Dolly Parton News

Dolly Parton On-Line is proud to be the first to bring to you the entire track listing and album cover for Dolly’s upcoming album, Those Were The Days, to be released Oct. 11th on Sugar Hill Records. The track listing is as follows:

1. Twelfth Of Never (duet with Keith Urban)
2. Blowin’ In The Wind (with Nickel Creek)
3. The Cruel War (with Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski and Mindy Smith)
4. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (with Norah Jones and Lee Ann Womack)
5. Turn, Turn, Turn (with Roger McGuinn)
6. If I Were A Carpenter (duet with Joe Nichols)
7. Crimson And Clover (with Tommy James)
8. Both Sides Now ( with Judy Collins and Rhonda Vincent)
9. Me And Bobby McGee (with Kris Kristofferson)
10. Those Were The Days  (with Mary Hopkin and The Opry Gang)
11. Where Do The Children Play (with Cat Stevens)
12. Imagine

It should be noted that only “If I Were A Carpenter” and “Twelfth Of Never” are full-blown duets, the rest of the tracks simply feature the guest artists on harmony vocals. Special thanks to Sheena for her help with this story.

Sources confirm that Dolly has been hard at work recently on the 9 To 5 Broadway musical. Pat Resnick, who wrote the original screenplay, is currently working on the book for the musical and the two have been working together in the past few weeks on the project which will be based on the movie and still set in the 1970s. Dolly has written several new pieces of music for the musical, which is scheduled to debut on Broadway in 2007.

Drag Queen Amnesia Sparkles has conducted an interview with Dolly for the current issue of New York City’s Next magazine. Dolly discusses her upcoming Vintage tour, her new album, the upcoming Broadway musical version of 9 To 5 for which she is writing new material, and her affinity for drag queens and the gay community. Amnesia has posted a hilarious audio excerpt from the interview on her official website.

Dolly’s recording of “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)” with the Bellamy Brothers from their album Angels & Outlaws has made the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart at #60. David Bellamy says of the recording with Dolly, “Dolly was not only an incredible professional in the studio; she was the also the most fun! Howard and I have always been her biggest fans so it was like Christmas having her sing with us on one of our hits. ‘Beautiful Body’ has always been an enduring hit but, with Dolly’s interpretation, it’s new all over again.”

Although they have not been confirmed, possible tracks for upcoming album Those Were The Days include: “Both Sides Now” (recorded with previously-announced guest star Judy Collins), “Where Do The Children Play” (written by and recorded with previously-announced Cat Stevens), and the public domain song “The Cruel War.” More information will be posted as we receive it.