The Bargain Store (song)

"The Bargain Store"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album The Bargain Store
Released	January 1975
Format	7"
Genre	Country
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Dolly Parton
Producer	Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Love Is Like a Butterfly" (1974) "The Bargain Store" (1975) "The Seeker" (1975)

"The Bargain Store" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in January 1975 as the first single and title track from the album The Bargain Store. "The Bargain Store" was Dolly Parton's fifth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The song stayed at number one for a single week and spent nine weeks on the country chart.

The title track of Parton's 1975 album, worn and second-hand merchandise in a discount store is used as a metaphor for a woman emotionally damaged by an ill-fated relationship. However, the song was dropped from a number of country stations' playlists when programmers mistook the line "you can easily afford the price" as a thinly veiled reference to prostitution. Despite the decreased airplay, the song nonetheless became a major hit in the late winter of 1975.

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	35
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3

References

Preceded by "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddy Fender

Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 29, 1975

Succeeded by "I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind" by Johnny Rodriguez