Single
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Label |
Country |
Pop |
AC |
Notes
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A: Puppy Love B: Girl Left Alone
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Goldband |
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Dolly's first single, recorded on the small Louisiana label in 1957, was released on April 20, 1959. The 11-year-old co-wrote the A-side with her uncle, Bill Owens, and the B-side with Bill and her aunt, Dorothy Jo Owens Hope. It did not chart. |
A: It's Sure Gonna Hurt B: The Love You Gave
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Mercury |
. |
. |
. |
Her second single, from 1962, was on Mercury Records in Nashville. She and Uncle Bill co-wrote the A-side. When it didn't chart, the label dropped the 16-year-old singer. |
A: I Wasted My Tears B: What Do You Think About Lovin'
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Monument |
. |
. |
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Fred Foster at Monument Records first tried to market Dolly as the next bubblegum pop star, having her sing Brenda Lee and Leslie Gore style numbers. It wasn't successful. This 1965 cut was her first single after moving to Nashville a year earlier. The A-side was eventually added to her 1967 album Hello I'm Dolly. Dolly and Uncle Bill co-wrote both songs. |
A: Happy, Happy Birthday Baby B: Old Enough To Know Better (Too Young To Resist)
|
Monument |
. |
108 |
. |
Her first chart single, the A-side debuted on the pop charts on Oct. 2, 1965. |
A: Busy Signal B: I Took Him For Granted
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Monument |
. |
. |
. |
Frustrated with lack of success, Fred Foster brought in Ray Stevens to produce Dolly with this 1965 single (he also wrote the A-side, while the B-side was a Dolly and Bill Owens composition). |
A: Bill Phillips: Friends Tell Friends (uncredited Dolly harmony) B: Bill Phillips: It Happens Every Time
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Decca |
. |
. |
. |
Dolly and Uncle Bill Owens wrote the 1965 a-side, and Dolly sang harmony. Both cuts later appeared on Bill Phillips' 1967 album Style. |
A: Don't Drop Out B: Control Yourself
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Monument |
. |
. |
. |
This 1966 single is personally my favorite from her Monument sessions (very "Leader of the Pack" sound). Also produced by Stevens. |
A: Bill Phillips: Put It Off Until Tomorrow (uncredited Dolly harmony) B: Bill Phillips: Lonely Lonely Boy
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Decca |
6 |
. |
. |
Another Dolly and Uncle Bill song, the A-side featured Dolly singing harmony from Bill Phillips' 1966 album of the same name. When it became a hit, people called in to radio stations asking who the "girl singer" was. This first country success prompted Fred Foster to allow Dolly to record country. The song was recorded over the next two years by many additional of leading country artists, including Loretta Lynn, and won Dolly her first industry award, a BMI Award for writing one of the most-played country songs of the year. |
A: Little Things B: I'll Put It Off Until Tomorrow
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Monument |
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. |
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The B-side to this single contained an "answer song," offering "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" performed from the point of view of the one who was leaving. The A-side appeared on Hello I'm Dolly. |
A: Dumb Blonde B: The Giving And The Taking
|
Monument |
24 |
. |
. |
The first single from her first country album, Hello I'm Dolly, debuted on the charts on Jan. 21, 1967. |
A: Something Fishy B: I've Lived My Life
|
Monument |
17 |
. |
. |
1967, from Hello I'm Dolly. |
A: Why, Why, Why B: I Couldn't Wait Forever
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Monument |
. |
. |
. |
Released in 1967, both songs later appeared on 1970's As Long As I Love after Dolly left Monument Records. |
A: The Last Thing On My Mind B: Love Is Worth Living Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
7 |
. |
. |
To promote Dolly as his television show and touring group's new "girl singer," Porter Wagoner began singing duets with her. Their first recording, which debuted on the charts on Dec. 2, 1967, was Dolly's first top 10 single. From their duet album Just Between You and Me. |
A: I'm Not Worth The Tears B: Ping Pong
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Monument |
. |
. |
. |
1968. Fred Foster released this single after Dolly left the label. The A-side later appeared on As Long As I Love. |
A: Holdin' On To Nothing B: Just Between You and Me Both with Porter Wagoner
|
RCA/Victor |
7 |
. |
. |
1968. A-side from Just The Two of Us; B-side from Just Between You and Me. |
A: Just Because I'm A Woman B: I Wish I Felt This Way At Home
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RCA/Victor |
17 |
. |
. |
Her first solo RCA single in 1968, the A-side was written as her response to her husband's reaction to learning she had not been a virgin when they wed in 1966. Both cuts from Just Because I'm A Woman. |
A: We'll Get Ahead Someday B: Jeannie's Afraid of The Dark Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
5 51 |
. |
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Both cuts are from the 1968 album Just The Two of Us. The B-side charted after requests poured in for it from fans who heard it on their television show and live in concert. |
A: In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) B: Try Being Lonely
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RCA/Victor |
25 |
. |
. |
1968, A-side from In The Good Old Days, B-side from Just Because I'm A Woman. |
A: Yours Love B: Malena Both with Porter Wagoner
|
RCA/Victor |
9 |
. |
. |
1969, from Always, Always. |
A: Daddy B: He's A Go-Getter
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RCA/Victor |
40 |
. |
. |
1969, A-side from My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy, B-side from In The Good Old Days. |
A: Always, Always B: No Need To Hurry Home Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
16 |
. |
. |
1969, from Always, Always. |
A: In The Ghetto B: The Bridge
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RCA/Victor |
50 |
. |
. |
1969, A-side from My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy, B-side from Just Because I'm A Woman. |
A: My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy B: 'Til Death Do Us Part
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RCA/Victor |
45 |
. |
. |
1969, from My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy. |
A: Just Someone I Used To Know B: My Hands Are Tied Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
5 |
. |
. |
1969, A-side from Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca, B-side from Always, Always. The A-side earned Dolly the first of her 35 Grammy nominations, this one for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. |
A: Daddy Come And Get Me B: Chas
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RCA/Victor |
40 |
. |
. |
1969, from The Fairest of Them All. |
A: Tomorrow Is Forever B: Mendy Never Sleeps Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
9 |
. |
. |
1969, from Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca. |
A: Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) B: More Than Their Share
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RCA/Victor |
3 |
. |
. |
Dolly's first solo top 10 hit, this cover of the Jimmy Rodgers classic debuted on the charts on July 4, 1970. The first female version of the song, it was the only new cut on The Best of Dolly Parton and earned her first solo Grammy nomination, for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female. The B-side came from The Fairest of Them All. |
A: Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man B: A Good Understanding Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
7 |
. |
. |
1970, from Once More. Nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy. |
A: Joshua B: I'm Doing This For Your Sake
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RCA/Victor |
1 |
108 |
. |
Dolly's first No. 1 hit debuted on the charts on Dec. 12, 1970, and peaked at the top spot on Feb. 6, 1971. It came from the album of the same name and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female. The B-side came from The Fairest of Them All. |
A: Better Move It On Home B: Two of a Kind Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
7 |
. |
. |
1971, A-side from The Best of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton and nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy; B-side from Two of A Kind. |
A: Comin' For To Carry Me Home B: Golden Streets of Glory
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RCA/Victor |
23 |
. |
. |
Dolly's 1971 arrangement of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" did not appear on any album. The B-side was the title track from her first gospel album and earned Dolly her sole Best Sacred Performance Grammy nomination. |
A: The Right Combination B: The Pain Of Loving You Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
14 |
106 |
. |
1971, A-side from The Right Combination/Burning The Midnight Oil; B-side from Two of A Kind. |
A: My Blue Tears B: The Mystery of The Mystery
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RCA/Victor |
17 |
. |
. |
1971, from Coat of Many Colors. |
A: Coat of Many Colors B: Here I Am
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RCA/Victor |
4 |
. |
. |
1971, from Coat of Many Colors. Also released as a picture sleeve. |
A: Burning The Midnight Oil B: More Than Words Can Tell Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
11 |
. |
. |
1971, from The Right Combination/Burning The Midnight Oil. |
A: When I Sing For Him B: Lord, Hold My Hand
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RCA/Victor |
. |
. |
. |
1972, A-side from Sings My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner; B-side from Golden Streets of Glory. |
A: Touch Your Woman B: Mission Chapel Memories
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RCA/Victor |
6 |
. |
. |
1972, fromTouch Your Woman; Grammy nominee Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female. |
A: Chet's Tune (Part I) B: Chet's Tune (Part II) "Some Of Chet's Friends"
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RCA/Victor |
38 |
. |
. |
1972, Chet Atkins tribute features vocals by more than a dozen artists, including Dolly and Porter. Part 1 (without Dolly) was actually recorded in 1967, and part 2 (with Dolly) in 1972. |
A: Lost Forever In Your Kiss B: The Fog Has Lifted Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
9 |
. |
. |
1972, A-side from Together Always; B-side from The Right Combination/Burning The Midnight Oil. |
A: Washday Blues B: Just As Good As Gone
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RCA/Victor |
20 |
. |
. |
1972, A-side from Sings My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner; B-side not released on an album. |
A: Together Always B: Love's All Over Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
14 |
. |
. |
1972, from Together Always. |
A: My Tennessee Mountain Home B: Better Part of Life
|
RCA/Victor |
15 |
. |
. |
1973, from My Tennessee Mountain Home. |
A: We Found It B: Love Have Mercy On Us Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
30 |
. |
. |
1973, from We Found It. |
A: Traveling Man B: I Remember
|
RCA/Victor |
20 |
. |
. |
1973, A-side from Bubbling Over; B-side from My Tennessee Mountain Home. |
A: If Teardrops Were Pennies B: Come To Me Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
3 |
. |
. |
1973, from Love And Music. Grammy nominee Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, their final nomination together. |
A: Here Comes The Freedom Train with Porter Wagoner B: Porter Wagoner: All Aboard
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American Freedom Train Foundation |
. |
. |
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1973, recorded for the American Freedom Train Foundation to raise funds for the Freedom Train, which would tour the U.S. for the Bicentennial to bring historical documents and artifacts to the public. (Also released as a promotional single with "Don't Let The Train Pass You By," the theme song for the TV special about the train, as the B-side -- singer unknown, but it's not Dolly.) |
A: Jolene B: Love, You're So Beautiful Tonight
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RCA/Victor |
1 |
60 |
44 |
Debuted Nov. 3, 1973; reached No. 1 Feb. 2, 1974. A-side from the album of the same name. Also reached No. 7 on the British pop charts on May 15, 1976. Grammy nominee Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female. (A live recording of the song for the In Concert album a year later was also nominated.) B-side from Bubbling Over. |
A: I Will Always Love You B: Lonely Comin' Down
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RCA/Victor |
1 |
. |
. |
Debuted April 6, 1974; reached No. 1 June 8, 1974. From Jolene. |
A: Please Don't Stop Loving Me B: Sounds Of Nature Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
1 |
. |
. |
Porter and Dolly's sole No. 1, it debuted Aug. 3, 1974 and reached the top on Oct. 12, 1974. From Porter 'N' Dolly. |
A: Love Is Like a Butterfly B: Sacred Memories
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RCA/Victor |
1 |
105 |
38 |
Debuted Aug. 31, 1974; reached No. 1 Nov. 9, 1974. From Love Is Like a Butterfly. |
A: The Bargain Store B: I'll Never Forget
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RCA/Victor |
1 |
. |
35 |
Debuted Jan. 25, 1975; reached No. 1 March 29, 1975. From The Bargain Store. |
A: The Seeker B: Love With Feeling
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RCA/Victor |
2 |
105 |
. |
1975, A-side from Dolly, held No. 2 spot for two weeks. B-side not released on an album. |
A: Say Forever You'll Be Mine B: How Can I Help You Forgive Me Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
5 |
. |
. |
1975, from Say Forever You'll Be Mine. |
A: We Used To B: My Heart Started Breaking
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RCA/Victor |
9 |
. |
. |
1975, from Dolly. |
A: Emmylou Harris: Light of the Stable (uncredited harmony) B: Emmylou Harris: Bluebird Wine
|
Reprise |
99 |
. |
. |
This 1975 Christmas song was the first recording of the Trio (Dolly, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris). It also featured Neil Young. Also released as a picture sleeve with just the A-side on both sides. It was later included on Emmylou's Christmas album Light Of The Stable. |
A: Hey, Lucky Lady B: Most of All, Why
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RCA/Victor |
19 |
. |
. |
1976, A-side from All I Can Do; B-side from Dolly. |
A: Is Forever Longer Than Always B: If You Say I Can Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA/Victor |
8 |
. |
. |
1976, A-side not released on an album; B-side released with new instrumental accompaniment on 1980's Porter & Dolly. |
A: All I Can Do B: Falling Out of Love With Me
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RCA/Victor |
3 |
. |
. |
1976, from All I Can Do. |
A: Light of A Clear Blue Morning B: There
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RCA |
11 |
87 |
. |
1977, from New Harvest, First Gathering. |
A: Here You Come Again B: Me And Little Andy
|
RCA |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Dolly's first major pop success, the A-side debuted on the charts on Oct. 15, 1977, and reached No. 1 on the country charts on Dec. 3, 1977, a position it held for five weeks, the longest of any Dolly song. It also made it to No. 3 on the pop charts and gave Dolly her first gold record for a single, certified Feb. 1, 1978, for selling more than 1 million copies. U.K. pop charts peak position No. 75 on April 7, 1984. It earned Dolly her first pop Grammy nomination, for Best Pop Performance by a Female. From Here You Come Again. (The full album took the Best Country Performance by a Female Grammy Award the following year, her first win.) |
A: Two Doors Down B: It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
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RCA |
. 1 |
19 . |
12 |
The B-side, released to country radio, debuted on the country charts on March 18, 1978, and reached No. 1 on May 6, 1978, holding on to the top spot for two weeks. The A-side, released to pop stations, made it to No. 19 on the pop charts. From Here You Come Again, although the single version (and, subsequently, the version included on all pressings of the album from early 1978 forward) was a different recording than the one originally released with the album's first pressing. |
A: Heartbreaker B: Sure Thing
|
RCA |
1 |
37 |
12 |
Debuted Aug. 19, 1978; reached No. 1 Sept. 30, 1978 for three weeks. From Heartbreaker. |
A: Linda Ronstadt: I Never Will Marry (uncredited harmony) B: Linda Ronstadt: Tumbling Dice
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Asylum |
8 |
. |
30 |
1978, from Linda's Simple Dreams. |
A: Baby I'm Burning B: I Really Got The Feeling
|
RCA |
48 1 |
25 . |
11 . |
Both cuts debuted on the country charts on Nov. 25, 1978, with the B-side reaching No. 1 on Jan. 20, 1979. The A-side, a disco tune written by Dolly, only reached No. 25 on the pop charts but was one of the year's biggest disco club hits. It was also released on a 12-inch single with the B-side I Wanna Fall In Love, another Dolly-written disco tune, as extended dance versions of the songs called Dance With Dolly. From Heartbreaker. |
A: You're The Only One B: Down
|
RCA |
1 |
59 |
14 |
Debuted on June 9, 1979, and reached No. 1 on July 28, 1979, a position it held for two weeks. From Great Balls of Fire. |
A: Emmylou Harris: Save The Last Dance For Me B: Emmylou Harris: Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (uncredited harmony)
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Warner Brothers |
4 |
. |
. |
1979, B-side had Dolly and Linda Ronstadt providing harmonies. From Blue Kentucky Girl. |
A: Sweet Summer Lovin' B: Great Balls of Fire
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RCA |
7 |
77 |
41 |
1979, from Great Balls of Fire. |
A: Emmylou Harris: Wayfaring Stranger B: Emmylou Harris: Green Pastures (uncredited harmony)
|
Warner Brothers |
7 |
. |
. |
1980, B-side had harmonies by Dolly and Ricky Skaggs. From Roses In The Snow. |
A: Starting Over Again B: Sweet Agony
|
RCA |
1 |
36 |
35 |
Debuted March 22, 1980, and hit No. 1 on May 24, 1980. The A-side was co-written by Donna Summer and her husband. From Dolly, Dolly, Dolly. |
A: Making Plans B: Beneath The Sweet Magnolia Tree Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA |
2 |
. |
. |
1980, from Porter & Dolly. |
A: Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You B: I Knew You When
|
RCA |
1 |
. |
. |
Debuted July 19, 1980, and reached No. 1 on Sept. 27, 1980. From Dolly, Dolly, Dolly. |
A: If You Go, I'll Follow You B: Hide Me Away Both with Porter Wagoner
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RCA |
12 |
. |
. |
1980, from Porter & Dolly. |
A: 9 to 5 B: Sing For The Common Man
|
RCA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Debuted Nov. 29, 1980, and hit No. 1 on Jan. 24, 1981. The title song from Dolly's film debut, it earned her Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female and Best Country Song and also hit No. 1 on both the pop and adult contemporary charts for two weeks each. The film soundtrack was also nominated for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special and the song for Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards as well as Achievement in Music Original Song at the Academy Awards and Best Song at the Golden Globe Awards. It was certified gold for sales in excess of 1 million copies on Feb. 19, 1981. From 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs. Reached No. 47 on the British pop charts on Feb. 21, 1981. Also released as a picture sleeve. |
A: But You Know I Love You B: Poor Folks Town
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RCA |
1 |
41 |
14 |
Debuted April 11, 1981, and hit No. 1 on June 20, 1981. From 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs. |
A: House of The Rising Sun B: Working Girl
|
RCA |
14 |
77 |
30 |
1981, from 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs. |
A: Single Women B: Barbara On Your Mind
|
RCA |
8 |
. |
. |
1982, the A-side was composed by a writer for Saturday Night Live. From Heartbreak Express. |
A: Heartbreak Express B: Act Like A Fool
|
RCA |
7 |
. |
. |
1982, from Heartbreak Express. |
A: I Will Always Love You B: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
|
RCA |
1 |
53 |
17 |
Debuted on July 31, 1982, and reached No. 1 on Oct. 16, 1982. Dolly re-recorded this classic, originally a No. 1 for her in 1974 and written as her farewell to duet partner Porter Wagoner, for her second film. A-side from The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas soundtrack; B-side from Heartbreak Express. Also released as a picture sleeve. Grammy nominee, Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female. |
A: Hard Candy Christmas B: Me And Little Andy
|
RCA |
8 |
. |
. |
1982, A-side from The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas soundtrack; B-side from Here You Come Again. The A-side was re-issued in the 1997 holiday season and once again charted, peaking at No. 73. |
A: Everything's Beautiful (In Its Own Way) with Willie Nelson B: Put It Off Until Tomorrow with Kris Kristofferson
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Monument |
7 |
102 |
19 |
The songs from this 1982 album, The Winning Hand, used some of Dolly's mid-1960s vocals on Monument Records and paired them with new vocals by Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Brenda Lee. |
A: Potential New Boyfriend B: One of Those Days
|
RCA |
20 |
. |
. |
This 1983 single, from Burlap and Satin, was Dolly's first music video, although the only shots of her in the video are from two appearances of the song on Solid Gold. Also released as 12-inch single. |
A: Brenda Lee and Willie Nelson: You're Gonna Love Yourself (In The Morning) B: What Do You Think About Lovin' with Brenda Lee
|
Monument |
43 |
. |
. |
1983, Dolly and Brenda Lee performed the B-side, from The Winning Hand. |
A: Islands In The Stream with Kenny Rogers B: Kenny Rogers: I Will Always Love You
|
RCA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Debuted Sept. 3, 1983, reached No. 1 Oct. 29, 1983. It held the No. 1 spot for two weeks on both the country and pop charts and four weeks on the adult contemporary charts. U.K. pop charts No. 7 on Nov. 12, 1983. Spent a record nine weeks at No. 1 on the Canadian pop charts. Written by The BeeGees. It was also the biggest-selling song of the year (certified gold -- 1 million -- Oct. 18, 1983, platinum -- 2 million -- Dec. 7, 1983). From Kenny's Eyes That See In The Dark. The B-side performed by Kenny is not the Dolly song of the same name. Also released as a picture sleeve and as a 12-inch single. Grammy nominee, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group. Re-entered the U.K. pop chart at No. 88 on March 16, 2009 in response to a charity cover version debuting at No. 1 by Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon "as" their characters of Bryn West and Nessa Jenkins on the British television show Gavin and Stacey with cameos by song co-writer Robin Gibb and singer Tom Jones. |
A: Save The Last Dance For Me B: Elusive Butterfly
|
RCA |
3 |
45 |
12 |
1983, from The Great Pretender. Also released as 12-inch single. |
A: Downtown B: The Great Pretender
|
RCA |
36 |
80 |
20 |
1984, from The Great Pretender. Also issued as picture sleeve. |
A: Tennessee Homesick Blues B: Butterflies
|
RCA |
1 |
. |
. |
Debuted June 9, 1984, and reached No. 1 on Sept. 8, 1984. From the Rhinestone soundtrack. Grammy nominee, Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female. |
A: God Won't Get You B: Sweet Lovin' Friends with Sylvester Stallone
|
RCA |
10 |
. |
. |
1984, from the Rhinestone soundtrack. |
A: Medley: Winter Wonderland-Sleigh Ride B: Kenny Rogers: The Christmas Song
|
RCA |
70 |
. |
. |
Although originally released in 1984 from Once Upon A Christmas, Dolly's medley did not make it onto the charts until the 1998 Christmas season 14 years later to become Dolly's most recent chart single. |
A: The Greatest Gift of All with Kenny Rogers B: White Christmas
|
RCA |
53 |
81 |
40 |
1984, from Once Upon A Christmas. |
A: Don't Call It Love B: We Got Too Much
|
RCA |
3 |
. |
12 |
1985, from Real Love. |
A: Real Love with Kenny Rogers B: I Can't Be True
|
RCA |
1 |
91 |
13 |
Debuted May 25, 1985, and reached No. 1 on Aug. 24, 1985. From Real Love. Music video released using footage from HBO special Kenny & Dolly: Real Love. Grammy nominee, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group. Also issued as a picture sleeve. |
A: Unwed Fathers Gail Davies (uncredited Dolly harmony) B: Different Train of Thought Gail Davies
|
RCA |
56 |
. |
. |
1985, from Davies' Where Is A Woman To Go. |
A: Think About Love B: Come Back To Me
|
RCA |
1 |
. |
. |
Debuted Nov. 30, 1985, and reached No. 1 on March 8, 1986. From Real Love. |
A: Christmas Without You B: A Christmas To Remember Both with Kenny Rogers
|
RCA |
. |
. |
. |
1985, from Once Upon A Christmas. Re-issued in 1987 as picture sleeve with duet of I Believe In Santa Claus as B-side and in 1989 with Winter Wonderland-White Christmas as B-side. A music video was released using footage from the CBS special Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas To Remember. |
A: Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot) B: I Hope You're Never Happy
|
RCA |
17 |
. |
. |
1985, from Real Love. |
A: We Had It All (remix) B: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (remix)
|
RCA |
31 |
. |
. |
These remixes, from Best of Dolly Parton Vol. 3, were released in 1986 after she officially left RCA Records. |
A: To Know Him Is To Love Him B: Farther Along Both with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
|
Warner Brothers |
1 |
. |
. |
Debuted Feb. 21, 1987, and reached No. 1 on May 16, 1987. From Trio. Music video released. Also released as a picture sleeve. |
A: Telling Me Lies B: Rosewood Casket Both with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
|
Warner Brothers |
3 |
. |
35 |
1987, from Trio. |
A: Those Memories of You B: My Dear Companion Both with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
|
Warner Brothers |
5 |
. |
. |
1987, from Trio. Music video released. Also released as a picture sleeve. |
A: The River Unbroken B: More Than I Can Say
|
Columbia |
63 |
. |
43 |
1987, from Rainbow. Music video released. Also released as a picture sleeve. |
A: Wildflowers B: Hobo's Meditation Both with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
|
Warner Brothers |
6 |
. |
. |
1988, from Trio. |
A: I Know You By Heart with Smokey Robinson B: Could I Have Your Autograph
|
Columbia |
. |
. |
22 |
1988, from Rainbow. Also released as a picture sleeve. Music video released. |
A: Make Love Work B: Two Lovers
|
Columbia |
. |
. |
. |
1988, from Rainbow. |
A: Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That B: Wait Til I Get You Home with Mac Davis
|
Columbia |
1 |
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Debuted May 6, 1989, and reached No. 1 on Aug. 5, 1989. Music video released. From White Limozeen. Grammy nominee, Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female. |
A: Yellow Roses B: Wait Til I Get You Home with Mac Davis
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Columbia |
1 |
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Debuted Aug. 26, 1989, and reached No. 1 on Nov. 25, 1989. From White Limozeen. |
A: He's Alive B: What Is It My Love
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Columbia |
39 |
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1989, from White Limozeen. Music video released from performance on CMA Awards. Single was issued due to response after that performance. |
A: Time For Me To Fly B: The Moon, The Stars, And Me
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Columbia |
39 |
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1990, from White Limozeen. |
A: White Limozeen B: The Moon, The Stars, And Me
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Columbia |
29 |
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1990, from White Limozeen. |
A: Love Is Strange with Kenny Rogers B: Kenny Rogers: Walk Away
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Reprise |
21 |
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1990, from Kenny's album Love Is Strange. Music video released. |
A: Slow Healin' Heart B: Take Me Back To The Country
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Columbia |
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1990, from White Limozeen. |
A: Rockin' Years with Ricky Van Shelton B: What A Heartache
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Columbia |
1 |
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Dolly's most recent No. 1 single, it debuted March 2, 1991, and hit the top spot on May 4, 1991. Music video released. From Eagle When She Flies. Grammy nominee, Best Country Vocal Collaboration. |
A: Silver and Gold B: Runaway Feelin'
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Columbia |
15 |
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1991, from Eagle When She Flies. Music video released. |
A: Eagle When She Flies B: Wildest Dreams
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Columbia |
33 |
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1991, from Eagle When She Flies. Music video released. Grammy nominee, Best Country Song. |
A: Country Road B: Best Woman Wins with Lorrie Morgan
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Columbia |
46 |
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1991, from Eagle When She Flies. |
A: Straight Talk
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Hollywood |
64 |
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1992, from Straight Talk soundtrack. Music video released. |
A: Light of a Clear Blue Morning
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Hollywood |
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1992, from Straight Talk soundtrack. Music video released. |
A: Burning With Les Taylor
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Hollywood |
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1992, from Straight Talk soundtrack. |
A: Romeo with "Friends" B: High And Mighty
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Columbia |
27 |
50 |
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1993, from Slow Dancing With The Moon. Music video released. "Friends" were Mary Chapin Carpenter, Pam Tillis, Tanya Tucker, Kathy Mattea and Billy Ray Cyrus. Also released as extended country line dance mix. Grammy nominee, Best Country Vocal Collaboration. |
A: More Where That Came From B: I'll Make Your Bed
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Columbia |
58 |
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1993, from Slow Dancing With The Moon. Music video released. Also released as extended country line dance mix. |
A: Full Circle B: What Will Baby Be
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Columbia |
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1993, from Slow Dancing With The Moon. |
A: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling With Neil Diamond
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Columbia |
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Released as a single in Europe only. 1993, from Diamond's Up On The Roof. |
A: Silver Threads And Golden Needles B: Let Her Fly Both with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette
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Columbia |
68 |
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1993, from Honky Tonk Angels. Music video released. Grammy nominee, Best Country Vocal Collaboration. |
A: The Day I Fall In Love with James Ingram B: The Day I Fall In Love (instrumental)
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Columbia |
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36 |
1993, from Beethoven's 2nd soundtrack. Music video released. Academy Award nominee, Achievement in Music Original Song (to the songwriters). Although it didn't chart on the U.S. pop or country charts, the song went to No. 36 on the adult contemporary chart and made it to No. 64 on the U.K. pop charts on April 16, 1994. |
A: When You Tell Me That You Love Me with Julio Iglesias
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Columbia |
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Single released in Europe, album cut only in U.S. From Julio's 1994 CD Crazy. Music video released in Europe. |
A: To Daddy B: PMS Blues
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Columbia/Blue Eye |
. 70 |
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Live cuts. 1994, from Heartsongs: Live From Home. Although the A-side was released as a single, only the campy B-side got enough airplay to chart. Feature harmonies by Alison Krauss. Emmylou Harris had taken the A-side, a Dolly-written cut, to No. 3 in 1978. |
A: I Will Always Love You with Vince Gill B: Speakin' Of The Devil
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Columbia/Blue Eye |
15 |
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1995, from Something Special. Dolly's third recording of her classic composition, which Whitney Houston had taken to the top of the pop charts three years earlier, earns a Grammy nomination for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. |
A: Just When I Needed You Most B: For The Good Times
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Rising Tide/Blue Eye |
62 |
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1996, from Treasures. Music video released. A-side features harmonies by Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski. |
A: Peace Train
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Flip-It/Universal |
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119 |
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1997, Peace Train EP. Techno dance remixes were issued of this Cat Stevens cover (originally recorded for her Treasures CD a year earlier). The EP contained the Holy Roller Mix (and shorter radio version, mixed by Joey Moskowitz), Junior's Arena Anthem (mixed by DJ Junior Vasquez), Julian's Morning Passage Mix (mixed by Julian Marsh), Paul's TGV Mix (mixed by Paul Andrews) and the original album version. The song was a dance club hit, even if it only garnered enough radio airplay to reach No. 119. It also made it to No. 4 on the dance singles sales chart and No. 23 on the dance/club play chart. Music video recorded but not released. Additional remixes (Sparky's Funky Club Mix, Sparky's Piano Club Mix and shorter radio versions of both) were released on Flip-It/Bounce Records in England and Australia in 1998, followed by additional remixes (Da Slammin' Remix, Dee's Bitchie Zone Mix and De Slammin' Bibi Dub) on Roadrunner Records in Amsterdam in 1999. Although it didn't enter the country airplay chart, it did reach No. 8 on the country singles sales chart. |
A: Knockin' On Heaven's Door With Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Shanachie |
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1997, from LBM's Heavenly, I believe this single was released in Europe only. |
A: Something Bigger Than Me
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Rising Tide/Blue Eye |
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1997, from soundtrack to the animated made-for-television holiday film Annabelle's Wish. |
A: Hard Candy Christmas
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RCA |
73 |
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1997, re-entry of No. 8 single from 1982. |
A: Honky Tonk Songs B: Paradise Road
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Decca/Blue Eye |
74 |
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1998, from Hungry Again. Music video released. |
A: The Salt In My Tears B: Hungry Again
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Decca/Blue Eye |
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1998, from Hungry Again. Music video released. |
A: High Sierra with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
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Asylum |
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1999, from Trio II. |
1: After The Goldrush 2: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind 3. Feels Like Home All with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
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Asylum |
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1999, from Trio II. All three songs (with lead vocals by Dolly on 1, Emmylou on 2 and Linda on 3) were released to radio as singles simultaneously. A music video was released for Track 1, which also won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (Dolly's fifth of her six wins). |
A: God's Coloring Book B: Wrong Direction Home Both with Margo O'Donnell
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Tulip |
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1999, Irish release only, from Margo's The Highway of My Life, a CD which was, basically, a tribute by Ireland's lead country singer to Dolly. Eight of the 14 songs were written by Dolly (a ninth had been previously recorded by her), and Dolly relatives Dorothy Jo Owens, Louis Owens (who served as executive producer) and Richie Owens (who served as producer) also sang on cuts throughout the album. |
A: Your Kisses Are Charity With Culture Club B: Culture Club: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me C. Culture Club: Time (Clock of the Heart)
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Virgin |
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1999, British release only. Boy George asked Dolly to sing duet vocals on a single version of the A-side, which had been recorded as a solo by him on the band's album Don't Mind If I Do. The B and C-sides are remixes of previously recorded songs. |
A: Walking On Sunshine B: Two Doors Down C: Peace Train
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Damian Music/BMG |
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1999, Walking On Sunshine EP. Techno remixes of the A-side (again, originally recorded for her 1996 Treasures CD) and techno mixes of newly recorded vocals for her 1978 hit Two Doors Down were released. The EP contained the Mark Kamin's Harden Mix (and radio version) and original album version of the A-side; the Boy Wunder Mix (and radio version) and Cyphonix Mix (and radio version) of the B-side; and the previously released Bouce Euro Mix, Junior's Arena Mix and Holly Roller Mix of the C-side (as well as the original album version of that song mislabeled as Junior Vasquez's mix). |
A: Just A Few Old Memories
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
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1999, from The Grass Is Blue. |
A: Silver Dagger
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
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2000, from The Grass Is Blue. Released to folk radio but not as a commercially available single. |
A: A Tender Lie B: Bluer Pastures C. Seven Bridges Road
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
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2001, from Little Sparrow. All three cuts were released as singles simultaneously to radio (A to country, B to bluegrass and C to Americana). Although none of them charted on the mainstream Billboard charts, Seven Bridges Road went to No. 7 on the Bluegrass Unlimited singles chart, and A Tender Lie went to No. 1 on the IndieWorldCountry independent country singles chart. |
A: Shine
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
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2001, from Little Sparrow. Music video released. Although the single didn't make the Billboard charts, the video went to No. 4 on CMT's weekly countdown and No. 1 on the IndieWorldCountry independent country singles chart. 2002 Grammy winner: Best Country Female Vocal Performance |
A: Two of the Lucky Ones with Hal Ketchum
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Curb |
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2001, from Hal's Lucky Man. |
A: Dagger Through The Heart
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
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2002, from Halos & Horns; music video released. 2003 Grammy nominee: Best Country Female Vocal Performance
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A: If
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Sanctuary |
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2002, from Halos & Horns; European release only; one week at No. 73 on British pop charts, Oct. 13, 2002. |
A: Stand By The River With Dottie Rambo
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HMG Music |
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2002, while this duet with gospel legend Rambo didn't chart on Billboard, it topped several Christian country and gospel charts, including taking the No. 1 spot on the PowerSource country gospel chart, considered the industry leader. |
A: Hello God
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
60 |
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2002, from Halos & Horns. |
A: I'm Gone
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
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2003, from Halos & Horns; music video released. 2004 Grammy nominee: Best Country Female Vocal Performance
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A: Steady As The Rain The Larkins with Dolly
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Adium |
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2003, from The Larkins. Video released. |
A: Welcome Home
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Welk Music Group/Blue Eye |
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2003, from For God And Country. Music video released. |
A: Coat Of Many Colors Shania Twain and Alison Krauss & Union Station (with uncredited Dolly)
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Sugar Hill |
57 |
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2003, from Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton; although Dolly isn't officially credited as an artist on the single, she is the one performing the duet harmony lines (Alison sings only on the chorus). |
A. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning
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Welk Music Group/Blue Eye |
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2004, from For God And Country. Dolly's third recording, and third single, of the song. |
A. Creepin' In With Norah Jones
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Blue Note/Capitol Nashville |
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2004, from jazz darling Jones' multi-platinum sophomore disc, Feels Like Home. Music video released. |
A. Viva Las Vegas With The Grascals B. Me & John U& Paul (The Grascals) C. Sail Away (The Grascals)
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Rounder |
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2004, cover of the Elvis classic with her "Hello I'm Dolly" Tour backing band/opening act. It made it to No. 3 for country singles sales and No. 27 pop singles sales but didn't chart on the main radio singles tallies. |
A. Baby It's Cold Outside With Rod Stewart
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J Records |
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2 |
2004, from Stewart's third collection of American standards. |
A. Angels And Eagles With Kim McLean
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Hippie Chick Twain Records |
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2004, from McLean's album Happy Face, it makes the Christian Country top 10 but doesn't chart on the mainstream tallies. |
A. It Looked Good On Paper With Randy Kohrs
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Lonesome Day |
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2004, from Kohrs' CD I'm Torn, it makes the bluegrass singles chart but no mainstream charts. |
A. If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me) With The Bellamy Brothers
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Curb |
60 |
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2005, from the Bellamy's CD Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1. |
A. The Blues Man With George Jones
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Bandit |
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2005, from Jones' CD Hits I Missed . . . And One I Didn't. Music video released. |
A. When I Get Where I'm Going With Brad Paisley
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Arista |
1 |
39 |
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Debuted Oct. 8, 2005. Reached No. 1 March 4, 2006. From Paisley's CD Time Well Wasted. Reached No. 1 on March 4, 2006. (Also went to No. 1 on the Radio & Records country chart, No. 2 Canadian country, No. 23 Canadian pop, No. 72 U.S. "pop 100," No. 25 Hot 100 airplay-only, No. 68 digital singles.) Music video released. Winner two Academy of Country Music Awards. Reached gold and platinum digital single status (more than 200,000 copies legally downloaded) in June 2006. |
A. Imagine
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Sugar Hill/Blue Eye |
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2005, from Those Were The Days. Music video released. B-side on European version (released by EMI Records in the U.K.) was "Where Do The Children Play?". |
A. I Still Miss Someone With Martina McBride
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RCA |
50 |
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2006, from McBride's Timeless. (Also went to No. 46 country on Radio & Records.) |
A. Heartbreaker's Alibi With Rhonda Vincent
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Rounder Records |
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2006, from Vincent's All American Bluegrass Girl. Music video released. |
A. Both Sides Now
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EMI |
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2006, European release single from Those Were The Days. |
A. Better Get To Livin'
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Dolly Records |
48 |
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2007, from Backwoods Barbie. Music video released. |
A. Jesus & Gravity
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Dolly Records |
56 |
. |
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2008, from Backwoods Barbie. Music video released. |
A. Shinola
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Dolly Records |
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2008, from Backwoods Barbie. Music video released. |
A. Backwoods Barbie
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Dolly Records |
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2009, from Backwoods Barbie. Music video released. |
A. Change It With the cast of 9 To 5: The Musical
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Dolly Records |
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2009, alternate vocal of track from 9 To 5: The Musical score. Single only. Music video released. |
A. Here You Come Again
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Dolly Records |
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2009, from Dolly: Live From London. Music video released. |
A. Tell Me That You Love Me With Kenny Rogers
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Time Life Records |
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2009, from The Greatest Duets and Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years boxed set. |
A. Comin' Home for Christmas
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Dolly Records |
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2009. Single only. |
TOTALS (Not including unredited appearances or B-side appearances on others' records) * Note: The official Billboard total is 113 country singles because it counts double-sided singles ("It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"/"Two Doors Down," "Sweet Summer Lovin'"/"Great Balls of Fire," "I Will Always Love You"/"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" and "House Of The Rising Sun"/"Working Girl") as two separate entries each even if the B-sides didn't enter the country chart; and their total also includes singles which charted on the country singles sales chart but not the standard airplay chart ("Peace Train" and "Viva Las Vegas"). In addition, since "Hard Candy Christmas" charted twice, it is included twice in the 107 total listed here and in the Billboard tally. Interestingly, 113 is also the total of her overall singles if the "extra" country numbers are removed and the pop-only and adult contemporary-only singles are added.
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107* |
27 |
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113 total credited chart singles (79 country only, 29 country and pop-and/or-adult-contemporary, 2 pop only, 3 adult contemporary only) |