Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Strong songs and Parton’s vivid storytelling reward return visits, but the non-chronological anthology sequence has little album-length arc of its own.
What we noticed
- The sequence jumps between eras: early songs such as “Put It Off Until Tomorrow” sit beside later hits like “9 to 5,” without a chronological progression.
- The collection moves from the hard-edged story of “Down From Dover” to buoyant pop-country in “Two Doors Down”; the songs retain their contrasting original identities.
- Composition 25% of the score
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8/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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8/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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4/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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3/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Jolene 2:40
- 2 Old Flames (Can’t Hold a Candle to You) 3:24
- 3 Two Doors Down 2:54
- 4 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy 3:47
- 5 Save the Last Dance for Me 3:39
- 6 Put It Off Until Tomorrow 2:18
- 7 Something Fishy 2:08
- 8 I’ve Lived My Life 2:37
- 9 Coat of Many Colours 3:02
- 10 Daddy Come and Get Me 3:00
- 11 My Tennessee Mountain Home 2:58
- 12 9 to 5 2:39
- 13 In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) 2:42
- 14 Joshua 2:56
- 15 But You Know I Love You 3:17
- 16 Daddy Won’t Be Home Anymore 2:54
- 17 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 2:17
- 18 Dumb Blonde 2:28
- 19 The Company You Keep 2:33
- 20 Too Lonely Too Long 2:21
- 21 Down From Dover 3:46
- 22 Love Is Like a Butterfly 2:20
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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