This album does not feature Dolly, but is significant because of its rarity. The album features Dolly's mother, Avie Lee, and her sisters, Stella, Cassie, and Willadeene. It was recorded and released in 1968 by Inspiration Records. It appears on eBay from time to time and sells for $300 or more.

Album cover. Inspiration (LPS I-0833) (1968)

The Parton Family
In the Garden
Inspiration (LPS I-0833)
1968

Side 1

1. In the Garden (Group) (C. Austin Miles) 2:06
2. Sweet By and By (Group) (S. Fillmore Bennett, Joseph P. Webster) 2:14
3. How Great Is Jesus (Stella, solo) (Stella Parton) 2:00
4. Great Speckled Bird (Avie Lee, solo) (Guy Smith, Charlie Swain) 3:15
5. He Will Make the Flowers Bloom (Group)  (Traditional) 2:00
6. Great Judgement Morning (Avie Lee, recitation; Willadeene and Group) (Traditional) 2:32

Side 2

1. Someone to Care (Group) (Jimmie Davis) 2:49
2. How Great Thou Art (Stella and Group) (Stuart K. Hine) 3:04
3. Don't Cry and Weep (Avie Lee and Group) (Dorothy Jo Hope) 2:51
4. Little Lost Lamb (Cassie and Group) (Dorothy Jo Hope) 2:19
5. Twelve Roses (Avie Lee, solo) (Avie Lee Parton) 2:05
6. Just as I Am (Willadeene and Group) (Charlotte Elliott, William B. Bradbury) 1:45

Songwriting credits are adapted from online research and ASCAP listings. Some of the credits listed on the LP labels are inaccurate. Additionally, Avie Lee and Willadeene's names are misspelled on the back cover as "Avielee/Avielle and Willadeen."