Dolly (album)

Dolly is the sixteenth solo studio album by 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.

Dolly
Studio album by Dolly Parton
Released	September 15, 1975
Recorded	April 16, 1971–December 9, 1974
Studio	RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	31:26
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Porter Wagoner
Dolly Parton chronology
Say Forever You'll Be Mine (1975) Dolly (1975) All I Can Do (1976)
Singles from Dolly
"The Seeker" Released: May 19, 1975[1] "We Used To" Released: September 8, 1975[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[4]

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.[5]

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."[6]

Commercial performance

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

All tracks are written by Dolly Parton.

Side one

No.	Title	Recording date	Length
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

Side two

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

Adapted from the album liner notes.

• Herb Burnette - art director
• Dennis Carney - photography
• The Lea Jane Sigers - vocal accompaniment
• Bill McElhiney - orchestration
• The Nashville Editon - vocal accompaniment
• Dolly Parton - lead vocals
• Tom Pick - recording engineer
• Roy Shockley - recording technician
• Porter Wagoner - producer, arrangements

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1975	US Hot Country Albums (Billboard)[7]	14

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1975	"The Seeker"	US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[8]	2
		US Billboard Hot 100[9]	105
		Canada Top Country Singles (RPM)	1
	"We Used To"[8]	US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)	9
		Canada Top Country Singles (RPM)	4

References

1. "Dolly Parton - The Seeker". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
2. "Dolly Parton - We Used To". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
3. AllMusic
4. 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.
5. "Billboard Magazine - September 27, 1975" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
6. "Cashbox Magazine - October 4, 975" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
7. "Dolly Parton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
8. "Dolly Parton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
9. "Dolly Parton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2018.