This Week in Dolly's Discography: June 5–June 11

6/5/2023

45 single, Side A. Monument (45-948) (1966)

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June 6, 1966: "The Little Things" is released as a single. It would be Dolly's final pop-leaning single for Monument before the release of her breakout single, "Dumb Blonde".

Album cover. Monument (SLP 18136) (1970)

June, 8, 1970: The compilation album, As Long as I Love, is released. It is comprised of recordings Dolly made before she left Monument for RCA in late 1967.

Album cover. Nonesuch (480444-2) (2008)

June 10, 2008: Emmylou Harris released her All I Intended to Be album. The album features Dolly and Vince Gill on "Gold". The album peaked at number four on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Single cover. G-Force Music (digital single) (2019)

June 10, 2019: Ronnie Milsap's duet with Dolly on an updated version of "Smoky Mountain Rain" is released as a single to Adult Contemporary radio. It had previously been issued to Country radio on May 1. It peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Album cover. MCA Nashville / UMe (B0035598-02) (2022)

June 10, 2022: Bill Anderson released his compilation album, As Far as I Can See: The Best of Bill Anderson, featuring a new duet with Dolly on "Someday It’ll All Make Sense", which was issued as a single on the same day.

Album of the Week

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.

Administrator

Ben 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.