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45 single, Side A. Columbia (38-74183) (1992)
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"Country Road" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on January 6, 1992, by Columbia records as the fourth and final single from Dolly's thirty-first solo studio album, Eagle When She Flies. The song was written by Dolly and Gary Scruggs. It was produced by Steve Buckingham and Gary Smith. The single peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Track listing

Side A
  • Country Road (Dolly Parton, Gary Scruggs) 3:27
Side B
  • Best Woman Win (duet with Lorrie Morgan) (Dolly Parton) 3:08​

Audio

Critical reception

The single was reviewed in the January 18, 1992 issue of Billboard magazine. The review said, "Parton is perfect in this finger-wagging dressing down of a lover for his uptown ways. Immensely listenable."

Cashbox reviewed the single in their January 25, 1992 issue. The review said, "Leave it to Dolly to come up with a good-ole, sing-along song full of as much country life as country music. Whatever you've liked about a Dolly Parton uptempo tune in the past, you'll find plenty of at work in this single. While the previous releases off her Eagle When She Flies album take a more serious route, this single takes a more lighthearted approach, while keeping the musical quality and message intact."
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Billboard review, January 18, 1992.
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Cashbox review, January 25, 1992.

Commercial performance

"Country Road" debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated January 25, 1992. It peaked at number 46 on the chart dated March 7, its seventh week on the chart. It charted for 10 weeks. The single also peaked at number 25 on the Cashbox Country Singles chart and number 33 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Personnel

​The Eagle When She Flies liner notes do not give credits for individual songs. To view credits for the album as a whole please visit the album's page.