Tanya Denise Tucker is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit,"Delta Dawn",in 1972 at the age of 13. During her career Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience;she had a streak of top-10 and top-40 hits. She has had several successful albums,several Country Music Association award nominations,and hit songs including 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down",1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman",1988's "Strong Enough to Bend",and 1992's "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane". Tucker's 2019 album While I'm Livin' won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album,and "Bring My Flowers Now" from that same album won Tucker a shared songwriting Grammy for Best Country Song. Tucker's documentary The Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring Brandi Carlile was released to theaters Fall 2022.
"Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey. The first notable recording of the song was in 1971 by American singer and actress Bette Midler for her debut album. However it is best known as a 1972 top ten country hit for Tanya Tucker and a 1973 US number one hit for Helen Reddy.
Paul Lavon Davis was an American singer and songwriter,best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul,country,and pop. His most successful songs are 1977's "I Go Crazy",a No. 7 pop hit which once held the record for the longest chart run on the Billboard Hot 100,and 1982's "'65 Love Affair",which at No. 6 is his highest-charting single. Another pop hit,"Cool Night",was released in 1981. In the mid-1980s,he also had two No. 1 country hits as a guest vocalist on songs by Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker.
Paul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005,and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts,including two No. 1 hits. He has also written singles for several other country acts,including No. 1 hits for Randy Travis,Blake Shelton,and Keith Whitley,as well as hits for The Judds and Kenny Chesney.
Love Me Like You Used To is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Tanya Tucker,released in 1987. Continuing the success of her preceding comeback album Girls Like Me,the album produced three Billboard Top Ten Country singles,with "If It Don't Come Easy" and the collaboration with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet,"I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" both peaking at #1,and the title track "Love Me Like You Used To" rising to #2. The album rose to #10 on the Country Albums chart.
"Forever and Ever,Amen" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz,and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album Always &Forever and became Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.
Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. is an American country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts,Schlitz has earned two Grammy Awards,as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards.
"Deeper Than The Holler" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz,and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in November 1988 as the second single from the album,Old 8x10. The song was his eighth Number One single,and his sixth consecutive.
"Here's Some Love" is a song written by Richard Mainegra and Jack Roberts,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1976 as the first single and title track from the album Here's Some Love.
"What's Your Mama's Name" is a song written by Dallas Frazier and Earl Montgomery,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in February 1973 as the first single and title track from the album What's Your Mama's Name. The song was Tucker's fourth hit on the country chart and her first number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart,it reached number eighty-six. Tammy Wynette also recorded an unreleased version of the song in the early 1970s. Her version was never officially released till after her death in 1998.
"Blood Red and Goin' Down" is a song written by Curly Putman,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1973 as the second single from Tucker's album What's Your Mama's Name. The single was Tucker's second number one on the country chart and would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of twelve weeks on the chart.
"Strong Enough to Bend" is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Don Schlitz,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1988 as the first single and title track from the album Strong Enough to Bend. The song was Tucker's ninth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.
"Just Another Love" is a song written by Paul Davis,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1986 as the second single from the album Girls Like Me.
"If It Don't Come Easy" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Craig Karp,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in February 1988 as the third single from the album Love Me Like You Used To. The song was Tucker's ninth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart.
"One Love at a Time" is a song written by Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in February 1986 as the first single from the album Girls Like Me. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
"Love Me Like You Used To" is a song written by Paul Davis and Bobby Emmons,and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash for his 1985 studio album Rainbow. The song was later recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker in 1987. The song was released in July of that year as the first single and title track from Tucker's album Love Me Like You Used To. The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
"My Arms Stay Open All Night" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz,and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in October 1989 as the second single from her 1989 Greatest Hits compilation album. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
The singles discography of American country artist,Tanya Tucker,contains 89 lead singles,six featured singles,two promotional singles,one additional charting song,18 lead music videos and three featured music videos. Tucker's career was launched in 1972 when she was 13 years old. That year,her debut single called "Delta Dawn" was released. It went to number six on the America's Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 72 on the Hot 100. It was followed by three consecutive number one Billboard singles in 1973:"What's Your Mama's Name","Blood Red and Goin' Down" and "Would You Lay with Me ".
"Greener Than the Grass (We Laid On)" is a song written by David Allan Coe,and recorded by American country music artist,Tanya Tucker. It was released in October 1975 and reached positions on the North American country songs charts. It was among Tucker's final singles released by the Columbia label.
