| "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" | ||||
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| Single by Garth Brooks | ||||
| from the album No Fences | ||||
| B-side | "Unanswered Prayers" | |||
| Released | January 1991 | |||
| Format | CD single, 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | Liberty 44701 | |||
| Writer(s) | Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd, Warren Dale Haynes | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" is the title of a country music song co-written by Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd, and Warren Dale Haynes. Robbins himself originally recorded the song and charted at #71 with it on the Billboard country charts in 1987. The B-side to Robbins' version was "The Church on Cumberland Road," later a #1 hit in 1989 for Shenandoah.[1]
"Two of a Kind" was later covered in 1990 by Garth Brooks for his second album, No Fences. Brooks's rendition was the third single, and third consecutive Number One hit, from this album.
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The song is a moderate up-tempo with a fiddle intro. Its lyrics describe the relationship between the narrator and his wife, whom he considers a perfect complement. The title is a double entendre, implying that they plan to have children.
In his book Redneck Liberation: Country Music as Theology, author David Fillingim cited "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" as an "upbeat honky-tonk romp" that showed his "more traditional country music styles".[2]
Garth provided the following background information on the song in the CD booklet liner notes from The Hits:
This song came to me through Jon Northrup. He was doing a demo deal, and "Two of a Kind" was one of the four songs he was pitching for a demo. When I heard it, I said, "I wish you all the luck on your deal, but if for some reason it falls through, I'd love to have this. He called me three months later and told me I could have it if I wanted it. I immediately cut it. And to this day, even though it's a small, light-hearted song, it's one of the strongest parts of our live show. People just seem to connect with this song. This is a big point to writers and artists out there, especially myself, that sometimes intense gets the point across, but don't forget to show 'em your sense of humor.[3]
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 71 |
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Loving Blind" by Clint Black |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 6, 1991 |
Succeeded by "Down Home" by Alabama |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 13, 1991 |
Succeeded by "Heroes and Friends" by Randy Travis |