Album cover. Welk Music Group (79756-2) (2003)

Dolly Parton
For God and Country
Welk Music Group / Blue Eye (79756-2)
November 11, 2003

1. The Lord Is My Shepherd (Traditional, arr. and melody by Dolly Parton) 2:09
2. The Star Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key, arr. by Dolly Parton) 3:03
3. God Bless the USA (Lee Greenwood) 3:34
4. Light of a Clear Blue Morning (Dolly Parton) 4:50
5. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Louis Lambert, arr. by Dolly Parton) 4:19
6. Welcome Home (Dolly Parton) 4:20
7. Gee Ma, I Wanna Go Home (Traditional, arr. by Dolly Parton) 5:19
8. Whispering Hope (Jim Reeves, arr. by Dolly Parton) 2:30
9. There Will Be Peace in the Valley for Me (Thomas A. Dorsey) 4:09
10. Red, White and Bluegrass (Dolly Parton) 4:24
11. My Country 'Tis (Samuel Francis Smith, arr. by Dolly Parton) 2:50
12. I'm Gonna Miss You (Dolly Parton) 4:59
13. Go to Hell (Dolly Parton) 6:49
14. Ballad of the Green Beret (Barry A. Sadler, Robert L. Moore Jr.) 5;13
15. Brave Little Soldier (Dolly Parton) 4:25
16. Tie a Tellow Ribbon (Russell Brown, Irwin Levine) 3:21
17. Color Me America (Dolly Parton) 3:54
18. The Glory Forever (Traditional, arr. and melody by Dolly Parton) 1:58

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Notes: When the album was reissued digitally on April 10, 2020, several of the songs had been modified from the original 2003 release. The changes made are listed below.

• "​The Lord Is My Shepherd" – no fade in
• "The Star Spangled Banner" – post song interlude is different
• "God Bless the USA" – different vocal take
• "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" – no spoken intro
• "Whispering Hope" – no Dolly vocals on intro
• "(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)" – post song interlude ends earlier
• "Red, White, and Bluegrass" – fade out lasts longer
• "Go to Hell" – different vocal take; fades out earlier; pre-song interlude from following track is added to the end, minus the drum beats
• "Ballad of the Green Beret" – pre-song intro has been removed; it is now attached to the end of "Go to Hell"

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Performance

• Monty Allen – background vocals
• Charlie Anderson – bass guitar
• Bob Bailey – background vocals
• "Brave Little Soldier" singers – additional vocals
• Gary "Biscuit" Davis – banjo
• Dallas Christian Sound – additional vocals
• Michael Davis – piano, Hammond B3, synth programming
• Richard Dennison – background vocals
• The Fairfield Four – additional vocals
• Robert Hale – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• The Harding University Concert Choir – additional vocals
• Steven Hill – background vocals
• Paul Hollowell – piano, Hammond B3

• Randy Kohrs – dobro
• Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle, mandolin
• Louis Nunley – background vocals
• Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
• Dolly Parton – lead vocals, background vocals
• David Slater – background vocals
• Tony Smith – synth programming
• Billy Thomas – drums, percussion
• Sheryl Thomas – background vocals
• Steve Turner – drums, percussion
• Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
• Jay Weaver – bass guitar
• Darrell Webb – mandolin, background vocals
• Kent Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Lynn Wright – background vocals

Production

• Chuck Ainlay – recording, digital editing, mixing
• Jesse Benfield – digital editing, mixing assistant
• Michael Davis – location recording, digital editing
• Hannah Dennison – "Brave Little Soldier" singers director
• Richard Dennison – vocal supervisor, production assistant
• Kyle Dickinson – production assistant
• Aaron Flanary – location recording assistant
• John Guess – mixing
• Erik Hellerman – digital editing
• Teresa Hughes – production assistant

• Russ Long – recording, digital editing
• Patrick Murphy – recording, digital editing, mixing assistant
• Judy Ogle – personal assistant
• Dolly Parton – producer, arrangements, melodies
• Benny Quinn – mastering
• Dave Sinco – recording
• Tony Smith – producer, recording, digital editing
• Jeff Thomas – digital editing
• James Waddell – digital editing
• Kent Wells – producer

Other personnel

• Don Bailey – design, photo montages
• Robert Behar – wardrobe
• Dennis Carney – photography
• Chris Ferrara – cover design
• Luellyn Latocki – additional photos
• Cheryl Riddle – hair
• Virginia Team – art direction, additional photos