The Essential Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton · 2005
121 min · 37 tracks · folk · gospel · bluegrass music
A vibrant collection of Dolly Parton's enduring songs blending heartfelt storytelling with catchy melodies.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- heartfelt storytelling through nostalgia
- catchy melodies for sing-alongs
- dynamic collection of enduring tracks
- for road trip playlists
- wave-like pacing for varied moods
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer instant gratification tracks
- demand cohesive album experiences
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2005, 'The Essential Dolly Parton' serves as a comprehensive retrospective of Parton’s prolific career, spanning from her early days in the late 1960s to her mainstream success in the 1980s and beyond. By this time, she had solidified her status as a country music icon and was recognized for her crossover appeal into pop music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Emmylou Harris· Linda Ronstadt· Patsy Cline
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Dumb Blonde 2:31
- 2 Just Because I’m a Woman 3:04
- 3 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy 3:28
- 4 Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) 3:09
- 5 Joshua 3:05
- 6 Coat of Many Colors 3:03
- 7 Touch Your Woman 2:42
- 8 My Tennessee Mountain Home 3:07
- 9 Jolene 2:40
- 10 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me 2:47
- 11 I Will Always Love You 2:53
- 12 Love Is Like a Butterfly 2:21
- 13 The Bargain Store 2:43
- 14 The Seeker 3:14
- 15 We Used To 3:13
- 16 All I Can Do 2:26
- 17 Light of a Clear Blue Morning 4:56
- 18 It’s All Wrong, but It’s All Right 3:17
Disc 2
- 1 Here You Come Again 2:56
- 2 Two Doors Down 3:04
- 3 Heart‐Breaker 3:30
- 4 I Really Got the Feeling 3:09
- 5 You’re the Only One 3:19
- 6 Starting Over Again 3:59
- 7 Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You 3:24
- 8 9 to 5 3:01
- 9 But You Know I Love You 3:18
- 10 Single Women 3:44
- 11 Heart‐Break Express 3:13
- 12 Islands in the Stream 4:09
- 13 Save the Last Dance for Me 3:52
- 14 Tennessee Homesick Blues 3:23
- 15 God Won’t Get You 4:12
- 16 To Know Him Is to Love Him 3:50
- 17 Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That 2:33
- 18 Rockin’ Years 3:27
- 19 Shine 5:11
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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