Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Puppy Love 2. Girl Left Alone 3. Gonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can) - (previously unreleased) 4. It's Sure Gonna Hurt - (with The Merry Melody Singers) 5. Love You Gave, The 6. Nobody But You - (previously unreleased) 7. Busy Signal 8. Don't Drop Out 9. I've Known You All My Life - (previously unreleased) 10. Put It Off Until Tomorrow - (with Bill Phillips) 11. Dumb Blonde 12. Something Fishy 13. I Couldn't Wait Forever 14. I'm Not Worth The Tears 15. Last Thing On My Mind - (with Porter Wagoner) 16. False Eyelashes 17. Bridge, The 18. Just Because I'm A Woman 19. Holdin' On To Nothin' 20. We'll Get Ahead Someday 21. Jeannie's Afraid Of The Dark 22. In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) 23. Daddy 24. Evening Shade 25. Gypsy, Joe And Me 26. My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy
DISC 2: 1. Just The Way I Am 2. Down From Dover 3. Everything Is Beautiful (In Its Own Way) - (previously unreleased) 4. Daddy Come And Get Me 5. Just Someone That I Used To Know 6. Tomorrow Is Forever 7. Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man 8. Comin' For To Carry Me Home 9. Golden Streets Of Glory, The 10. Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) 11. Joshua 12. Daddy's Moonshine Still 13. Last One To Touch Me, The 14. Better Move It On Home 15. Coat Of Many Colors 16. Traveling Man 17. My Blue Tears 18. Here I Am 19. God's Coloring Book - (previously unreleased) 20. Will He Be Waiting 21. Touch Your Woman 22. Together Always 23. Lost Forever In Your Kiss 24. My Tennessee Mountain Home 25. Eugene Oregon - (previously unreleased) 26. What Will Baby Be - (previously unreleased)
DISC 3: 1. Jolene 2. Early Morning Breeze 3. I Will Always Love You 4. Please Don't Stop Loving Me 5. Love Is Like A Butterfly 6. Sacred Memories 7. Bargain Store, The 8. On My Mind Again 9. Kentucky Gambler 10. Seeker, The 11. We Used To 12. All I Can Do 13. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning 14. You Are 15. Applejack 16. It's All Wrong, But It's All Right 17. Here You Come Again 18. Two Doors Down 19. Me And Little Andy 20. Heartbreaker 21. I Really Got The Feeling 22. Baby I'm Burnin' 23. You're The Only One 24. Sweet Summer Lovin' 25. Starting Over Again
DISC 4: 1. Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You 2. 9 To 5 [From 9 To 5] 3. But You Know I Love You 4. Single Women 5. Heartbreak Express 6. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind 7. Potential New Boyfriend 8. Islands In The Stream - (with Kenny Rogers) 9. Save The Last Dance For Me 10. Tennessee Homesick Blues [From Rhinestone] 11. God Won't Get You [From Rhinestone] 12. What A Heartache [From Rhinestone] 13. Don't Call It Love 14. Think About Love 15. Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That 16. Yellow Roses 17. Time For Me To Fly 18. He's Alive 19. Rockin' Years - (with Ricky Van Shelton) 20. Eagle When She Flies 21. Silver And Gold 22. Romeo - (with Kathy Mattea/Mary Chapin Carpenter/Pam Tillis/Tanya Tucker/Billy Ray Cyrus)
| Details | | Producer: | Rob Santos (Compilation) | | Distributor: | Sony Music Entertainment | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Liner Note Authors: Laura Cantrell; Holly George-Warren. Recording information: Goldband Recording Studio, Lake Charles, LA (1959); 1962; Bradley Recording Studio, Nashville, TN (02/25/1962); 1965; Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, TN (06/22/1965); Fred Foster Sound Studios, Nashville, TN (06/24/1965); Fred Foster Sound Studios, Nashville, TN (11/15/1965); Fred Foster Sound Studios, Nashville, TN (09/23/1966); Fred Foster Sound Studios, Nashville, TN (09/05/1967); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (10/11/1967); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/18/1967); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/20/1967); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (01/31/1968); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/21/1968); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/22/1968); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (09/09/1968); 1969; RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (04/21/1969); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/1969); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/20/1969); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/21/1969); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (09/04/1969); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (10/31/1969); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/02/1969); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (1970); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (04/21/1970); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/04/1970); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/11/1970); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/14/1970); 1971; RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (01/25/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (01/26/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (02/11/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (02/15/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (04/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (04/16/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (09/30/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/14/1971); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (01/17/1972); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/01/1972); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (09/01/1972); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/12/1972); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (06/1973-08/1973); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (06/12/1973); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (06/13/1973); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (06/14/1973); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/27/1973); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (05/24/1974); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (07/16/1974); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/04/1974); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/09/1974); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (12/11/1974); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (02/17/1976); RCA Studios, Nashville, TN (02/18/1976); The Sound Shop, Nashville, TN (08/19/1976); The Sound Shop, Nashville, TN (08/20/1976); Creative Workshop, Nashville, TN (12/10/1976); Sound Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (06/1977); Sound Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (07/1977); Sound Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (07/1977-08/1977); Sound Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (03/1978); Sound Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (1979); Los Angeles, CA (1979); Los Angeles, CA (02/1979); Sound Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (12/1979); Sound Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (04/1980); Audio Media, Nashville, TN (07/1980); 1981; 01/1981; 1983; 08/1983; Record One Studios, Los Angeles, CA (10/1983-11/1983); Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, CA (11/1984); Nashville, TN (1990); Nashville, TN (09/1992). Introduction by: Laura Cantrell. Photographers: Roger Ressmeyer; Henry Horenstein. Dolly Parton's story is mighty but it's never properly been told on record until this 2009 Legacy box set. Spanning 99 tracks over four discs, beginning with the early-'60s demo "Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)" and running until the end of her stay with Columbia in the early '90s, DOLLY may miss her bluegrass comeback of the new millennium but this is the only gap in the narrative, and it's not greatly missed, because this captures her prime. DOLLY has genuine momentum, beginning with her earliest stabs at girl group pop, running through duets with the Merry Melody Singers, not getting to her star-making duets with Porter Wagoner until the end of the first disc, allowing plenty of time for her complex story to be told in some detail, including several rarities and seven unreleased cuts. Some fan favorites may be missed, but this hits all the hits, along with expertly chosen album tracks, creating a substantial and entertaining testament ...
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