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Radio promo CD. Dolly (334581) (2008)
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"Jesus & Gravity" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on February 12, 2008, by Dolly Records as the second single from Dolly's forty-second solo studio album, Backwoods Barbie. It was written by Betsy Ulmer and Craig Wiseman. It was produced by Kent Wells and Dolly. The single peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Track listing

Radio promo CD track listing
  • Jesus & Gravity (Radio Edit) (Betsy Ulmer, Craig Wiseman) 3:52
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Digital download track listing
  • Jesus & Gravity (Betsy Ulmer, Craig Wiseman) 4:40

Recording

"Jesus & Gravity" was recorded at Blackbird Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee.

Music video

​The music video for "Jesus & Gravity", directed by Steve Lippman, premiered on Perez Hilton's website on April 14, 2008, and was uploaded to Dolly's YouTube channel later that day.

Commercial performance

"Jesus & Gravity" debuted at number 58 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated April 5. It peaked at number 56 on the chart dated April 19, its second week on the chart. The single charted for five weeks.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Backwoods Barbie liner notes.
  • Richard Dennison – background vocals
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Vicki Hampton – background vocals
  • Paul Hollowell – piano, B3, Yamaha motif
  • Steve Mackey – bass
  • Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  • Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals, producer
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Talbot – banjo
  • Kent Wells – electric guitar, acustic guitar, producer
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion