'let me ruin your whole week' and then did it beautifully.

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Disc 1
1
Just Between You and Me
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2:19
2
Two Sides to Every Story
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2:20
3
The Last Thing On My Mind
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2:36
4
Put It Off Until Tomorrow
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2:22
5
Holding On to Nothin'
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2:29
6
Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark
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2:49
7
We'll Get Ahead Someday
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1:57
8
Making Plans
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2:12
9
Yours Love
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2:35
10
Just Someone I Used to Know
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2:24
11
Milwaukee, Here I Come
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2:15
12
I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby
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2:11
13
Always, Always
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2:37
14
Tomorrow Is Forever
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2:48
15
Run That By Me One More Time
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2:19
16
I Know You're Married but I Love You Still
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2:23
17
Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man
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3:02
18
Fight and Scratch
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2:36
19
Thoughtfulness
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2:26
20
Today, Tomorrow and Forever
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2:42
Disc 2
1
Once More
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2:32
2
The Flame
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2:55
3
Her and the Car and the Mobile Home
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2:39
4
The Pain of Loving You
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2:05
5
Better Move It on Home
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2:15
6
The Right Combination
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2:55
7
Burning the Midnight Oil
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1:48
8
If You Go, I'll Follow You
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2:41
9
Lost Forever In Your Kiss
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3:24
10
We Found It
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2:32
11
Poor Folks Town
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2:42
12
Together Always
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2:17
13
Say Forever You'll Be Mine
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2:48
14
Satan's River
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2:37
15
If Teardrops Were Pennies
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2:09
16
Laugh the Years Away
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2:01
17
Please Don't Stop Loving Me
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2:48
18
Is Forever Longer Than Always
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2:34
19
The Beginning
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3:06
20
There'll Always Be Music
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3:11