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Single cover. Dolly / RCA Nashville (digital single) (2016)
"Pure and Simple" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on July 8, 2016, by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville as the first single from the album of the same name. The song was written and produced by Dolly with Richard Dennison and Tom Rutledge as co-producers. Dolly first performed the song on Hallmark Channel's Home & Family during the week of May 30–June 3, 2016. The single was announced on July 6 and received its world premiere on BBC Radio 2 during The Ken Bruce Show on July 7.

Track listing

  • Pure and Simple (Dolly Parton) 2:44

Lyric video


Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Pure & Simple liner notes.
  • Monty Lane Allen – background vocals
  • Richard Dennison – electric piano, background vocals, co-producer, background vocal arrangement
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Kevin Grantt – upright bass
  • Tom Hoey – drums, percussion
  • Jimmy Mattingly – mandolin
  • Patrick Murphy – mixing engineer, mixing
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals, harmony vocals, producer, arrangement, background vocal arrangement
  • Tom Rutledge – acoustic guitar, tracking engineer, co-producer
  • Kent Wells – music advisor

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