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Classic '70s album What's Your Mama's Namehelps define an early career marked by story-songs about heavy subject matter. On this No. 1 single, she tells a believable story of family drama and murder through the eyes of an adolescent.

Tucker's mighty voice morphed to fit whatever tempo or production techniques suited the time. Indeed, her talent as a song interpreter shined as bright when country music pivoted towards its '90s boom as it did when she was a teenage sensation.

Though the great Johnny Cash recorded it first for his 1985 album Rainbow, it took Tucker to immortalize this co-write by Paul Davis and Bobby Emmons.

Tucker achieved '70s film soundtrack vibes with a single fittingly inspired by Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn classic The Rainmaker.It's a song previously recorded by UK rockers The Hollies, making it another good song made great by the right singer.

Mandolin accompaniment, gorgeous harmony vocals and uplifting lyrics by elite songwriters Beth Neilsen Chapman and Don Schlitz set apart this No. 1 from 1988 as a high point in Nashville's pre-Class of '89 neo-traditionalist moment.

Another highlight of Tucker's early career tackles very heavy topics, from absentee fathers to accused pedophiles. It's one of many dark, realistic stories co-penned by should-be Country Music Hall of FamerDallas Frazier.

When rock and classic country-inspired songs lit up the charts during a storied and lucrative moment in the genre's history, few caught as many ears as this loud, sassy and pop-accessible hit from 1992's Can't Run From Yourself.

Tucker's rocking TNTalbum included this honky-tonk tribute to her home state. It's one of many great songs that likens beautiful, bountiful Texas to the sweet by-and-by.

Tucker left a mark on a new era of sentimental country hits with this tale of a shared love built on a solid foundation and structured to withstand potential heartbreak. Despite being Tucker's third-best song, it stalled at No. 2 on the country charts because of George Strait's equally crucial "I Cross My Heart."