45 single, Side A. RCA Victor (47-9784) (1969)
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"Daddy Come and Get Me" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on December 8, 1969, by RCA Victor as the only single from Dolly's fifth solo studio album, The Fairest of Them All. The song was written by Dolly and her aunt Dorothy Jo Hope. The Bob Ferguson produced track peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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Track listing
Side A
- Daddy Come and Get Me (Dolly Parton, Dorothy Jo Hope) 2:59
- Chas (Dolly Parton) 2:21
Background
Dolly co-wrote "Daddy Come and Get Me" with her aunt Dorothy Jo Hope. The song was inspired by a story they heard about a woman they knew from back home in the Smokies whose husband was having an affair. The woman was so distraught over this, that the husband had her committed to a mental institution. The woman didn't have anyone much on her side to keep it from happening and it was clear her husband had her institutionalized to get her out of his way.
Recording
"Daddy Come and Get Me" was recorded on October 31, 1969, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, while "Chas" was recorded the day before.
Audio
Critical reception
The single was reviewed in the December 20, 1969 issue of Cashbox magazine. The review said, "Dolly turns in another feelingful vocal on a tearful tune alone the style of her last outing, "My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy". Sad song should see happy sales."
While Billboard did not formally review the single, the publication did include it in the Chart Spotlights section of the December 20, 196 issue, predicting it would appear on the Hot Country Songs chart.
While Billboard did not formally review the single, the publication did include it in the Chart Spotlights section of the December 20, 196 issue, predicting it would appear on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Cashbox review, December 20, 1969.
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Billboard review, December 20, 1969.
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Commercial perfomance
"Daddy Come and Get Me" debuted at number 67 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated January 21, 1970. It peaked at number 40 on the chart dated March 7, its sixth week on the chart. It charted for eight weeks. It also peaked at number 27 on the Cashbox Country Singles chart. The single peaked at number 31 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the 2009 box set, Dolly ("Daddy Come and Get Me").
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