Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | March 20, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Los Angeles, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:26 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Gary Klein | |||
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Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, released in 1980, is the 22nd solo studio album by Dolly Parton. Coming at the height of her late 1970s-80s 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 "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, with only People Magazine liking it. 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 reisused in the UK as a "two-fer", along with 1979's Great Balls of Fire, marking the first time it was available on CD.
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[edit] 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 |
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Country Albums[citation needed] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[2] | 71 |
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ Deming, Mark. Dolly, Dolly, Dolly at Allmusic
- ^ a b Dolly, Dolly, Dolly at Allmusic
[edit] 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 |
