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Single cover. Butterfly / 12-Tone Music (digital single) (2020)
"Mary, Did You Know?" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on August 21, 2020, by Butterfly Records and 12-Tone Music as the first single from Dolly's forty-seventh solo studio album, A Holly Dolly Christmas. It was written by Mark Lowry with Buddy Green and originally recorded by Michael England in 1991. Dolly's version was produced by Kent Wells. The single peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.

Track listing

  • Mary, Did You Know? (Mark Lowry, Buddy Greene) 4:27

Recording

"Mary, Did You Know?" was recorded at Kent Wells Productions in Nashville, Tennessee; Dark Horse Recording in Franklin, Tennessee; and Paragon Studios in Franklin.

Live performance

Commercial performance

The single debuted and peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart dated December 19, 2020. It charted for two weeks. It also peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Christian Digital Song Sales chart.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the A Holly Dolly Christmas liner notes.
Performance
  • David Angell – violin
  • Monisa Angell – viola
  • Wei Taun Chang – violin
  • Janet Darnall – violin
  • David Davidson – violin, orchestration
  • Michael Davis – keys
  • Richard Dennison – background vocals
  • Chris Farrell – viola
  • Vicki Hampton – background vocals
  • Paul Hollowell – piano, B3
  • ​Gary Lunn – bass
  • Paul Nelson – cello
  • Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
  • Stefan Petrescu – violin
  • Sarighani Reist – cello
  • Steve Turner – drums, percussion
  • Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
  • Kent Wells – guitars
  • Karen Winkelmann – violin
Production
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Kat Elfman – production assistant
  • Chris Latham – vocal editing
  • Andrew Mayer – assistant engineer
  • Mark Needham – mastering
  • Taylor Pollert – orchestra engineer
  • Tyler Spratt – editing
  • Adam Wathen – assistant engineer
  • Kent Wells – overdubs, producer
  • ​Kevin Willis – engineer, editing