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Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
  Tanya Tucker was all of 13 when she debuted in 1972. For her first single, the Texas-born Tucker reportedly turned down the sunny "Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." (Donna Fargo had the hit with it) in favor of the dark-hued "Delta Dawn"--and quickly established herself as a very different kind of female country artist. That such a young girl performed songs with titles like "Blood Red And Goin' Down" and "Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)"--and in skin tight leather outfits, no less-ruffled quite a few feathers around early '70s Nashville. LeAnn and Shania: If you ever need advice, you know who to call.

(D.A. Coe); Produced by Billy Sherrill; strings arranged by Bill McElhiney; Tanya Tucker, vocal; Hargus "Pig" Robbins, piano; Billy Sanford, guitar; Pete Drake, steel guitar; Henry Strzelecki, bass; Jerry Carrigan, drums; The Nashville Edition, background vocals; Rec. August 28, 1973. Columbia 4-45991 (mx. NCO 115175); P 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.