February 20, 2021

Dolly Parton: Jolene

Jolene
RCA Victor APL1-0473

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: Feb 4, 1974
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Jolene (2:38)
A2 When Someone Wants To Leave (2:04)
A3 River Of Happiness (2:17)
A4 Early Morning Breeze (2:45)
A5 Highlight Of My Life (2:16)
B1 I Will Always Love You (2:53)
B2 Randy (1:53)
B3 Living On Memories Of You (2:42)
B4 Lonely Comin' Down (3:11)
B5 It Must Be You (1:48)
[Credits]
Dolly Parton (guitar/vocals) Jimmy Colvard, Dave Kirby, Bobby Thompson and Chip Young (guitar) Pete Drake and Stu Basore (pedal steel guitar) Jerry Carrigan, Larrie Londin and Kenny Malone (drums) Bobby Dyson (bass) Buck Trent (banjo) Mack Magaha and Johnny Gimble (fiddle) Hargus "Pig" Robbins and David Briggs (piano) Onie Wheeler (harmonica)
Producer: Bob Ferguson, Art Director: Herb Burnette, Photographer: Hope Powell, Engineer: Tom Pickand Roy Shockley
[Notes]
Jolene is the thirteenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on February 4, 1974, by RCA Victor. The title track, "Jolene", tells the tale of a housewife confronting a beautiful seductress who she believes is having an affair with her husband. It became Parton's second solo number-one country single; it also was a moderate pop hit for her, and also did well in the United Kingdom. Since the introduction of downloads to the Official Chart in 2005, it has amassed 255,300 downloads and 6.68 million streams. It has been covered by numerous performers.

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