Track Listing
1. Those Were the Days - (with Mary Hopkin/George Jones/Porter Wagoner/Brenda Lee)
2. Blowin' in the Wind - (with Nickel Creek)
3. Where Have All the Flowers Gone - (with Norah Jones/Lee Ann Womack)
4. Twelfth of Never - (with Keith Urban)
5. Where Do the Children Play - (with Yusuf)
6. Me and Bobby McGee - (with Kris Kristofferson)
7. Crimson and Clover - (with Tommy James)
8. Cruel War, The - (with Alison Krauss/Mindy Smith/Dan Tyminski)
9. Turn, Turn, Turn - (with Roger McGuinn)
10. If I Were a Carpenter - (with Joe Nichols)
11. Both Sides Now - (with Judy Collins/Rhonda Vincent)
12. Imagine - (with David Foster)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Alison Krauss, Brenda Lee, George Jones, Judy Collins, Kris Kristofferson, Lee Ann Womack, Nickel Creek, Norah Jones, Porter Wagoner, Roger McGuinn, Yusuf Islam, Yusuf | | Distributor: | Select-O-Hits | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Dolly Parton (vocals); Roger McGuinn, Tommy James (vocals, guitar); Dan Tyminski, Joe Nichols, Judy Collins, Keith Urban, Kris Kristofferson, Lee Ann Womack, Alison Krauss, Mary Hopkin, Mindy Smith, Nickel Creek, Norah Jones, Rhonda Vincent, Yusuf (vocals); Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton (guitar); David Talbot (banjo); Sam Bush (mandolin); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); David Foster (piano); Viktor Krauss (bass guitar); George Jones, Porter Wagoner, Brenda Lee (background vocals).
Recording information: Ocean Way Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; No Can Beat Studios, Moui, Hawaii; Celebrity Theater, Dollywood, Tennessee; Sound On Sound Studios, New York, New York (2005).
Like fellow country legend Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton was remarkably prolific during the first years of the 21st century, and 2005's THOSE WERE THE DAYS features Parton sharing Nelson's penchant for guest-star-studded albums. The general theme is Parton's favorite songs of the 1960s and '70s, with additional artists ranging from Porter Wagoner, her former duet partner, to singer/songwriter Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens). Throughout the disc, Parton's crystal-clear voice shines as bright as ever, meshing particularly well with the record's younger performers, including Australian country-rock hero Keith Urban (the playful "Twelfth of Never") and the bluegrass trio Nickel Creek (a lilting rendition of Bob Dylan's oft-covered "Blowin' in the Wind"). While THOSE WERE THE DAYS isn't quite as consistent as HALOS & HORNS or LITTLE SPARROW (largely due to so many cooks in the kitchen), it is a charming album that's sure to please fans of Dolly and the other artists represented here.
Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- [Dolly is] superb throughout, sometimes edging into fetchingly fragile, sometimes proving unstoppably exuberant.
Mojo
[W]hat distinguishes this album is the choice of material and the people who joined her in the studio.
Dirty Linen
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