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THE 200 ALL-TIME MOST
ESSENTIAL DUETS
This countdown looks back on decades of duets, where 2 acts combine on a
song.
To be eligible,
the acts involved contribute close to equal roles as lead vocalists rather than
featured or guest vocals. The collaborations must be by acts that
do not usually record together as regular duos (eg. Hall & Oates, Everly
Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel and Wham!).
150
PLEASE READ THE LETTER
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
In 2008, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss delivered a joint project that was the Grammy-winning album 'Raising Hand'. It featured the single "Please Read The Letter", a song Plant co-wrote for an album released 10 years earlier with fellow member of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page. That collaboration was entitled 'Walking Into Clarksdale'.
149
QUIET STORM
SMOKEY ROBINSON & JOHN LEGEND
Smokey Robinson's song "Quiet Storm" gave its name to a sub-genre of R&B. Motown issued the single and its parent album in 1975. Robinson revisited the track in 2014 when recording his 'Smokey And Friends' album. Joining him on the track was R&B vocalist John Legend.
148
TELL HIM
BARBRA STREISAND & CELINE DION
In 1997, "Tell Him" was the lead single for Barbra Streisand's 'Higher Ground' and Celine Dion's 'Let's Talk About Love' albums. The ballad reached #3 on the British and European charts as well as going Top 10 in Australia.
147
TRUE TO YOUR HEART
98° & STEVIE WONDER
Motown boy band 98° recorded "True To Your Heart" with the label's legend, Stevie Wonder, for the film 'Mulan'. The single was released in 1988 and included on the group's '98° And Rising' album along with the movie soundtrack.
146
I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
ELTON JOHN & MARY J. BLIGE
Elton John recorded the original version of "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" as a solo. The song, lifted off his 'Too Low For Zero' album, was a hit in 1983. Mary J. Blige joined John on stage in 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York to sing the song. The duet was documented on his 'Elton John - One Night Only - The Greatest Hits' live album the same year.
145
DESERT ROSE
STING & CHEB MAMI
144
I GOT YOU BABE
UB40 & CHRISSIE HYNDE
Reggae band UB40 came together with The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde on a remake of the 1965 Sonny & Cher #1 hit "I Got You Babe". In 1985, the cover version returned the song to the top in Britain and New Zealand. On the Australian chart, where the original had peaked at #3, the remake also reached #1.
143
MOCKINGBIRD
CARLY SIMON & JAMES TAYLOR
The original version of "Mockingbird" was released by siblings Inez & Charlie Foxx in 1963. A duet performed by married couple Carly Simon and James Taylor charted 11 years later. It was a Top 10 hit in America and Australia.
142
THE LADY IS A TRAMP
TONY BENNETT & LADY GAGA
The unlikely combo of veteran crooner Tony Bennett and dance / pop star Lady Gaga has produced some delicious moments. In 2011, the 2 Italo-Americans recorded a duet for his 'Duets II' release. Gaga and Bennett deliver a fun-filled interpretation of the show tune "The Lady Is A Tramp" from the 1937 musical "Babes In Arms". In 2014, the pair re-united for a full length duet album entitled 'Cheek To Cheek'.
141
THE ONION SONG
MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL
By the time Marvin Gaye was recording a 3rd studio duet album with Tammi Terrell, her health had deteriorated significantly. She had been diagnosed with a brain tumour, which would claim her life a few months after the release of the 'Easy' LP. Gaye later alleged that most of its tracks actually were duets with Valerie Simpson. Terrell was simply too ill to perform on the bulk of the material. Simpson co-wrote "The Onion Song" with her then partner Nickolas Ashford. The 2 would later marry. They both contributed as producers for the album. 
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