Dolly (album)
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| Released | September 15, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | April 16, 1971–December 9, 1974 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:26 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Porter Wagoner | |||
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Dolly is the sixteenth solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on September 15, 1975, by RCA Victor. To differentiate it from Parton's 2009 4-disc, career-spanning box set, which is also titled Dolly, the album is sometimes referred to as Dolly: The Seeker – We Used To.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Billboard published a review of the album in the issue dated September 27, 1975, calling the album "a collection of Dolly's favorite love songs. She wrote all of the tunes and is one of the better writers around. All beautiful songs, beautifully done." Billboard also named "Most of All Why", "Because I Love You" and "Only the Memory Remains" as the best cuts on the album.[6]
In the October 4, 1975 issue, Cashbox said, "Produced and arranged by Porter Wagoner, this LP is a collection of love songs written by Dolly, most of them sad songs — songs of remembering lost love. Most are ballads with only a few uptempo cuts."[7]
Commercial performance
[edit]The album peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
The album's first single, "The Seeker", peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 105 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Canada "The Seeker" peaked at No. 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart. The second single, "We Used To", peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Dolly Parton
| No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "We Used To" | December 9, 1974 | 3:14 |
| 2. | "The Love I Used to Call Mine" | December 26, 1973 | 2:50 |
| 3. | "My Heart Started Breaking" | April 16, 1971 | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Most of All, Why?" | May 24, 1974 | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Bobby's Arms" | December 1, 1973 | 2.40 |
| No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Seeker" | December 9, 1974 | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Hold Me" | February 1, 1973 | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Because I Love You" | unknown | 2:16 |
| 4. | "Only the Memory Remains" | unknown | 2:49 |
| 5. | "I'll Remember You as Mine" | August 22, 1972 | 2:48 |
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the album liner notes.
- Herb Burnette - art director
- Dennis Carney - photography
- The Lea Jane Singers - vocal accompaniment
- Bill McElhiney - orchestration
- The Nashville Edition - vocal accompaniment
- Dolly Parton - lead vocals
- Tom Pick - recording engineer
- Roy Shockley - recording technician
- Porter Wagoner - producer, arrangements
Charts
[edit]Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US Hot Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 14 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "The Seeker" | US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 105 | ||
| Canada Top Country Singles (RPM) | 1 | ||
| "We Used To"[9] | US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) | 9 | |
| Canada Top Country Singles (RPM) | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dolly Parton - The Seeker". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Dolly Parton - We Used To". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2006). "Parton, Dolly". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 435–6. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - September 27, 1975" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Cashbox Magazine - October 4, 975" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Dolly Parton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
