All I Can Do (album)

All I Can Do
All I Can Do
Studio album by Dolly Parton
Released	August 16, 1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	RCA Studios
Genre	Country
Length	27:51
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton chronology
Singles from All I Can Do
	"Hey, Lucky Lady"; Released: February 28, 1976; "All I Can Do"; Released: July 31, 1976;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B+^[2]

All I Can Do is the 17th solo studio album by Dolly Parton, released in August 1976. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal. All I Can Do was the last Parton album on which Porter Wagoner would get producing credit.

Album history

In addition to the eight Parton compositions, there were two covers; Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham" and Merle Haggard's "Life's Like Poetry". The album was released around the time Parton began appearing regularly in the supermarket tabloids, and "Shattered Image", which advised to "stay out of my closet if your own's full of trash" was said to be a reaction to that. "The Fire That Keeps You Warm" was originally recorded by Parton and Porter Wagoner on the 1974 album Porter 'n' Dolly.

Parton re-recorded "Shattered Image" for her 2002 Halos & Horns album. "Falling Out of Love With Me" was covered in 2002 by the country-rock band Pinmonkey with Parton providing harmony vocals.

The title song reached #3 on the U.S. country charts. "Hey, Lucky Lady" was also released as a single.

In conjunction with Parton's European Tour 2007, BMG Germany (a division of Sony/BMG) released the album for the first time on CD. It was paired with 1977s New Harvest...First Gathering on one single CD.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dolly Parton except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Recording date	Length
1.	"All I Can Do"	February 18, 1976	2:25
2.	"The Fire That Keeps You Warm"	February 19, 1976	2:50
3.	"When The Sun Goes Down Tomorrow"	unknown	2:06
4.	"I'm a Drifter"	February 17, 1976	2:54
5.	"Falling Out of Love With Me"	February 18, 1976	2:48

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
6.	"Shattered Image"		February 12, 1976	2:25
7.	"Boulder to Birmingham"	Emmylou Harris, Bill Danoff	February 19, 1976	4:14
8.	"Preacher Tom"		February 17, 1976	3:43
9.	"Life's Like Poetry"	Merle Haggard	unknown	1:49
10.	"Hey, Lucky Lady"		December 9, 1974	2:22

References

^ Deming, Mark. All I Can Do at AllMusic
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 372". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

All I Can Do at Dolly Parton On-Line

[1] Deming, Mark. All I Can Do at AllMusic

[2] "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 372". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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