Two Story House

"Two Story House"
"Two Story House"
Single by George Jones and Tammy Wynette
from the album Together Again
B-side	"It Sure Was Good"
Released	February 1980
Genre	Country
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	David Lindsey; Glenn Douglas Tubb; Tammy Wynette
Producer(s)	Billy Sherrill
George Jones singles chronology
Tammy Wynette singles chronology

"Two Story House" is a song recorded American country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. It was released in February 1980 as the first single from their album Together Again. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart^[2] and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[3]

Recording and composition[]

Wynette wrote the song with David Lindsey and Glenn Douglas Tubb. The song's lyrics – a couple buying a "two-story house" - are a metaphor for a failed marriage. A young couple reflects on working hard to achieve the dream of owning a large two-story house but, in working to achieve the goal, they rarely are able to spend time together to consummate their love. When it comes time to make the move, the couple becomes the envy of their neighbors and the house is quickly filled with such things as rare antiques, marble floors, chandeliers and more...but the most important element – love between the couple – is missing. The background vocals were sung by The Jordanaires. Tammy and George, who divorced bitterly in 1975, performed the song together on the Jones HBO television special With a Little Help From My Friends in 1980.

In 2012, the recording was used in a television commercial for GMC trucks.

Part of the song's verses borrow the tune of The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.

Historic week[]

"Two Story House" was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached No. 5 for the week ending April 19, 1980. That week, all of the top five positions were held by female singers. The Top 5 from that week was:

"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" by Crystal Gayle
"A Lesson in Leavin'" by Dottie West
"Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" by Debby Boone
"Beneath Still Waters" by Emmylou Harris
"Two Story House" by Tammy Wynette (duet with George Jones)^[4]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References[]

^ "www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/". www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ George Jones Billboard Singles
^ RPM Country Tracks
^ Billboard magazine — April 19, 1980 issue.
^ "George Jones Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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[1] "www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/". www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[2] George Jones Billboard Singles

[3] RPM Country Tracks

[4] Billboard magazine — April 19, 1980 issue.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Jones-5] "George Jones Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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Collaborative singles	"We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "Let's Invite Them Over" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "What's in Our Heart" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "We're Gonna Hold On" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "God's Gonna Get'cha (For That)" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Golden Ring" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Near You" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Maybellene" (w/ Johnny Paycheck) "Two Story House" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "You Better Move On" (w/ Johnny Paycheck) "Yesterday's Wine" (w/ Merle Haggard) "C.C. Waterback" (w/ Merle Haggard)
Guest singles	"A Few Ole Country Boys" (w/ Randy Travis) "A Good Year for the Roses" (w/ Alan Jackson) "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (w/ Patty Loveless) "A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K version)" (w/ Chad Brock and Hank Williams, Jr.)
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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" "Take Me" (with George Jones) "Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)" "My Man (Understands)" "'Til I Get It Right" "The Ceremony" (with George Jones) "Kids Say the Darndest Things" "Another Lonely Song" "We're Gonna Hold On" (with George Jones) "(We're Not) The Jet Set" (with George Jones) "We Loved It Away" (with George Jones) "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" "Golden Ring" (with George Jones) "You and Me" "Near You" (with George Jones) "(Let's Get Together) One Last Time" "One of a Kind" "Southern California" (with George Jones) "Womanhood" "They Call It Makin' Love" "No One Else in the World"
1980s	"He Was There (When I Needed You)" "Starting Over" "Two Story House" (with George Jones) "A Pair of Old Sneakers" (with George Jones) "Crying in the Rain" "Another Chance" "You Still Get to Me in My Dreams" "A Good Night's Love" "Sometimes When We Touch" (with Mark Gray) "Your Love" "Talkin' to Myself Again"
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)