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Single cover. Dolly (digital single) (2009)
"Backwoods Barbie" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on March 9, 2009, by Dolly Records as the fifth and final single from her album of the same name. It was written by Dolly for 9 to 5: The Musical, based on the 1980 film of the same name in which she starred. The single was produced by Kent Wells.

Track listing

  • Backwoods Barbie (Dolly Parton) 3:21

Recording

"Backwoods Barbie" was recorded at Blackbird Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee.

Music video

The "Backwoods Barbie" music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy. It was premiered by AOL on the day of the single's release. The video depicts Dolly meeting a cast of interesting characters while walking down Hollywood Boulevard. It also shows Dolly walking through her childhood home in the Smoky Mountains (these shots were actually filmed at the Disney Ranch in California) and features a young Dolly applying homemade make-up of poke berries and burnt matches.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Backwoods Barbie liner notes.
  • Richard Dennison – background vocals
  • Lloyd Green – steel guitar
  • Vicki Hampton – background vocals
  • Aubrey Haynie – mandolin
  • Steve Mackey – bass
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
  • Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals, background vocals, producer
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
  • Steve Turner – drums, percussion
  • Biff Watson – acoustic guitar

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