Song:Something
Album:Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles
Occasionally I come across a recording that is not part of a popular artist's main discography. But fans of that artist who want a complete discography will want it. I call those recordings orphans. Usually these songs are on soundtracks. This Tanya Tucker cover of The Beatles classic Something is on a 1995 various artists Beatles tribute album. It does not appear on one of Tanya's albums. Tanya first became popular as a teen in the 70s with hits like Delta Dawn on Columbia. She left Columbia for MCA in 1975. She had success at first but things weren't going well in the early 80s. After a 1982 album on Arista, she signed with Capitol Nashville and stayed there through the 90s. At Capitol she reunited with producer Jerry Crutchfield who she worked with at MCA early in her run there. So Tanya had a string of top five country hits in the early 90s. This 1995 Beatles tribute album was Crutchfield's idea. He produced most of the songs. Country artists on the album include Willie Nelson, Sammy Kershaw and Randy Travis but Huey Lewis also appears and so do Christian artists Phil Keaggy and Susan Ashton and Gary Chapman. The album did OK and Steve Wariner's cover of Get Back was released as a single. But as I said, Something doesn't appear on any of Tanya's albums so her fans may want to buy the album. It doesn't seem to be available as a digital download. Here's a video for Something by Tanya Tucker.
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