Album cover. Dolly / Warner Music Nashville (528216-2) (2011)

Dolly Parton
Better Day
Dolly / Warner Music Nashville (528216-2)
June 28, 2011

1. In the Meantime (Dolly Parton) 4:06
2. Just Leaving (Dolly Parton) 3:02
3. ​Somebody's Missing You (Dolly Parton) 3:45
4. ​Together You and I (Dolly Parton) 3:59
5. Country Is as Country Does (Dolly Parton, Mac Davis) 3:22
6. Holding Everything (duet with Kent Wells) (Dolly Parton) 3:39
7. ​The Sacrifice (Dolly Parton) 3:28
8. I Just Might (Dolly Parton) 3:59
9. Better Day (Dolly Parton) 3:22
10. Shine Like the Sun (Dolly Parton) 3:14
11. Get Out and Stay Out (Dolly Parton) 3:07
12. Let Love Grow (Dolly Parton) 3:41

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Recording

The majority of the album was recorded at the Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee. Additional recording took place at Kent Wells Productions and Blackbird Studios in Nashville.

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Personnel

Adapted from the album  liner notes.

Performance

• Mike Brignardello – electric bass
• Jamie Dailey – background vocals
• Christian Davis – background vocals
• Michael Davis – Hammond B3, Hammond organ, synthesizer
• ​Richard Dennison – background vocals, lead vocals
  
• Lloyd Green – steel guitar
  
• Andy Hall – dobro
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
  
• Emmylou Harris – background vocals
  
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
• Steve Hinson – slide guitar, steel guitar
• Paul Hollowell – piano, B3, keys
• ​Becky Isaacs – background vocals
  
• ​Sonya Isaacs – background vocals
• Randy Kohrs – dobro
  
• Alison Krauss – background vocals

• Steve Mackey – electric bass, upright bass
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle, mandolin
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
• ​Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
• Richie Owens – harmonica
• Dolly Parton – lead vocals, background vocals
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• ​Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
• Dave Talbot – banjo
• Steve Turner – drums, percussion
• Darrin Vincent – background vocals
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Kent Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, harmony vocals

Production

• Matt Coles – assistant engineer
  
• Paul Dickinson – assistant engineer
  
• ​Allan Ditto – assistant engineer
  
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Patrick Murphy – engineer, mixing

• Dolly Parton – executive producer
• ​Ben Schmitt – assistant engineer
• ​Tony Smith – engineer
• ​Kent Wells – producer, arrangements
• Stewart Whitmore – digital editing

Other personnel

• Peter Dokus – photo assistant
• Cheryl Riddle – hair

• Fran Strine – photography
• ​Steve Summers – costume design

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