 Album cover. Columbia (CK 67140) (1995) August 22, 1995: Dolly releases her thirty-third solo studio album, Something Special. It features re-recordings of the classic Parton compositions "Jolene", "The Seeker", and a duet with Vince Gill on "I Will Always Love You". The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. August 23, 1994: Mac Davis releases his album Will Write Songs for Food, featuring a duet with Dolly on "Everyone But You and Me". August 24, 2016: "Waltz Across Texas Tonight" is released as the fourth and final single from The Complete Trio Collection.  Album cover. Decca / Blue Eye (DRND-70041) (1998) August 25, 1998: Dolly releases her thirty-fifth solo studio album Hungry Again. The entirely Parton-penned album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. August 28, 2007: "Better Get to Livin'", the first single from Dolly's forty-second solo studio album Backwoods Barbie, is released exclusively on iTunes. The single peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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Blue Smoke is the forty-fourth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released by Dolly Records and Sony Masterworks on January 31, 2014, in Australia and New Zealand; May 13, 2024, in North America; and June 9, 2014, in Europe. The release was staggered to coincide with each leg of the Blue Smoke Tour, which ran from January to July 2014, grossing over $20 million. The album was produced by Kent Wells with Dolly serving as executive producer. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number six on the all-genre Billboard 200. Four singles were released from the album: "Blue Smoke", "Home", "Try", and "Unlikely Angel". At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, "You Can't Make Old Friends" was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
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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