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29: 322:, "I'll Take the Dog" tells the story of a couple who is about to file for divorce. Because they cannot choose which partner will take custody of their pet dog, they ultimately choose to stay married. It was written by Margie Barton and Johnny MacRae. The song was produced by Marvin Hughes in January 1966 at the 447: 316:) and as a musical artist. He had a top 20 single with 1965's "Thank You Ma'am" followed by several more chart records, among them his duet with Shepard. Described as a "comedy duet" by 282:, it reached the top ten of the US country songs chart in 1966. The song was described as a "comedy duet" centered on a couple about to divorce. It received a positive response from 352:
magazine which wrote, "Separated couple argues about who gets to keep the dog. Surprise ending will keep country folks happy. Duo delights." The single reached number ten on the US
871: 312:" (1964). During the 1960s, she had 15 top 40 singles, which included a duet with Ray Pillow. Pillow was known as both a music publisher (working with 892: 1124: 794: 1089: 1208: 1040: 787: 740: 689: 843: 1103: 850: 991: 801: 970: 963: 836: 574: 1193: 1047: 984: 309: 1033: 346:
was another duet between Pillow and Shepard titled "I'd Fight the World". The single was reviewed positively by
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Jean Shepard first found country music success in the 1950s and had 20 years of hit singles. This included "
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Shepard, Jean; Pillow, Ray (April 1966). ""I'll Take the Dog"/"I'd Fight the World" (7" vinyl single)".
682: 535: 338:"I'll Take the Dog" was released as a single by Capitol Records in April 1966. It was distributed as a 1203: 885: 878: 829: 815: 1054: 1026: 910: 857: 761: 709: 205: 652: 323: 94: 1005: 726: 1183: 1138: 1096: 977: 754: 675: 479: 768: 747: 656: 417: 354: 327: 507: 8: 1188: 1145: 1068: 928: 540: 318: 301: 1075: 1061: 998: 808: 570: 412: 358: 343: 339: 62: 1162: 956: 942: 935: 305: 89: 1131: 1082: 949: 822: 638: 597: 566: 313: 166: 135: 279: 36: 369:. Later the year it was included on the duo's studio album of the same name. 1177: 1110: 733: 612: 365:
country top ten. It was Pillow's only top ten single and highest-charting on
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magazine following its release and was included on the pair's album of the
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The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition
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chart. It became Shepard's seventh single to place in the
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Single
Jean Shepard
Ray Pillow
I'll Take the Dog
B-side
Studio
Columbia
Genre
Country
Label
Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Johnny MacRae
Producer(s)
Many Happy Hangovers to You
If Teardrops Were Silver
country
Jean Shepard
Ray Pillow
single
Record World
same name
A Dear John Letter
A Satisfied Mind
Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)
Capitol Records
The New York Times
Columbia Studios
Nashville, Tennessee

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