Solo Version of "The Last Thing on My Mind" Released

Album cover. FLi / Budde Music (2023)

Dolly has recorded a solo version of "The Last Thing on My Mind" for an upcoming Doc Watson tribute album. The single was released today, February 16, through all digital retailers by FLi Records and Budde Music. Doc Watson would have celebrated his centennial on March 3, and the tribute album, I Am a Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100, will be released on April 28. Written and orignally recorded by Tom Paxton in 1964, "The Last Thing on My Mind" was Dolly and Porter Wagoner's first duet single in October 1967. Doc Watson recorded the song for his 1966 album, Southbound. Dolly and Doc performed the song together during MerleFest in 2001. In a press release Dolly said, "Doc Watson is everyone’s hero and a great guitar player. Some say he is the absolute best, and I was honored to get to work with him a few times in my career." The album was executive produced by Mitch Greenhill, Matthew Greenhill, and Peer Steinwald.

Take a listen to Dolly's new solo version below, in addition to Tom Paxton's original, Doc Watson's 1966 recording, Porter and Dolly's 1967 duet, and see the video of Dolly and Doc performing the song during a rehearsal for MerleFest in 2001.

View the album's complete track listing below the videos.

Various Artists
I Am a Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100
​FLi / Budde Music
April 28, 2023
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1. Shady Grove   Jerry Douglas
2. The Last Thing on My Mind   Dolly Parton
3. Am I About to Die   Nora Brown
4. Alberta   Jeff Parker and Matthew Stevens
5. Make Me a Pallat   Steve Earle
6. I Am a Pilgrim   Roseanne Cash
7. Florida Blues   Jack Lawrence
8. How Long Blues   Corey Harris
9. Will the Circle Be Unbroken   Ariel Posen
10. Handsome Molly   Valarie June and Bill Frisell
11. Doc's Guitar   Yasmin Williams
12. Little Sadie   Chris Eldridge
13. Reuben's Train   Lionel Loueke
14. The Lost Soul   Marc Ribot
15. Your Lone Journey   Bill Frisell