Ultimate Dolly Parton

by Dolly Parton

Overview

Dolly Parton has had countless collections, including many billed as either "definitive" or "ultimate," which is the billing given BMG Heritage's 2003 release. Running 20 tracks over the course of a single disc, this Ultimate Dolly Parton keeps its focus on the big hits, including a large stretch of hits from the late '70s and early '80s, including "Here You Come Again," "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right," "Heartbreaker," "9 to 5," and "Islands in the Stream." In addition to this, there are a couple of latter-day tracks, her Trio recording of "To Know Him Is to Love Him" and early hits "Joshua," "Coat of Many Colors," "I Will Always Love You," and "Jolene." So, in short, it's her most familiar material on one disc, something that has certainly been done before in her catalog, but it's done particularly well here. As a roundup of her hits, it works very well and it's also a good introduction, although listeners who are interested in her purer country and more ambitious music are advised to pick up Raven's superb Mission Chapel Memories: 1971-1975 instead. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2003
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0828765200820

Tracks

1. Joshua
2. Coat of Many Colors
3. Jolene
4. I Will Always Love You
5. Please Don't Stop Loving Me
6. Love Is Like a Butterfly
7. The Bargain Store
8. Here You Come Again
9. It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
10. Heartbreaker
11. I Really Got the Feeling
12. You're the Only One
13. Starting over Again
14. Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)
15. 9 to 5
16. But You Know I Love You
17. Tennessee Homesick Blues
18. Islands in the Stream
19. To Know Him Is to Love Him
20. Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dolly Parton   Primary Artist
Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist
Porter Wagoner   Primary Artist
Emmylou Harris   Primary Artist
Kenny Rogers   Primary Artist
Nick DeCaro   Conductor

Technical Credits

Barry Gibb   Producer,Composer
Donna Summer   Composer
Holly George-Warren   Liner Notes
Phil Spector   Composer
Bob Ferguson   Producer
Barry Mann   Composer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Bob Carlisle   Composer
Billy Vera   Composer
Gregg Perry   Arranger,Producer,Associate Producer
Gretchen Brennison   Production Assistant
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Dolly Parton   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Dean Parks   Producer
John Hudson   Project Director
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Charles Koppelman   Executive Producer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Rich Kienzle   Production Assistant
Maurice Gibb   Composer
Mike Settle   Composer
George Massenburg   Producer
Gary Klein   Producer
Erwin Gorostiza   Art Direction
Pebe Sebert   Composer
Mathieu Bitton   Design,Art Direction
Kristin Barlowe   Photography
David Wolfert   Composer
Hugh Moffatt   Composer
Ricky Skaggs   Producer
Nick DeCaro   Arranger
Randy Thomas   Composer
Rosemary Sebert   Composer
Porter Wagoner   Composer,Producer
Karl Richardson   Producer
Bruce Sudano   Composer
Bruce Roberts   Composer
Mike Post   Producer
Albhy Galuten   Producer
Al Quaglieri   Compilation Producer