From her study of country music, Harris had come to treasure the way that “Together Again” told a love story without coming off as corny or superficial. She felt that her strong voice would be able to take a song like this and add a layer of rich fabric to the message. While Buck Owens had made the song a hit, Emmylou sensed that there was still a lot left to exploit and expose in the number. In the recording studio, Harris took the song and painted a magnificent picture from those wonderful words and that soaring tune with her rich country phrasing.
The Reprise label (established by Frank Sinatra) released Emmylou’s version of “Together Again” in early 1976 and it traveled up the chart throughout late winter and early spring, landing at #1 in April. It was Harris’s first chart-topper and would lay the foundation for a career that produced 26 Top Ten hits including seven number ones.
Emmylou felt as if “Together Again” had been written especially for her, and Buck Owens came to believe it himself after hearing Harris’s version. He absolutely loved her record, and it was at this point that Buck finally realized the real power of his composition. The writer was so moved by Emmylou’s rendition that he re-activated “Together Again” in his concert performances.