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Image credit: Mark Andersen / Bearsville
Freida Estelle Parton (b. June 1, 1957) is a singer, songwriter, and musician. One of Dolly's five sisters, Freida and her twin brother Floyd Estel were the tenth and eleventh children born to Lee and Avie Lee Parton. Frieda sang backup as a member of Dolly's Travelin' Family Band in the mid-1970s. While she has had a quieter career in the spotlight compared to her famous sister, her contributions to music include recording a rock album in 1984 and performing at Dollywood throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Freida became an ordained minister in 2014 and opened the Parton Family Wedding Chapel & Antiques in Sevierville, Tennessee. She and her second husband, Mark Andersen, have one daughter, Jada Star.

Studio albums

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Album cover. Bearsville (1-23999) (1984)
Two-Faced is the debut studio album by Freida Parton. It was released March 19, 1984, by Bearsville Records. The rock album was produced by Freida's then-husband, Mark Anderson."Oriental Dolls" was the only single released and it was accompanied by a music video that received airplay on MTV.

Track listing

  1. I Can Feel the Squeeze    
  2. Hit and Run Love    
  3. Oriental Dolls    
  4. If Love Don't Come to Me    
  5. Fire in the Night    
  6. Soldiers of the Night    
  7. Midnight    
  8. Heart Tracks    
  9. The Chosen One

Personnel

  • Leo Adamian – drums
  • Mark Andersen – guitar, producer
  • Brian Briggs – bass, synthesizer
  • Paul Butterfield – background vocals
  • Blondie Chaplin – background vocals
  • Rick Danko – background vocals
  • Freida Parton – lead vocals
  • Steve Robbins – piano
  • Francisco Santana – bass
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Album cover. Tip Top, Inc. (1989) Extended edit by The Dolly Parton Discography.
Pleasant Memories is the second studio album by Freida Parton. It was released 1989 by Tip Top, Inc. on cassette. It was co-produced by Freida and her cousin, Richie Owens. The album was likely only sold at her shows at Dollywood.

The recording of "The Crops Came In" from this album would be used to create the duet version with Dolly on the 2024 album, Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables.

Track listing

  1. Moonshine (Freida Parton) 3:32
  2. We Don't Work in the Fields Anymore (Freida Parton) 3:38
  3. Pride from a Working Man (Freida Parton, Mark Andersen) 4:54
  4. Oil & Water (Freida Parton, Jada Star) 3:38
  5. Nothing Like a Momma's Love (Freida Parton, Jada Star, Mark Andersen) 3:00
  6. This Is Living (Freida Parton) 2:11
  7. The Crops Came In (Freida Parton) 4:02
  8. Smoky Mountain Morning (Freida Parton, Mark Andersen) 3:38
  9. Momma's Shoes (Freida Parton) 4:08
  10. Just Like Love in the Old Days (Freida Parton, Mark Andersen) 3:38

Personnel

  • Henry Baugh  – musician
  • Kyle Keller – musician
  • Gary Laprees – art direction
  • Tim Laughlin – musician
  • Bob Ocker – musician
  • Richie Owens – co-producer, engineer, musician
  • Tanda Paine – photography
  • Freida Parton – lead vocals, producer
  • Albert Styles – musician

  • Recorded at Refuge Studio, Sevierville, TN

Special thanks to Jada Star, my family, Dollywood staff and wardrobe, and Cindy Owens.

Live albums

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Album cover. Freida Parton (1980s/1990s) Extended edit by The Dolly Parton Discography.
Live at Dollywood is a live album by Freida Parton. It was released independently by Freida on cassette in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The album was likely only sold at her shows at Dollywood.

Track listing

  1. Welcome to Dollywood
  2. Smoky Mountain Morning
  3. Pride from a Working Man
  4. I Will Always Love You
  5. Only One in Love
  6. Gone Too Far
  7. Got My Heart on This Feeling

Singles

A-SIDE / B-SIDE (LABEL; CATALOG #; RELEASE DATE)
  • You'll Never Change / I'm Just Cheating Me (Soul, Country and Blues; SCB 219; 1976) (with Paul Overstreet)
  • Oriental Dolls (Bearsville; none; April 1984)
  • Momma's Shoes (Self-released, none; 1989)
  • Woman in Clay / Wildlife (Albatross; 6157; unknown)

Other album appearances

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* Freida provided backing vocals on this track.