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This Week in Dolly's Discography: November 21-November 27

11/21/2022

 
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Album cover. Columbia (CK 40968) (1987)
November 23, 1987: Dolly’s twenty-eighth solo studio album, Rainbow, is released. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

November 23, 1987: "The River Unbroken" is released as the first single from Dolly’s twenty-eighth solo studio album, Rainbow. It peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

November 25, 1985: "Christmas Without You" is released as the fourth single from Kenny Rogers and Dolly’s Once Upon a Christmas album. It had previously been issued as a single in the UK in November 1984 and peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Album cover. Dolly / Sony Music (88985372951) (2016)
November 25, 2016: Live from Glastonbury 2014 is released as a limited edition LP. The album had previously been released as a bonus disc with the UK edition of Dolly’s Pure & Simple album.

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45 single, Side A. RCA (PB-13944) (1984)
Image credit: jscaptura at 45cat.com
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45 single, Side A. RCA (PB-13945) (1984)
Image credit: kempkemp at 45cat.com
November 26, 1984: Three singles were issued simultaneously from Kenny Rogers and Dolly’s Once Upon a Christmas album. They are "Medley: Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride" (a Dolly solo), "The Christmas Song" (a Kenny Rogers solo), and "The Greatest Gift of All" (a Kenny & Dolly duet). The duet peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The two solo numbers failed to chart during their initial release, but Dolly’s solo eventually peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart during the 1990 Christmas season.

November 26, 2021: José Feliciano released his Behind This Guitar (Deluxe) album. It includes a duet with Dolly on a cover of her song "Eagle When She Flies".

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Album cover. Tulip (TUP017CD) (1998).
November 27, 1998: Margo O’Donnell released her The Highway of My Life: Shade of the Family Tree album. Nine of the album’s fourteen tracks are Dolly compositions, and Dolly is featured on two of them, covers of "God’s Colouring Book" and "Wrong Direction Home".

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Audiobook cover. Penguin Audio (9781611761542) (2012)
November 27, 2012: The audiobook for Dolly’s Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You book is released. It features a new recording of "Coat of Many Colors" and the original song "Celebrate the Dreamer".

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Album cover. Sony / Legacy (88765429722) (2012)
November 27, 2012: The compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton is released. It includes one previously unreleased Porter and Dolly track, "Tangled Vines".

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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.

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    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.

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    Ben at the opening of Dollywood's 39th season on March 8, 2024.

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