My Tennessee Mountain Home (song)
| "My Tennessee Mountain Home" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "The Better Part of Life" |
"My Tennessee Mountain Home" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. Using imagery from her rural childhood in Tennessee (holding hands on a porch swing, enjoying nature, walking home from church), the song served as the centerpiece of her 1973 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home. It was released as a single in early 1973, and reached number 15 on the U.S. country singles chart.[1]
Personnel
- Dolly Parton — vocals
- Jimmy Capps, Jimmy Colvard, Dave Kirby, Chip Young, Bobby Thompson — guitars
- Bobby Dyson — bass
- Jerry Carrigan — drums
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins — piano
- Pete Drake — steel guitar
- Don Warden — dobro
- Charlie McCoy — harmonica
- Johnny Gimble, Mark McGaha — fiddle
- Buck Trent — banjo
- Mary Hoephinger — harp
- June Page, Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Hurshel Wiginton — background vocals[2]
Other versions
The song has become one of Parton's best known compositions,[citation needed] and was later covered by Maria Muldaur on her 1973 eponymous solo album, and by Elisabeth Andreassen on the 2005 album Short Stories.[3] Dolly Parton herself re-recorded the song on her 1994 live album Heartsongs.
A cover version named "Ett bättre liv" (A Better Life) was recorded in Swedish by Lasse Stefanz and a children's choir. The song appears on the 1986 album Den lilla klockan, with lyrics by the pseudonym "Mackan".[4]
Chart performance
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 15 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
References
- ^ RCA/Legacy Celebrates Dolly Parton's Spectacular Career With 4CD 'Dolly' Box Set[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dolly (Media notes). Dolly Parton. New York, New York: Sony Music Entertainmnent. 2009. p. 40. 88697 48086 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Short Stories". Swedish mediadatabse. 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Den lilla klockan". Swedish mediadatabse. 1986. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
