Radio promo CD. Sugar Hill / Blue Eye (SUG-CD-4007S12) (2005)

Dolly Parton
Imagine (with special guest David Foster)
Sugar Hill / Blue Eye (SUG-CD-4007S12)
September 27, 2005 (iTunes exclusive)
November 7, 2005 (Country radio)

• Imagine (with special guest David Foster) (Radio Edit) (John Lennon) 3:27

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"Imagine" was released as the first single from Those Were the Days on September 27, 2005 as an iTunes exclusive download. The single was released to country, bluegrass, and adult contemporary radio stations on November 7. The music video for "Imagine" was directed by Paula Walker and filmed in New York City during the weekend of October 21–23 and features private home videos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The video premiered on CMT's website on November 28 and made its television debut three days later on CMT Top 20 Countdown. Dolly appeared on Good Morning America on October 13 and performed "Imagine". Dolly continued to promote the album and single in November with an appearance on The Early Show where she performed "9 to 5" and "Imagine". She also made an appearance on The Tony Danza Show on November 24 and performed "Imagine". The single failed to chart.

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Those Were the Days liner notes.

• Dolly Parton – lead vocals
• David Foster – special guest musician, piano
• Bryan Sutton – special guest musician, acoustic guitar
• ​Chris Thile – special guest musician, mandolin

Musicians

• David Angell – strings
• Monisa Angell – strings
• David Davidson – strings
• Conni Elllisor – strings
• Jim Grosjean – strings
• Andy Hall – dobro
• Tom Howard – strings
• Jack Jezioro – strings
• Anthony LaMarchina – strings
• Bob Mater – drums

• Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
• Carole Rabinowitz – strings
• Pam Sixfin – strings
• Alan Umstead – strings
• Catherine Umstead – strings
• Gary Vanosdale – strings
• Mary Catherine Vanosdale – strings
• Jay Weaver – bass
• Kent Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Background vocals

• Richard Dennison
• Terry Eldredge
• Andy Hall
• Vicki Hampton
• Jamie Johnson
• Jimmy Mattingly
• Jennifer O'Brien
• Danny Roberts

• ​David Talbot
• Chuck Tilley
• Kent Wells
• Children's Choir/Kid's Connection, Inc. (Kristin Bauer, Callie Cryar, Phoebe Cryar, Katherine Stewart, Emily Webb, Anna Wilson)
• Choir (Robert Bailey, Lisa Bevill, Drew Cline, Lisa Cochran, Angela Cruse, Kim Fleming, Duane Hamilton, Vicki Hampton, John Mark Ivey​)

Production

• Courtney Blooding – assistant recording engineer
• Neil Devor – recording engineer
• Kyle Dickinson – assistant mixing engineer
• Scott Kidd – assistant mixing engineer​​
• Patrick Murphy – mixing engineer
• Dolly Parton – producer
• Benny Quinn – mastering engineer
• Leslie Richter – assistant recording engineer

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Releases

​​FORMAT / A-SIDE - B-SIDE / LABEL & CATALOG # / REGION / RELEASE DATE

• Digital download / Imagine / Sugar Hill; Blue Eye / Various / 09-27-2005 (iTunes exclusive)
• CD / Imagine / Sugar Hill; Blue Eye SUG-CD-4007S12 / US / 11-07-2005 (radio promo CD)