 Album cover. RCA Victor (AFL1-2797) (1978) July 17, 1978: Dolly released her twentieth solo studio album, Heartbreaker. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 27 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA one month later for shipment of more than 500,000 copies.  Album cover. RCA Victor (LSP-4556) (1971) July 19, 1971: The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton compilation album is released. It included one previously unreleased song, "Better Move It on Home". The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.  Single cover. Dolly (digital single) (2008) July 21, 2008: "Shinola" is released as the third single from Dolly's forty-second solo studio album, Backwoods Barbie.  Album cover. Spring Hill (CMD1045) (2003) July 22, 2003: Dottie Rambo released her Stand by the River album featuring a duet with Dolly on the title track.  Album cover. This Is Hit / BBR Music Group (digital album) (2022) July 22, 2022: Positive Vibrations released their Country Goes Reggae album featuring Dolly one a reggae cover of "Two Doors Down".  European 45 picture sleeve. Reprise (5439-19760-7) (1990) Image credit: VinylChiel at discogs.com July 23, 1990: Kenny Rogers released "Love Is Strange", a duet with Dolly, as the first single from his album of the same name. The single peaked at number 21 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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