Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly is the twenty-second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on April 14, 1980, by RCA Victor. The album's two singles, "Starting Over Again" and "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" both topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Country LPs chart. The album is generally regarded by critics, as well as Parton's fans, as one of the least satisfying albums of her career, partially due to the fact that it does not include any of her own compositions.

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
Studio album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedApril 14, 1980
RecordedDecember 1979
StudioSound Labs (Hollywood)
GenreCountry
Length34:43
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerGary Klein
Dolly Parton chronology
Great Balls of Fire
(1979)		 Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
(1980)		 Porter & Dolly
(1980)
Singles from Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
  1. "Starting Over Again"
    Released: March 3, 1980
  2. "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
    Released: June 23, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Critical reception

Billboard gave a mixed review of the album, calling it "another set of varied Parton vocals," while noting that Klein's production puts emphasis on piano and percussion. They went on to say that "the frenetic up-tempo songs provide balance in pacing, but Parton's strength remains soft, powerful ballads—the type of song she used to write. Unfortunately, the LP carries no Parton-written songs." They closed by saying that hopefully the lack of songs written by Parton is "only a temporary development in the career of this outstanding writer-performer."[2]

The album received a positive review from Cashbox, saying that "Parton comes out with a very smooth LP in a very slick and classy package." Although, they also noted that Parton "didn’t write a single tune," they felt that "every cut is high quality with a nice mixture of ballads and up tempo numbers." They concluded the review by saying, "There's something for everyone here."[3]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starting Over Again"Donna Summer, Bruce Sudano3:55
2."Same Old Fool"Glenn Sutton, Greg Leroy, Jim Helmer3:20
3."Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"Pebe Sebert, Hugh Moffatt3:28
4."You're the Only One I Ever Needed"Robbie Patton, Linda Mallah2:57
5."Say Goodnight"Gary Portnoy, Susan Sheridan4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fool For Your Love"Michael Omartian, Leo Sayer3:05
2."Even a Fool Would Let Go"Tom Snow, Kerry Chater3:18
3."Sweet Agony"David Wolfert, Susan Sheridan3:40
4."I Knew You When"Rupert Holmes3:10
5."Packin' It Up"Sandy Farina, Lisa Ratner3:30

Chart performance
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[4] 7
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 71

Personnel
  • Eddie Anderson – drums
  • Anita Ball – vocals
  • Jeff Baxter – guitar
  • George Bohanon – horn
  • Alexandra Brown – vocals
  • Lenny Castro - percussion
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Nick DeCaro-String & vocal arranger
  • Denise DeCaro – background vocals & vocal contractor
  • Frank DeCaro – music contractor
  • Richard Dennison – vocals
  • Nathan East – bass guitar
  • Chuck Findley – horn
  • Roy Galloway – vocals
  • Gary Grant – horn
  • Jay Graydon – guitar
  • William "Bill" Greene – vocals
  • Gary Herbig – horn
  • Jim Horn – horn
  • Dick Hyde – trombone
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
  • Albert Lee – guitar
  • Joe McGuffee – guitar
  • Terry McMillan – harmonica
  • Gene Morford – vocals
  • Ron Oates – keyboards
  • Dolly Parton – vocals
  • Gregg Perry – piano
  • Jim Salestrom – vocals
  • Tom Saviano – horn
  • Tom Scott – horn
  • Michael Severs – guitar
  • Leland Sklar – bass guitar
  • Buddy Spicher – violin
  • Stephanie Spruill – vocals
  • Fred Tackett – guitar
  • Red Young – keyboards

References
  1. Deming, Mark. Dolly, Dolly, Dolly at AllMusic
  2. "Top Album Picks" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. April 26, 1980. p. 66. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. "Country Album Reviews" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. April 26, 1980. p. 33. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. Dolly, Dolly, Dolly at AllMusic
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