“You Can’t Make Old Friends,” with Dolly Parton – No. Dean comes in more at the end, but the leather-and-lace sweetness of Krauss and Rogers on the choruses is simply gorgeous. 1, it made Rogers, at 61, the oldest country singer to have a chart-topper.
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When this song - which features Krauss and Dean on backing vocals - hit No. “Buy Me a Rose,” Rogers with Alison Krauss & Billy Dean – No. The swelling song about two men fighting over the same love features one of Rogers’ best vocals. Carnes penned the track (originally titled “Make No Mistake, He’s Mine), which she and Barbra Streisand recorded in 1984. Rogers paired with Carnes again, in a way, on this duet. “Make No Mistake, She’s Mine,” Rogers & Ronnie Milsap – No.
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The mid-tempo tune is a sweet ode to fealty, but fails to ignite any of the spark of “Islands in the Stream.” The video, a montage of Parton and Rogers in the studio and onstage, is a pure delight. Parton and Rogers paired together again, this time for the second single and title track from Parton’s 1985 album, Real Love. “Real Love,” Dolly Parton with Rogers – No. Their remake of the Bob Seger hit about two lovers enjoying one last night together topped the country charts and also reached No. On paper, there is no reason this duet between the country titan and Scottish pop star should have worked, but it did magnificently. “We’ve Got Tonight,” Rogers & Sheena Easton – No. Simply one of the best - and biggest - duets ever recorded, the peppy “Islands in the Stream,” written by the Bee Gees, benefitted greatly from Rogers’ and Parton’s undeniable chemistry, which was so great that for years, the two had to deny that they, like the characters in the song, were actual lovers. “Islands in the Stream,” Rogers with Dolly Parton – No. The two returned to the topic they cover best in this sweet ballad: mismatched lovers who shouldn’t be together, but have found themselves inexplicably (and, in this case, somewhat delightedly) drawn to each other. 1 appeared on West’s 1981 album, Wild West. “What Are We Doin’ in Love,” Dottie West with Rogers – No. Written by Carnes and David Ellington, the tune finds the raspy-voiced vocalists wrapping their voices around each other in this aching track about falling in love with a dreamer who will always, always “break your heart.” The song, which the pair recorded live in the studio, also reached No. “Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer,” Rogers and Kim Carnes – No. First popularized by Sonny & Cher, the song in Rogers and West’s hands is a sweet, toe-tapping ditty. Like “’Til I Can Make It On My Own,” “All I Ever Need is You” appeared on Classics, an album of cover songs by Rogers and West released in 1979. “All I Ever Need Is You,” Rogers & Dottie West – No. Rogers and West tear into the heartbreak from note one, adding a twist as a duet as the protagonist pleads with his/her former lover “’Til I get used to losing you/Let me keep on using you/’til I can make it on my own.” her soon-to-be-husband George Jones) and Billy Sherrill. 1 in 1976 by Tammy Wynette, and written by Wynette, George Richey (i.e. This remake of a song was first recorded and taken to No.
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“Til I Can Make It on My Own,” Rogers & Dottie West – No. This spicy single following “Every Time Two Fools Collide” showed the upside of, ummm, “love” with lines such as West’s “When you made love to me tonight, I felt as if I’d died and gone to heaven” and Rogers’ “You’ve got the kind of body that was made to give a man a lot of pleasure.” This live clip from one of the duo’s tours together is pure delight, given that West’s husband is the drummer in the band and, in a bit of foreshadowing, Rogers accidentally calls West “Dolly.” “Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight,” Rogers & Dottie West – No. One of country music’s all-time great partnerships was born with this string-heavy ballad about two “fools” who can’t stay out of each other’s way. According to lore, West was recording the song for a solo project, but it turned into a duet - and subsequent duets album - after the two ran into each other in the studio. The first single and title track from Rogers’ and West’s first duets album went straight to the top. “Every Time Two Fools Collide,” Rogers & Dottie West – No.