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Dolly Parton has had countless collections, including many billed as either "definitive" or "ultimate," which is the billing given BMG Heritage's 2003 release. Running 20 tracks over the course of a single disc, this Ultimate Dolly Parton keeps its focus on the big hits, including a large stretch of hits from the late '70s and early '80s, including "Here You Come Again," "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right," "Heartbreaker," "9 to 5," and "Islands in the Stream." In addition to this, there are a couple of latter-day tracks, her Trio recording of "To Know Him Is to Love Him" and early hits "Joshua," "Coat of Many Colors," "I Will Always Love You," and "Jolene." So, in short, it's her most familiar material on one disc, something that has certainly been done before in her catalog, but it's done particularly well here. As a roundup of her hits, it works very well and it's also a good introduction, although listeners who are interested in her purer country and more ambitious music are advised to pick up Raven's superb Mission Chapel Memories: 1971-1975 instead.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bob Ferguson, Producer - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Performer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Ferguson, Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1961. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Ferguson, Producer - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Ferguson, Producer - Gregg Perry, Arranger - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Porter Wagoner, Composer - Porter Wagoner, Lyricist - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, Performer - Lea Jane Singers, Vocal - Bob Ferguson, Producer - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Ferguson, Producer - The Lea Jane Singers, Vocal - The Lea Jane Singers, Background Vocal - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Porter Wagoner, Producer - Bob Ferguson, Producer - The Lea Jane Singers, Vocal - The Lea Jane Singers, Background Vocal - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Klein, Producer - Barry Mann, Composer - Barry Mann, Lyricist - Cynthia Weil, Composer - Cynthia Weil, Lyricist - Charles Koppelman, Executive Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Klein, Producer - Charles Koppelman, Executive Producer - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment
David Wolfert, Composer - David Wolfert, Lyricist - Gary Klein, Producer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer - Carole Bayer Sager, Lyricist - Charles Koppelman, Executive Producer - Dolly Parton, Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Klein, Producer - Charles Koppelman, Executive Producer - Billy Vera, Composer - Billy Vera, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Dean Parks, Producer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer - Carole Bayer Sager, Lyricist - Bruce Roberts, Composer - Bruce Roberts, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Performer - Gregg Perry, Producer
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Bruce Sudano, Composer - Bruce Sudano, Lyricist - Gary Klein, Producer - Donna Summer, Composer - Donna Summer, Lyricist - Charles Koppelman, Executive Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Klein, Producer - Hugh Moffatt, Composer - Hugh Moffatt, Lyricist - Pebe Sebert, Composer - Pebe Sebert, Lyricist - Charles Koppelman, Executive Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Greg Perry, Arranger - Mike Post, Producer - Mike Post, Arranger - Dolly Parton, Performer - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Gregg Perry, Producer
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Settle, Composer - Mike Settle, Lyricist - Mike Post, Arranger - Mike Post, Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer - Gregg Perry, Assistant Producer
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Post, Arranger - Mike Post, Producer - Dolly Parton, Composer - Dolly Parton, Lyricist - Dolly Parton, Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Gibb, Lyricist - Barry Gibb, Producer - Barry Gibb, Composer - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, Performer - Maurice Ernest Gibb, Composer - Maurice Ernest Gibb, Lyricist - Albhy Galuten, Producer - Karl Richardson, Producer - Robin Gibb, Composer - Robin Gibb, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Beckett, Piano - Jo-El Sonnier, Acordeon - Randy Thomas, Composer - Randy Thomas, Lyricist - Ed Seay, Recording Engineer - Pat Hutchinson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Hendricks, Recording Engineer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Ricky Skaggs, Mandolin - Ricky Skaggs, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Ricky Skaggs, Triangle - Ricky Skaggs, Fiddle - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Brad Jones, 2nd Engineer - Mike Poole, 2nd Engineer - Bob Carlisle, Composer - Bob Carlisle, Lyricist - Doug Johnson, Recording Engineer - Doug Johnson, Mixing Engineer - Eddie Bayers, Drums - Albert Lee, Electric Guitar - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Mark Casstevens, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Dolly Parton, Executive Producer - Dolly Parton, Performer - Jeff Geidt, 2nd Engineer - George Massenburg, Recording Engineer - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Steven A. Gibson, Electric Guitar - Tom Harding, Recording Engineer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Dolly Parton has had countless collections, including many billed as either "definitive" or "ultimate," which is the billing given BMG Heritage's 2003 release. Running 20 tracks over the course of a single disc, this Ultimate Dolly Parton keeps its focus on the big hits, including a large stretch of hits from the late '70s and early '80s, including "Here You Come Again," "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right," "Heartbreaker," "9 to 5," and "Islands in the Stream." In addition to this, there are a couple of latter-day tracks, her Trio recording of "To Know Him Is to Love Him" and early hits "Joshua," "Coat of Many Colors," "I Will Always Love You," and "Jolene." So, in short, it's her most familiar material on one disc, something that has certainly been done before in her catalog, but it's done particularly well here. As a roundup of her hits, it works very well and it's also a good introduction, although listeners who are interested in her purer country and more ambitious music are advised to pick up Raven's superb Mission Chapel Memories: 1971-1975 instead.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:10
- Main artists: Dolly Parton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RLG - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 2003 BMG Heritage
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