Album cover. RCA Victor (AHL1-3361) (1979)

Dolly Parton
Great Balls of Fire
RCA Victor (AHL1-3361)
May 28, 1979

Side A

1. Star of the Show (Dolly Parton) 3:56
2. Down (Dolly Parton) 3:35
3. You're the Only One (Carole Bayer Sager, Bruce Roberts) 3:23
4. Help! (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 2:45
5. Do You Think That Time Stands Still (Dolly Parton) 

Side B

1. Sweet Summer Lovin' (Blaise Tosti) 3:56
2. Great Balls of Fire (Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer) 3:17
3. Almost in Love (Dean Parks, Doug Thiele) 3:15
4. It's Not My Affair Anymore (Jeanne French) 3:17
5. Sandy's Song (Dolly Parton) 3:17

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Performance

• Anita Ball – background vocals
• Lenny Castro – conga
• Quitman Dennis – horns
• Richard Dennison – background vocals
• Earle Dumler – English horn
• Chuck Findley – horns
• David Foster – keyboards
• Roy Galloway – background vocals
• David Grisman – mandolin
• Gary Herbig – horns
• Jim Horn – horns
• Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
• Abraham Laboriel – bass

• Joe McGuffee – steel guitar
• Michael Omartian – keyboards
• Carol Carmichael Parks – background vocals
• Dean Parks – guitars, alto flutes, synthesizers
• Dolly Parton – lead vocals
• Bill Payne – keyboards
• Herb Pedersen – banjo, background vocals
• Gregg Perry – piano, synthesizers
• Dorothy Remsen – harp
• ​Ricky Skaggs – background vocals
• Stephanie Spruill – tambourine, background vocals
• Julia Waters – background vocals
• Maxine Waters – background vocals

Production

• Nancy Atkins – A&R coordination
• Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
• Frank DeCaro – contractor
• Linda Gerrity – production coordinator
• Bernie Grundmann – mastering
• Jim Horn – horn arrangements
• Charles Koppelman – executive producer

• Dean Parks – producer, rhythm arrangements, string arrangements, horn arrangements
• Dolly Parton – executive producer
• Gregg Perry – producer, string arrangements, horn arrangements
• Eric Prestidge – engineer
• Sid Sharpe – concertmaster
• Linda Tyler – assistant engineer

Other personnel

• Distorted Reflections – album cover costume
• Ed Caraeff Studio – art direction, photography, design

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Releases

FORMAT / TITLE / LABEL & CATALOG # / REGION / RELEASE DATE (MM-DD-YYYY)​​​​

• LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor AHL1-3361 / US & Canada / 05-28-1979
• 8-track / Great Balls of Fire / RCA AHS1-3361 / US & Canada / 05-28-1979
• Cassette / Great Balls of Fire / AHK1-3361 / US & Canada / 05-28-1979
• LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA International CPL1-3413 / US / 1979 (picture disc)
  
• LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor AHL1-3361 / Australia / 1979
  
• Cassette / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor APK1-3361 / Australia / 1979
  
• LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor 104.4138 / Brazil / 1979
  
• ​LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor HL 13361 / France / 1979
• ​LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor PL 13361 / Germany / 1979
  
• Cassette / Great Balls of Fire / RCA NK 83361 / Germany / 1979
  
• ​LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor PL 13361 / Italy / 1979
  
• LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA  RVP-6391 / Japan / 1979
• ​LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor PL 13361 / Netherlands / 1979
• ​Cassette / Great Balls of Fire / RCA PK 13361; PR 40980 / Netherlands / 1979
  
• LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor AHL1-3361 / New Zealand / 1979
  
• Cassette / Great Balls of Fire / RCA; Homes Musikk UNTK5160; INTK5160 / Norway / 1979
• LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor AHL1-3361 / South Africa / 1979
• ​LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor PL-13361 / Spain / 1979
• ​LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA Victor PL 13361 / UK / 1979
• ​Cassette / Great Balls of Fire / RCA PK 13361 / UK / 1979
• ​LP / Great Balls of Fire / RCA International INTS 5160; NL 43796 / UK / 1981
  
• Digital download / Great Balls of Fire / BMG Music / Various / 03-06-2007
  
• Streaming / Great Balls of Fire / BMG Music / Various / 03-06-2007 (or at launch of streaming service)