Kids Say the Darndest Things (album)
Kids Say the Darndest Things is a compilation album by American country artist, Tammy Wynette. It was released on April 23, 1973 via Epic Records and contained 11 tracks. The disc was a concept album centering around children and domestic life. The title track was the lead single from the album and topped the country charts in 1973. The album itself also made the American country albums chart. It received positive reviews from critics.
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Background[edit]
Tammy Wynette was among the country genre's most successful recording artists during the sixties and seventies. She had a string of number one and top ten country singles, including her signature "Stand by Your Man". She also collaborated with then-husband, George Jones, on a series of albums and singles.[2] During this period, Epic Records often released two or three albums of Wynette's music per year. However, most of the projects were not centered around a particular theme. One of the exceptions was 1973's Kids Say the Darndest Things. Considered a concept album, the project was meant to center on children and the affects marriages have on their children. The album's concept was crafted by its producer, Billy Sherrill. Sherrill had to receive permission from Art Linkletter to title the album. This was because Linkletter had a popular book of the same name.[3]
Recording and content[edit]
Kids Say the Darndest Things consisted of 11 tracks.[1] Because most of the tracks were previously released, it is considered a compilation album. Compiled were a series of recordings from Wynette's career that centered around themes about children. Specifically, some songs focused on the way marriages affect children. Among the previously-released songs were the tracks "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and "I Don't Wanna Play House".[3][4] Both songs were originally chart-topping country singles in the United States between 1967 and 1968.[5] Other songs were album cuts collected from Wynette's previous studio discs. "Joey" and "Don't Make Me Go to School" were first included on the 1969 Stand by Your Man LP.[6] "I Wish I Had a Mommy Like You", "My Daddy Doll" and "Buy Me a Daddy" originated from the 1970 LP, The First Lady.[7] Three recordings were previously not released: the title track, "Too Many Daddies" and "Listen, Spot". The album collected songs recorded between 1968 and 1973.[4]
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Kids Say the Darndest Things.[4]