 Appalachian autumn orange vinyl. Owepar (2024) Pre-orders have begun for Smoky Mountain DNA at smokymountaindna.com. The 37-track album is available on 3LP standard black vinyl, 3LP Appalachian autumn orange vinyl (limited to 3,683 copies – a reference to the geographic coordinates (36°N 83°W) of Dolly's childhood home in Locust Ridge, Tennessee), CD, and digital download. Each LP and CD will feature a detailed family history, track-by-track notes on each song and family member performing, and a gallery of rare family photographs. Pre-order your copy today!
In addition to pre-orders beginning today, two new singles from the album are now available, the album's title track and "A Rose Won't Fix It". "Smoky Mountain DNA" is a newly written song which Dolly first performed in May at Dollywood when the album was announced. "A Rose Won't Fix It" was written by Dolly in 1998 for her Hungry Again album, but it did not make the final track listing. For this recording she has enlisted her niece Heidi to sing lead vocals and Dolly takes the role of background vocalist. Listen to them below!
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The Grass Is Blue is the thirty-seventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on October 26, 1999, by Sugar Hill Records and Dolly's own Blue Eye Records. The first in Dolly's critically acclaimed bluegrass trilogy, it was produced by Steve Buckingham. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Two singles were released, "A Few Old Memories" and "Silver Dagger". The album won Best Bluegrass Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.
AdministratorBen Childers is the administrator of The Dolly Parton Discography. A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up taking family vacations to the Smokies and Dollywood. His love for Dolly and her music reached a fanatical level in April 2013. After spending countless hours researching and cataloging Dolly's musical output, he decided to open a website dedicated to her discography. His dream of meeting Dolly came true on May 23, 2024. 
Ben at the opening of Dollywood's 39th season on March 8, 2024.
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