By My Side (Lorrie Morgan/Jon Randall): A song (by the former marrieds) about not being afraid of love/commitment; the lyrics are true-to-life!  I just heard it a few days ago.

Never Loved Before (Alan Jackson/Martina McBride): A fun (I love your quirky sneaky sense of humor), fast-paced, and touching song by two country superstars.  

Roll on Mississippi (Neal McCoy/Trace Adkins): A beautiful homage to the state- and childhood memories!  This song is on the album Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride (recorded by Neal). 

That’s How You Know When You’re In Love (Lari White, featuring Hal Ketchum): Two of country’s most respected/independent singer-songwriters are here.  Lari, who also acts, is one of my all-time fave ladies of country! 

Helping Me Get Over You (Travis Tritt/Lari White): These two opposite personalities create a powerful song of rebound and regret.  I esp. love these lyrics: Getting past the love we lost/That’s a lonely bridge to cross; There’s no forever in his eyes/It’s not the love that we once knew.  

Whiskey Lullaby (Jon Randall/Jessi Alexander): The singer also wrote this song (made famous my Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss).  Here Jon performs the original version with his wife, also a country singer. 

Don’t Close Your Eyes (Jon Randall/Jessi Alexander): This is the poignant song made famous by Keith Whitley, a singer (and Lorrie’s first husband) who bridged the pop and country divide in the ’80s.    

A Bad Goodbye (Clint Black/Wynonna Judd): You can’t go wrong w/ Wynonna.

Another Try (Josh Turner/Trisha Yearwood): Not really a duet, but Trisha’s voice in prominent in back. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngHkbz8wTuk

Forever and Ever, Amen (reboot of Randy Travis’ hit song w/ Josh Turner): Travis is Turner’s main musical influence.  This is from the CMT series Cross Country.

Golden Ring:

Original version (George Jones/Tammy Wynette): The “first couple of Country music” (and former marrieds) sing on a TV show. 

Newer version (Lorrie Morgan/Josh Turner): 

If You See Him, If You See Her (Reba McEntire/Brooks & Dunn):  Ronnie Dunn is one of my most fave male voices!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5nvaOD_Lr4

I Told You So (reboot of another of Travis’ hit songs w/ Carrie Underwood): An old fave gets better.

Medocino County Line (Willie Nelson/Lee Ann Womack): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgFGMkNgZ3w

Still Holding On (Clint Black/Martina McBride): This is the definition of a power ballad. 

Stuck on You (Lionel Ritchie/Darius Rucker): I just heard this song a few days ago!  This is on album of duets made by Ritchie recently.

The Heart Won’t Lie (Vince Gill/Reba McEntire): The official vid even tells a story- couple who can’t be together b/c of status (he as her drill sergeant and she as a recruit, then eventually an officer who outranks him). 

Reba and Vince (both from Oklahoma) are long-time pals/collaborators who have great chemistry whenever they’re together.   I love everything about this song! 

What If I Said (Anita Cochran/Steve Wariner): He’s from Noblesville, Indiana (small town close to where my mom & lil bro lived for many years). 

Walkaway Joe (Trisha Yearwood/Don Henley):  The official music vid for this song was Matthew McConaughey’s first acting job!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCdCuduv0H0