Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely is a studio album by American country music artists Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely. It was released in January 1970 on Decca Records. The album was produced by Owen Bradley and Harry Silverstein. The album included the duo's first major hit single together, "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You". Their self-titled studio album reached peak positions on the Billboard country albums chart upon its initial release.

Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely
Studio album by Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely
Released	January 1970 (1970-01)
Recorded	July – November 1969
Studio	Bradley's Barn
Genre	Country[1]
Label	Decca
Producer	Owen Bradley Harry Silverstein
Jack Greene chronology
Back in the Arms of Love (1969) Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely (1970) Lord Is That Me (1970)
Jeannie Seely chronology
Jeannie Seely (1969) Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely (1970) Please Be My New Love (1970)
Singles from Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely
"Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You" Released: October 1969

Background and content

The pair's eponymous album was recorded in several sessions held at Bradley's Barn between July and November 1969. Owen Bradley produced eight of the album's tracks, while Harry Silverstein produced the remaining three tracks.[2] Altogether, the record contained 11 tracks.[1] Some of the album's included cover versions of songs previously recorded by other artists. The opening track, "Love Is No Excuse", was a duet recording originally by Jim Reeves and Dottie West. The second track, "Yearning", was first cut by Jeannette Hicks and George Jones. The album was Greene and Seely's first album together. As a duet team, they would release another album and two more singles during the early 1970s.[2]

Release and chart performance

Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely was released in January 1970 on Decca Records. The album was issued as a vinyl record, with six songs on the first side and five songs the opposite side.[1] In March 1970, the album reached a peak of 18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums survey.[3] The album's only single was the track "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You". The song became a major hit by early 1970, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[4] In addition, the single reached number 21 on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart.[5]

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely.[2]

• Owen Bradley – producer (side 1: tracks 1, 2, 6) (side 2: tracks 3-5)
• Jack Greene – lead vocals
• Jeannie Seely – lead vocals
• Ernest Tubb – liner notes
• Harry Silverstein – producer (side 1: tracks 3-5) (side 2: tracks 1-2)

Chart performance

Release history

References