Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
| Dolly, Dolly, Dolly | ||||
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | April 26, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Los Angeles, 1979-1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:26 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Gary Klein | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, released in 1980, is the 22nd solo studio album by Dolly Parton. Coming at the height of her late 1970s-1980s quest for pop success, the album was her least traditional country-sounding album to that point, with a number of songs bordering on disco. Though the album's two singles, "Starting Over Again" (written by Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano) and "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" topped the U.S. country charts ("Starting Over Again" also hit #36 on the pop charts), the album is generally regarded by critics, as well as Parton's fans, as one of the least satisfying albums of her career; it was almost universally panned at the time of its release; of the major press, only People Magazine reviewed it favorably. The album was noteworthy for being one of the only Parton albums to that point not to include a single of her own compositions; it was composed entirely of covers.
In 2007, the album was re-issused in the UK as a "two-fer", along with 1979's Great Balls of Fire, marking the first time it was available on CD. Sony released it as a solo DVD in 2007.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Starting Over Again" | Donna Summer, Bruce Sudano | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Same Old Fool" | Glenn Sutton, Greg Leroy, Jim Helmer | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" | Pebe Sebert, Hugh Moffatt | 3:28 |
| 4. | "You're the Only One I Ever Needed" | Robbie Patton, Linda Mallah | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Say Goodnight" | Gary Portnoy, Susan Sheridan | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Fool For Your Love" | Michael Omartian, Leo Sayer | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Even a Fool Would Let Go" | Tom Snow, Kerry Chater | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Sweet Agony" | David Wolfert, Susan Sheridan | 3:40 |
| 9. | "I Knew You When" | Rupert Holmes | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Packin' It Up" | Sandy Farina, Lisa Ratner | 3:30 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[2] | 71 |
Personnel
- Eddie Anderson – drums
- Anita Ball – vocals
- Jeff Baxter – guitar
- George Bohannon – horn
- Alexandra Brown – vocals
- Lenny Castro – conductor
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Denise DeCaro – vocals
- Frank DeCaro – strings
- Richard Dennison – vocals
- Nathan East – bass
- Chuck Findley – horn
- Roy Galloway – vocals
- Gary Grant – horn
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- William "Bill" Greene – vocals
- Gary Herbig – horn
- Jim Horn – horn
- Richard Hyde – trombone
- Abraham Laboriel – bass
- Albert Lee – guitar
- Joe McGuffee – guitar
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Gene Morford – vocals
- Ron Oates – keyboards
- Dolly Parton – vocals
- Gregg Perry – piano
- Jim Salestrom – vocals
- Tom Saviano – horn
- Tom Scott – horn
- Michael Severs – guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Buddy Spicher – violin
- Stephanie Spruill – vocals
- Fred Tackett – guitar
- Red Young – keyboards
References
- ↑ Deming, Mark. Dolly, Dolly, Dolly at AllMusic
- 1 2 Dolly, Dolly, Dolly at AllMusic
External links
| Preceded by San Antonio Rose by Willie Nelson and Ray Price San Antonio Rose by Willie Nelson and Ray Price |
RPM Country Albums number-one album August 16, 1980 October 11, 1980 |
Succeeded by Somebody's Waiting by Anne Murray My Home's in Alabama by Alabama |
