In many ways the First Lady of
modern country
music,
Tammy Wynette
had an incredible run of chart-topping hits for
Epic Records
between 1966 and 1969, most of which, like 1967's
"Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
and
"I Don't Wanna Play House,"
1968's
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
"Stand by Your Man,"
and 1969's
"The Ways to Love a Man"
are collected in this 18-song set. There are a few omissions (
"My Elusive Dreams,"
"Take Me to Your World,"
"Singing My Song"
), but the selections here form the essential heart of
Wynette
's legacy, provided, of course, you add in her immortal duets with
George Jones
. ~ Steve Leggett