Talkin' to Myself Again

"Talkin' to Myself Again"
"Talkin' to Myself Again"
Single by Tammy Wynette
from the album Higher Ground
B-side	"A Slow Burning Fire"
Released	November 1987
Recorded	March 1987
Studio	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre	Country
Length	3:19
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Jamie O'Hara
Producer(s)	Steve Buckingham
Tammy Wynette singles chronology

"Talkin' to Myself Again" is a song written by Jamie O'Hara, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in November 1987 as the second single from the album Higher Ground.

Background and reception

"Talkin' to Myself Again" was recorded in March 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording session included additional tracks that would later appear on Wynette's 1987 album. Although not officially credited on the single release, it featured harmony vocals from The O'Kanes. The session included several other notable artists performing on background vocals as well. The session was produced by Steve Buckingham.^[1]

The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Talkin' to Myself Again" became Wynette's second single to become a major hit since 1985's "Sometimes When We Touch". It was released on her 1987 studio album Higher Ground.^[2]

Track listing

7" vinyl single^[3]

"Talkin' to Myself Again" – 3:19
"A Slow Burning Fire" – 3:05

Charts

Chart (1987-88)	Peak position
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)^[2]	16
Canada Country Singles (RPM)^[4]	23

References

^ "Tammy Wynette -- Higher Ground (1987, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
^ Wynette, Tammy (November 1987). ""Talkin' to Myself Again"/"A Slow Burning Fire" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 34-07635.
^ "Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

[1] "Tammy Wynette -- Higher Ground (1987, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

[Whitburn-2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.

[3] Wynette, Tammy (November 1987). ""Talkin' to Myself Again"/"A Slow Burning Fire" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 34-07635.

[RPM_Country_Songs-4] "Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

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Discography with George Jones Albums discography Singles discography
1960s	"Apartment No. 9" "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" "My Elusive Dreams" (with David Houston) "I Don't Wanna Play House" "Take Me to Your World" "It's All Over" (with David Houston) "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" "Stand by Your Man" "Singing My Song" "The Ways to Love a Man" "I'll See Him Through"
1970s	"He Loves Me All the Way" "Run, Woman, Run" "The Wonders You Perform" "We Sure Can Love Each Other" "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" "Bedtime Story" "Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)" "My Man (Understands)" "'Til I Get It Right" "Kids Say the Darndest Things" "Another Lonely Song" "Woman to Woman" "(You Make Me Want to Be a) Mother" "I Still Believe in Fairy Tales" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" "You and Me" "(Let's Get Together) One Last Time" "One of a Kind" "I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)" "Womanhood" "They Call It Making Love" "No One Else in the World"
1980s	"He Was There (When I Needed You)" "Starting Over" "Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)" "Crying in the Rain" "Another Chance" "You Still Get to Me in My Dreams" "A Good Night's Love" "Lonely Heart" "Sometimes When We Touch" (with Mark Gray) "Your Love" "Talkin' to Myself Again" "Beneath a Painted Sky"
1990s	"Justified and Ancient (Stand by the JAMS)" (The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette) "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton) "Every Breath You Take" (with Sting)