Together Again My Heart Skips A Beat

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This 1964 standout is named for the double-sided single that was the first 45 to place both cuts atop the country charts. In fact, they owned the top two spots on the chart three weeks running, swapping positions in the middle week! “Together Again,” a ballad distinguished by Tom Brumley’s weeping steel, and “My Heart Skips a Beat,” a midtempo shuffle featuring Don Rich’s biting guitar licks and high harmony vocals, were both written by Owens himself and perfectly exemplify the Owens writing style: simple and bright-sounding songs aimed at working-class honky-tonk patrons who wanted to forget the real world for a few hours. The remainder of the LP maintains these high standards, thanks to a strong set of original Owens tearjerkers and a number of well-chosen covers–“A-11,” “Hello Trouble,” “Close Up the Honky Tonks,” and “Truck Drivin’ Man”–that remain defining, hard-driving Bakersfield classics. Sundazed adds a pair of chart-topping singles from the previous year–“Act Naturally” and “Love’s Gonna Live Here”–making this CD release a fundamental entry into any country enthusiast’s collection. –Marc Greilsamer