Light of a Clear Blue Morning

"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" is a song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It first appeared on her 1977 New Harvest... First Gathering album, and provided a top twenty country music hit for her as a single. As Parton has told a number of interviewers over the years, the song came out of the pain from her break with longtime musical and business partner Porter Wagoner. Parton left Wagoner's band in 1974, in an effort to aim her career in a more mainstream pop direction; Wagoner responded by taking legal action, and the next couple of years were reportedly painful for both performers. According to the unauthorized 1978 biography, Dolly, by Alanna Nash, "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" was written as Parton felt the figurative clouds lifting, as the fruits of her sacrifices of the previous few years were becoming apparent.

Released as a single from New Harvest - First Gathering in February 1977, the song just missed the top ten on the U.S. country charts, peaking at number 11.

Parton would rerecord the song to include in her 1992 film Straight Talk; for this recording, she changed the lyrics of verse two. A third recording of it appeared on an album of spirituals Parton released in 2003 entitled For God and Country.

Glen Campbell covered the song on his 1991 album Unconditional Love.

Chart performance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	87
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4

External links

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Light Of A Clear Blue Morning lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line

References

Nash Alanna, 1978. Dolly. Cooper Square Press, New York. ISBN 0-8154-1242-8

Dolly Parton

Albums Singles

Studio albums	Hello, I'm Dolly (1967) Just Because I'm a Woman (1968) In The Good Old Days (1969) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy (1969) The Fairest of Them All (1970) Golden Streets of Glory (1971) Joshua (1971) Coat of Many Colors (1971) Touch Your Woman (1972) My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner (1972) My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973) Bubbling Over (1973) Jolene (1974) Love Is Like a Butterfly (1974) The Bargain Store (1975) Dolly: The Seeker/We Used To (1975) All I Can Do (1976) New Harvest – First Gathering (1977) Here You Come Again (1977) Heartbreaker (1978) Great Balls of Fire (1979) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly (1980) 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (1980) Heartbreak Express (1982) Burlap & Satin (1983) The Great Pretender (1984) Real Love (1985) Rainbow (1987) White Limozeen (1989) Eagle When She Flies (1991) Slow Dancing with the Moon (1993) Something Special (1995) Treasures (1996) Hungry Again (1998) The Grass Is Blue (1999) Little Sparrow (2001) Halos & Horns (2002) For God and Country (2003) Those Were The Days (2005) Backwoods Barbie (2008) Better Day (2011) Blue Smoke (2014) Pure & Simple with Dolly's Biggest Hits (2016)

Compilations	As Long as I Love (1970) The Best of Dolly Parton (1970) Just the Way I Am (1972) Mine (1973) Best of Dolly Parton (1975) Just Because I'm a Woman (1976) Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits (1982) Collector's Series (1985) Think About Love (1986) The Best There Is (1987) Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3 (1987) I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits (1996) Ultimate Dolly Parton (2003) Singer, Songwriter & Legendary Performer (2006) The Very Best of Dolly Parton (2007) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton (2008) Dolly (2009) Letter to Heaven: Songs of Faith & Inspiration (2010) Dolly Parton & Friends (2011)

Dollywood Exclusives	Precious Memories (1999) Sha-Kon-O-Hey! Land of Blue Smoke (2009)

Collaborations	Just Between You And Me Just the Two of Us Always, Always Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca Once More Two of a Kind The Right Combination: Burning the Midnight Oil Together Always We Found It Love and Music Porter 'n' Dolly Say Forever You'll Be Mine Porter & Dolly The Winning Hand Trio Honky Tonk Angels Trio II

Songs	"Dumb Blonde" "Mule Skinner Blues" "Joshua" "Coat of Many Colors" "Touch Your Woman" "My Tennessee Mountain Home" "Jolene" "I Will Always Love You" "Love is Like a Butterfly "The Bargain Store" "The Seeker" "We Used To" "All I Can Do" "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "Here You Come Again" "Two Doors Down" / "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" "Heartbreaker" "Baby I'm Burning" "You're The Only One" "Sweet Summer Lovin'" "Starting Over Again" "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" "9 to 5" "But You Know I Love You" "The House of the Rising Sun" "Single Women" "Heartbreak Express" "Hard Candy Christmas" "Potential New Boyfriend" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Tennessee Homesick Blues" "Don't Call It Love" "Real Love" "Think About Love" "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" "We Had It All" "The River Unbroken" "To Know Him Is to Love Him" "Telling Me Lies" "Those Memories of You" "Wildflowers" "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" "Yellow Roses" "Love Is Strange" "Rockin' Years" "Silver and Gold" "Eagle When She Flies" "Little Sparrow" "Better Get to Livin'" "Together You and I"

Collaboration singles	"The Last Thing on My Mind" "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" "To Know Him Is to Love Him" "Telling Me Lies" "Those Memories of You" "Wildflowers"

Guest singles	"Islands in the Stream" (w/ Kenny Rogers) "When I Get Where I'm Going" (w/ Brad Paisley)

Soundtracks	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone Straight Talk Joyful Noise

Live albums	A Real Live Dolly Heartsongs: Live from Home Live and Well Live from London An Evening With...Dolly Live!

Christmas albums	Once Upon a Christmas (w/ Kenny Rogers) Home for Christmas

Films	9 to 5 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone A Smoky Mountain Christmas Steel Magnolias Wild Texas Wind Straight Talk Unlikely Angel Blue Valley Songbird Joyful Noise Hollywood to Dollywood The Book Lady For the Love of Dolly Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Tours	Real Love Tour Thinkin' About Love Tour White Limozeen Tour Eagle When She Flies Tour Halos & Horns Tour Hello, I'm Dolly Tour The Vintage Tour An Evening with Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Tour Better Day World Tour Blue Smoke World Tour

Theme parks and attractions	Dollywood Dollywood's Splash Country Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede

Related articles	Stella Parton Rachel Dennison Porter Wagoner Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers Emmylou Harris Linda Ronstadt Ricky Van Shelton Vince Gill Brad Paisley RCA Records Columbia Records Dollywood Foundation Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton

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