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Image credit: Elektra Records
Stella Mae Parton (b. May 4, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress, best known for her contributions to country music. Born in Sevierville, Tennessee, she is the younger sister of Dolly Parton. As a child, she often sang with sisters Dolly and Cassie at churches, funerals, and other small local events. Shortly before graduating high school, Stella married her first husband Marvin Carroll Rauhuff and they had one son together, Timothy (Tim) Rauhoff. They divorced a few years later and Stella became a single mom. In the early 1970s, Stella began carving out a successful path for herself with a blend of country, pop, and bluegrass influences. She has a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and has done ministry work throughout her life.

Stella's musical career includes releasing 22 studio albums and 15 charted singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including hits like "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight" and "The Danger of a Stranger". She gained popularity in the United States as well as abroad, including Scandinavia, and Australia. For several years in the 1990s she owned and performed at Stella Parton's Hat House Cafe in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
In addition to her musical success, Stella has also ventured into acting and writing. Stella has taken on both stage and screen roles. She starred in four New York touring productions including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Pump Boys and Dinettes, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Her television work includes The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000). In 2015, at the request of sister Dolly, Stella served as a consultant on the NBC Television movie Coat of Many Colors, in addition to auditioning for and being cast in the role of Corla Bass. She reprised her role in the Emmy-nominated follow up, Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016). In 2022, she starred in two films, Nothing Is Impossible and Merry & Gay.

She has published three cookbooks, Really Cookin' with Stella Parton (1990), Stella Parton's Country Cookin' (1995), and State Fairs and Church Bazaars (2013). To promote her books and demonstrate her cooking prowess, she's appeared on many TV talk shows throughout the years. In 2018, Stella appeared on BBC's Celebrity Masterchef series as a contestant. She's also created cooking videos on her various social media platforms. In 2011, she authored her memoir, Tell It Sister, Tell It: Memories, Music and Miracles. Of the book, Stella said, "I wrote the book with the hope of empowering other women...no matter how far back in the race you may be, just keep marching to your own beat. You'll get where you're going right on time through faith, prayer, and perseverance."

Stella has helped Dolly in various capacities throughout the years including working for Dolly's publishing company, staging productions at Dollywood, and other behind the scenes endeavors.
Beyond her professional achievements, Stella is known for her advocacy work and efforts to support various charitable causes. These include speaking up against and volunteering time to help raise awareness for issues of poverty and domestic violence. She often takes to her various social media platforms to express her knowledge and opinions of current events, as well as her experience working in the industry.

With her unique voice and dedication to her craft, she remains a figure in both the country music scene and the entertainment industry worldwide.

Studio albums

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Album cover. Inspiration (LPS I-0833) (1968)
The Parton Family Sings "In the Garden" is an album by Avie Lee Parton and her daughters, Willadeene, Cassie, and Stella. It was released in May 1968 by Inspiration Records. Original copies of the LP appear on eBay from time to time and sells for $300 or more. The album was made available for digital download and streaming on December 20, 2024.

Stella wrote about the album on her website in 2008. She said, "This is a very special recording because my mother and two sisters, Willadeene and Cassie, are singing on it. This is the authentic sound of our family harmony blend. If you want to hear how we sounded in church, this is it. We sang at churches, funerals and local functions as I was growing up. Usually I sang lead, not because I was the best singer, but I had the most nerve in public.
"This album was recorded at the old Starday studios with studio musicians in Nashville. I remember the most significant event of the experience was Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. being shot the night we were recording. We were in shock when we heard it on the radio on the drive home from the studio.

"A lady by the name of Marion R. Mangrum who owned a newspaper in Maryville, Tennessee produced it. She had heard us sing at an event and felt we should have a recorded album released to radio."
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Songwriting credits below 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."

Track listing

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

Personnel

  • Jack Linneman – engineer
  • Marion R. Mangrum – producer
  • Bill Owens – arrangement
  • Louis Owens – producer
  • Avie Lee Parton – vocals
  • Cassie Parton – vocals
  • Stella Parton – vocals
  • Willadeene Parton – vocals
  • Duke Pearce Jr. – layout, design
  • Lee Wilkinson – cover photo
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Album cover. Inspiration (LP-2572) (1972)
Stella (And the Gospel Carrolls) is the debut solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released in September 1972 by Inspiration Records. The Gospel Carrolls are Stella's brother Randy and cousins Dale and Dwight Puckett. The album was produced by Stella's uncle Louis Owens and features backing vocals by uncle Bill Owens and sister Dolly.

Stella wrote about the album on her website in 2008 saying, "This was the first solo recording of my career.  I was working mostly gospel music events, such as churches, "all night singings," and Christian radio and television shows.  The group consisted of my sister, Cassie singing harmony, Bobby Cox, singing and playing piano and bass player and singer, Clayton Head.
 
"This album was recorded on a cold winter day.  My Uncle Louis produced.  My Uncle Bill and sister Dolly dropped by and sang harmony on a couple of songs.  "Ragged Angel" and "Try Him You'll Like Him" were released as singles and made the gospel music charts."

Track listing

  1. Jesus Marching (Stella Parton) 1:59
  2. I Shall Not Be Moved (Traditional, arr. by Stella Parton) 1:57
  3. Search Our Souls (Bill Owens) 1:59
  4. How Great Is Jesus (Stella Parton, Joann Boling) 2:31
  5. Better Place to Live (Dolly Parton) 2:39
  6. Try Him, You'll Like Him (Stella Parton) 2:35
  7. The Choice (Stella Parton, Dale Puckett) 2:36
  8. Yes, I See God (Dorothy Jo Hope) 2:29
  9. Me and Jesus (Got Our Own Thing Going) (Tom T. Hall) 2:32
  10. Ragged Angel (Dolly Parton) 2:24

Personnel

​Note: There are no credits on the LP, so these credits have been compiled from other sources.
  • The Gospel Carrolls:
    • Randy Parton
    • Dale Puckett
    • Dwight Puckett
  • Bill Owens – background vocals
  • Louis Owens – producer
  • ​Dolly Parton – background vocals
  • Stella Parton – lead vocals
A Few Words from Dolly Parton About Her Sister, Stella:
Stella and I are sisters from a family of twelve children and we grew up where singing is as natural as just being there. We grew up singing gospel songs in the little country church that our granddaddy, Brother Jake Owens, pastored. We did a lot of singing in different churches around our mountain home area in Sevier County, Tennessee. Almost all of our family sings
and plays some kind of musical instrument. Stella was always a very religious girl and most all of her activities were centered around church and the religious side of life. She was always very devoted and never cared about singing any kind of music except gospel music. She is a very sensitive and deep person and her singing reveals her warmth, sincerity, and honesty. I always described her voice as "heart singing"...it just comes out as a real honest way of putting to music the way a person would tell you something honestly. I have always believed that she was born to spread the word of God in songs. Some people are born for different reasons and all things are for a purpose and I truly believe that working for God in this manner is her purpose. Some of the songs in this album were written by Stella. She is also a very good writer. The songs she writes have meaning and depth. I'm sure that you will especially like the songs written by her as I do. I am also very pleased and honored that she included two of my songs, "Ragged Angel" and "A Better Place to Live". I hope that you will like them. I'm very proud of Stella and I hope that you will accept her and help her in her work which is truly for the Glory of God.

With Love, 
                     Dolly Parton
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Album cover. Soul, Country and Blues (IRDA LPN 6006) (1975)
I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight is the second solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on September 8, 1975, by Soul, Country and Blues Records. The album was produced by Bob G. Dean. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "Ode to Olivia" did not chart, while the second and third singles, the title track and "It's Not Funny Anymore", peaked at number nine and number 56, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "The Mood I'm In" was released as the fourth single and failed to chart.

Track listing

  1. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (Bob G. Dean, Stella Parton) 4:10
  2. Don't Do It Again (Bob G. Dean, Paul Overstreet) 2:10
  3. Long Legged Truck Drivers (Stella Parton) 2:18
  4. When the Fire Went Out Last Night (Bob G. Dean, Stella Parton) 2:47
  5. I've Got to Get Back on the Right Side of God (Bob G. Dean, Paul Overstreet) 2:47
  6. It's Not Funny Anymore (Bob G. Dean, Stella Parton) 2:30
  7. Ode to Olivia (Bob G. Dean, Stella Parton) 3:20
  8. Truck Driving Mother (Bob G. Dean, Stella Parton) 1:52
  9. You Kiss the Fire Out of Me (Bob G. Dean, Stella Parton) 2:05
  10. The Mood I'm In (Stella Parton) 2:48
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Album cover. Elektra (7E-1111) (1977)
Country Sweet is the third solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on July 11, 1977, by Elektra Records. The album was produced by Jim Malloy and David Malloy. It peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The first single, "I'm Not That Good at Goodbye", peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while the second and third singles, "The Danger of a Stranger" and "Standard Lie Number One", peaked at number 15 and number 14, respectively.

Track listing

  1. Easy to Love (Even Stevens, Eddie Rabbitt) 2:09
  2. Charlie's Baby (Dave Hall) 2:12
  3. A Little Bitty Tear (Hank Cochran) 2:18
  4. If You're a Dream (Stella Parton) 2:57
  5. I'm Not That Good at Goodbye (Bob McDill, Don Williams) 2:37
  6. Standard Lie Number One (Dennis Wilson) 2:36
  7. Danger of a Stranger (Even Stevens, Shel Silverstein) 2:37
  8. I've Got to Have You for Mine (Stella Parton) 2:51
  9. It's the Little Things (David Malloy, Even Stevens) 1:55
  10. The More the Change (Stella Parton) 3:40
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Album cover. Elektra (K 52069) (1978)
Stella Parton is the fourth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on March 20, 1978, by Elektra Records. The album was produced by Jim Malloy and David Malloy. It peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's two singles, "Four Little Letters" and Undercover Lovers", peaked at number 20 and number 28, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Track listing

  1. Four Little Letters (Dan Tyler, Even Stevens) 2:10
  2. Undercover Lovers (Even Stevens, Sherry Grooms) 1:52
  3. The Late, Late, Late Show (Shel Silverstein) 2:43
  4. Love Is a Word (Otha Young)2:32
  5. There's a Rumor Going 'Round (Bill S. Graham) 2:32
  6. Haven't You Heard (Wayne Kemp, Red Lane) 2:19
  7. Lie to Linda (Stella Parton, Billy Smith) 2:54
  8. Wishing Well (Chip Hardy, Sam Lorber) 2:24
  9. Fade My Blues Away (Stella Parton) 2:39
  10. Down to Earth* (Even Stevens, Sherry Grooms) 3:30

* "Down to Earth" features backing vocals by ​Lee Parton, Avie Lee Parton, Willadeene Parton, Dolly Parton, Cassie Parton, Randy Parton, Floyd Parton, Frieda Parton, Rachel Parton, and Tim Rauhoff.
Love Ya is the fifth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on April 23, 1979, by Elektra Records. It was produced by Jim Malloy and Even Stevens, with David Malloy. Three singles were released from the album: "Stormy Weather", "Steady as the Rain", and "The Room at the Top of the Stairs". The singles peaked at number 21, number 26, and number 36, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Steady as the Rain" was written by Dolly who later recorded the song for her 1999 album, The Grass Is Blue.

Track listing

  1. I Cried for the Lady (Even Stevens) 2:24
  2. Long Lost Love (Even Stevens, Paul Overstreet) 3:04
  3. The Room at the Top of the Stairs (Even Stevens, Dan Tyler) 3:16
  4. Someone (Even Stevens, Eddie Rabbitt)2:01
  5. A Little Inconvenient (Jim Malloy, Even Stevens) 2:08
  6. Steady as the Rain (Dolly Parton) 2:22
  7. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (Stella Parton, Bob G. Dean) 3:42
  8. Honey, Come Home (Even Stevens, June La-Salvia, Bobby David) 2:14
  9. The Rest of the Way (Deborah Allen, Sparky Lawrence) 3:33
  10. Stormy Weather (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow) 2:55
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Album cover. Stella Parton (TIM-68-C) (c. 1980) / Extended edit by The Dolly Parton Discography
True to Me is the sixth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released independently around 1980. It was produced by Stella and Bob Teague.

Stella wrote on her website about the album in 2008. She said, "This was a very special project due to the fact that it was a songwriter's project. It was my first effort at trying to produce a new project and attempting to secure a new recording contract after recording four successful albums for Elektra Records from 1976–1979. I was especially proud of the fact that I recorded it with my touring band at the time. Unfortunately, it never was released on a major label; however, I sold it as a road album for a long time. I recorded this album at Hilltop Studios."

Track listing

  1. True to Me (Bob Teague) 4:11
  2. Don't Put Me On (Stella Parton, Paul Overstreet) 3:22
  3. Songbird's Heart (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 2:48
  4. My Dreams Came True Overnight (Stella Parton, Bob Teague)3:26
  5. Smooth Talker (Stella Parton, Floyd Parton) 3:24
  6. Lover's Dream (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 2:53
  7. The Sun Don't Shine in Memphis (Stella Parton, Paul Overstreet) 3:23
  8. There's Nothing Between Us Now (Stella Parton, Paul Overstreet) 2:52
  9. Something to Go By (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 2:41
  10. We Are Gypsies (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 4:00
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Album cover. Town House (ST-7005) (1982)
So Far...So Good is the seventh solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released in April 1982 by Town House Records. The album was produced by Milan Williams. The two singles, "I'll Miss You" and "Young Love", peaked at number 65 and number 75, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Stella wrote about the album on her website in 2008. She said, "I recorded this album in Los Angeles, California.  Originally it was recorded for my record label at the time, Accord/Town House. Milan Williams of the Commodores produced it. He and I collaborated on a few of the songs. It was recorded at Hitsville-Motown Studios. This was the longest I have ever worked on a project. Great musicians and engineers. I had two chart records from this album, "I'll Miss You" and "Young Love." I bought this album in a court battle with the label after they went bankrupt. I really learned a lot through the experience."

Track listing

  1. Young Love (Carole Joyner, Rick Cartey) 4:12
  2. I'll Miss You (Bob Teague) 2:59
  3. Smiling (featuring Milan Williams) (Stella Parton, Milan Williams) 3:36
  4. Please Come to Me (Bob Teague) 3:30
  5. Verona (E. Williams, T. Williams) 3:50
  6. I Hate the Night (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 3:25
  7. Lying to the One You're With (Wishing) (Stella Parton, Milan Williams) 4:46
  8. Something to Go By (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 3:12
  9. The Sun Is Shining (Jimmy Reed, Calvin Carter, Ewart Abner) 2:42
  10. Video (Milan Williams) 0:52
Always Tomorrow is the eighth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was recorded in 1989, but was not released at the time. She released the album on CD through her website sometime in the early 2000s. The album was produced by Stella with Steve Messer. The only single, "I Don't Miss You Like I Used To", was released in 1988 and peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album features a duet with Dolly on the track "Sisters".

"This is a CD I recorded for another label that went bankrupt before I got the album finished. Needless to say, I was disappointed. Anyway, I thought it was a good album. We had some good songs, great pickers and Steve Messer engineered and helped me produce. We had a lot of fun and high expectations of getting my recording career back on track.
"I was lucky enough to secure these masters on a trip to the Midem Music Festival from a record company that had licensed them from my bankrupt record company. Again, they came back home to me just like lost children. I recorded this project at LSI Studios in Nashville."

Track listing

  1. I Don't Miss You Like I Used To (Curtis Stone, Jan Buckingham) 2:59
  2. You Said You Loved Me (Stella Parton, Steve Messer) 2:49
  3. Valley of Desire (Steve Messer) 3:42
  4. Sisters (duet with Dolly Parton) (Cass Morgan) 4:46
  5. You're the Reason I'm Living (Bobby Darin) 2:04
  6. Saving My Love (Floyd Parton, Randy Parton) 2:51
  7. Always Tomorrow (Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon) 2:30
  8. Falling Again (Tim Wright) 3:08
  9. Anytime Man (Dan Tyler, David Womack) 3:06
  10. Summertime Moon (Stella Parton) 3:48
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Album cover. Montana Country (310 011) (1990)
Favorites, Volume 1 is the ninth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released in Switzerland in 1990 by Montana Country, but would not be released in the US until 2000 on Raptor Records. The album was recorded at LSI Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and produced by Stella with Steve Messer. It is a collection of re-recordings of Stella's biggest hits.

Track listing

  1. Steady as the Rain (Dolly Parton) 2:35
  2. I'm Not That Good at Goodbye (Bob McDill, Don Williams) 2:41
  3. Standard Lie Number One (Dennis Wilson) 2:41
  4. Danger of a Stranger (Even Stevens, Shel Silverstein) 2:48
  5. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (Bob G. Dean, Stella Parton) 4:24
  6. Young Love* (Carole Joyner, Rick Cartey) 2:57
  7. The Room at the Top of the Stairs (Even Stevens, Dan Tyler) 3:09
  8. Lie to Linda (Stella Parton, Billy Smith) 3:04
  9. Stormy Weather (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow) 2:36
  10. Legs** (Stella Parton, Bob Teague, Shirle Milete, L. E. White) 2:48
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* "Young Love" was previously released on Stella's 1982 album, So Far...So Good.
** "Legs" was previously released as a non-album single in 1988.

Personnel

Background vocals
Stella Parton, Lea Jane Berinati, Judy Rodman, Steve Messer
Don McGinnis, Don Stewart, Larry Keith

Musicians
Walt Cunningham, Doug Jernigan, Mike Severs, Ronny Hughes, Eddy Anderson, Steve Messer, Rob Hajacos, Sonny Garrish, Jim Vest, the Ham Strings

Engineered and Mixed by Steve Messer

Produced by Steve Messer and Stella Parton

Photography by Ron Keith

Thanks to God and Tim and all my loyal supporters.
​I love ya.
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Album cover. Stella Parton Productions, Inc. (SPPI-CD-25) (1995)
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2004) (2002)
A Woman's Touch is the tenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released in August 1995 by Stella Parton Productions, Inc. The album was produced by Stella with Greg Alexander. "Child of My Body" and "I'll Think About Shadows" would later be included on the 2001 album, Appalachian Blues. A Woman's Touch was reissued in 2002 as Blue Heart with four songs removed. Stella had previously recorded "Smooth Talker" on her 1980 album, True to Me.

Track listing

A Woman's Touch (1995)
  1. A Woman's Touch (Stella Parton) 4:37
  2. Bird in a Gilded Cage (Stella Parton) 3:33
  3. It's Not Over (Stella Parton) 3:28
  4. Sleeping with the Enemy (Stella Parton) 4:12
  5. Smooth Talker (Stella Parton, Floyd Parton) 3:54
  6. Truth of the Matter (Stella Parton) 3:01
  7. My Pride (Stella Parton) 4:29
  8. When the Fire Went Out (Stella Parton, Bob G. Dean) 2:51
  9. The Man That Called Me Lady (Stella Parton) 4:09
  10. My Latest Love Song (Stella Parton) 4:22
  11. Child of My Body (Stella Parton) 2:54
  12. I'll Think About Shadows (Stella Parton) 3:04
  13. Bound and Determined (Stella Parton) 3:07
  14. Miner's Curse (Stella Parton) 4:29
  15. When One Door Closes (Stella Parton) 4:01
Blue Heart (2002)
  1. Smooth Talker (Stella Parton, Floyd Parton) 3:54
  2. My Pride (Stella Parton) 4:29
  3. Sleeping with the Enemy (Stella Parton) 4:12
  4. Bound and Determined (Stella Parton) 3:07
  5. The Man That Called Me Lady (Stella Parton) 4:09
  6. When One Door Closes (Stella Parton) 4:01
  7. My Latest Love Song (Stella Parton) 4:22
  8. When the Fire Went Out (Stella Parton, Bob G. Dean) 2:51
  9. Bird in a Gilded Cage (Stella Parton) 3:33
  10. It's Not Over (Stella Parton) 3:28
  11. Truth of the Matter (Stella Parton) 3:01
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2003) (2001)
Appalachian Blues is the eleventh solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on January 19, 2001, by Raptor Records. Stella produced the album with Wanda Vick, Greg Alexander, Bob Teague, and Sam Reedman. Two singles were released from the album, "Up in the Holler" and "I Draw from the Well". Stella filmed a music video for "Up in the Holler". "Lover's Dream" and "Songbird's Heart" were previously released on the c. 1980 album, True to Me, while "Child of My Body" and "I'll Think About Shadows" were previously released on the 1995 album, A Woman's Touch.

Track listing

  1. Up in the Holler (Stella Parton) 3:48
  2. Child of My Body* (Stella Parton) 2:52
  3. Lover's Dream** (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 2:49
  4. Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional, arr. by Stella Parton)3:36
  5. The Missing Part (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) 3:37
  6. I'll Think About Shadows* (Stella Parton) 3:03
  7. I Draw from the Well (Stella Parton) 4:04
  8. One Honest Love (Wayne Carson 2:52
  9. Songbird's Heart** (Stella Parton, Bob Teague) 2:52
  10. Satisfied Mind (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) 4:13

* Previously released on Stella's 1995 album, A Woman's Touch.
** Previously released on Stella's c. 1980 album, True to Me.

Commentary by Stella

Stella wrote on her website about each song from the album when it was released in 2001. Her comments on each song are below.
"Up in the Holler"
When I visited my mama and daddy up in my native Smoky Mountains, I suddenly saw my mother's shift in age to an elderly woman, which was bittersweet. I played this song for my dad five weeks before he died and he just cried and cried.  To touch your parents in such a way was the ultimate. It has a mournful tone. This is one of the sweetest songs I have ever sung, enveloping the loving part of my relationship with my parents and not the struggles.

"Child of My Body"
I wrote this for my only child, Tim, when he moved away from home into his very first apartment. For the first time I was overcome with the realization that I was a guest in his home. When he got up for work, I felt lost and watched him doing things the way I taught him, the little rituals. Even though he was on his own, he will always be a part of me. He is still in my heart and will always be my baby. This song started as a poem and then became a five-minute composition and ended as this Appalachian lullaby.

"Lover's Dream"
This song was used as the concept for the photos on the CD cover...waking up being in love, being carefree and picking flowers. This song has more of a bluegrass feel, which is why I wanted to include the Scruggs family. It was written and recorded twenty years ago with Bob Teague, but never released.

"Wayfaring Stranger"
Everyone has always done this song as a dirge, which is too slow. I wanted to do it in a medium tempo and wanted the texture to sound like my mom and be something that will always sound good on stage. I like the groove.

"The Missing Part"
Paul Overstreet and I used to write together a lot. In fact, he was married to one of my sisters and I got him his first publishing deal. When I was looking for songs, I ran across this again and it seemed to fit. Paul is able to say so much in songs through sweet, tender messages. I had done the demo for him years ago. There are great harmony lines on the choruses. Don Schlitz also co-wrote this song with Paul.

​"I'll Think About Shadows"
This one I wrote about letting bad things and negative thoughts keep us from our joy. The shadows are the negative thoughts. Instead we need to look at the bad circumstances and say, "What can I learn from this," and then embrace it instead of being defensive.

"I Draw from the Well"
This is the most gospel-sounding song on the album and was inspired by Ronnie Reno's CD, Drawing from the Well. I believe we should draw from the well of God's living family. This song has a more Cherokee Indian melody.

​"One Honest Love"
Wayne Carson wrote this song and brought it to me. He said it reminded him of me and I was honored that he would let me do a demo of one of his songs. He is such a brilliant writer and musician. This is one of the sweetest songs I have ever heard. It allows me to use the tender part of my spirit to interpret the song.

"Songbird's Heart"
This song was also done with the Scruggs family and was written about a relationship I once had. His initial attraction to my music and my freedom of expression turned into jealousy that he couldn't deal with. It broke my heart. "If you squeeze a bird, you'll kill it." Bob Teague helped me with the bridge.

"Satisfied Mind"
I worked this arrangement out on guitar. The message of the song is the importance of knowing that if I died today I would know I had done my best. That I had been loyal, truthful and fair. It is through this reflective mindset that I try to interpret and express this song.
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2005) (2003)
Appalachian Gospel is the twelfth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on October 14, 2003, by Raptor Records. The album was produced by Stella. "Keep on the Firing Line" was the only single released.

Stella wrote about the album on her website in 2008. She said, "I feel blessed to have come full circle with this particular collection of songs. I sang these songs as a child and while recording them, I chose to sing them from a collection of church hymnals I have managed to carry with me over the years. I felt as though some of my aunts, uncles, grandparents, and other loved ones who have gone on to be with the Lord were in the studio, singing along."

Track listing

  1. Amazing Grace (John Newton) 2:27
  2. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (Anthony J. Showalter, Elisha Hoffman) 3:23
  3. Farther Along (Traditional) 4:19
  4. Keep on the Firing Line (Bessie F. Hatcher) 3:32
  5. Precious Memories (J. B. F. Wright) 4:20
  6. In the Sweet By and By (S. Fillmore Bennett, Joseph P. Webster) 3:47
  7. Power in the Blood / Are You Washed in the Blood / Nothing But the Blood of Jesus (Lewis E. Jones / Elisha Hoffman / Robert Lowry) 2:20
  8. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Joseph M. Scriven, Charles C. Converse) 3:34
  9. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour (Fanny Crosby, William H. Doane) 4:12
  10. This Little Light of Mine / Will the Circle Be Unbroken / I'll Fly Away (Traditional / Ada R. Habershon, Charles H. Gabriel / Albert E. Brumley) 3:29
  11. He Set Me Free (Albert E. Brumley) 2:32
  12. Just a Little Talk with Jesus (Cleavant Derricks) 2:48
  13. Somebody Touched Me / Send Down the Rain, Lord (John Reedy / Traditional) 4:48
  14. Amazing Grace (John Newton) 3:06
  15. Session Outtakes / To Canaan's Land, I'm on My Way (Traditional) 8:56
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2009) (2008)
Testimony is the thirteenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on December 2, 2008, by Raptor Records. "Family Ties" was the only single released from the album.

Track listing

  1. Family Ties (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 3:06
  2. Tell It, Sister, Tell It (Stella Parton) 4:02
  3. No Pride at All (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 3:07
  4. I Will Arise (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 3:30
  5. Name Above Every Name (Stella Parton) 3:31
  6. Trophy of Your Grace (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 2:40
  7. Keep on Walkin' (Stella Parton) 2:48
  8. I Press On (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 3:05
  9. I Love My Country (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 3:11
  10. Daughter of the King (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 4:02
  11. ​Virtuous Woman (Stella Parton) 3:11
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2011) (2008)
Holiday Magic is the fourteenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on December 2, 2008, by Raptor Records. The album is a collection of Christmas songs. Stella wrote one original song for the album, "My Santa Drove a Green Pickup Truck".

Track listing

  1. Christmas Time's a Comin' (Tex Logan) 2:59
  2. Away in a Manger (Traditional) 2:29
  3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks) 2:19
  4. Up on the Housetop (Benjamin Hanby) 2:05
  5. Jingle Bells (James Lord Pierpont) 2:19
  6. My Santa Drove a Green Pickup (Stella Parton) 2:56
  7. Silent Night (Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber) 2:55
  8. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Johnny Marks) 2:02
  9. Jolly Old St. Nicholas (Emily Huntington Miller) 2:53
  10. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional) 3:11
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2014) (2010)
American Coal is the fifteenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on March 9, 2010, by Raptor Records.

Track listing

  1. Narration (Stella Parton) 0:18
  2. Coal Medley (Allen Toussaint / Merle Travis) 4:23
  3. Narration (Stella Parton)  0:20
  4. ​Coal Tattoo (Billy Edd Wheeler) 3:31
  5. Blackie, Kentucky (Dolly Parton) 3:52
  6. Preacher and a Miner (Gerry Dewey, Stella Parton, Eddie Reasoner) 3:18
  7. These Are My Mountains (James Copeland) 4:13
  8. Schooldays End (Ewan MacColl) 2:46
  9. The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore (Jean Ritchie) 2:58
  10. Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn) 3:11
  11. ​West Virginia Underground (Brian Duckworth, Greg Duckworth, Wendy Williams) 2:47
  12. I'm a Coal Mining Man (Tom T. Hall) 2:33
  13. I Love My Country* (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 3:12
  14. Narration (Stella Parton) 0:19

* "I Love My Country" was previously released on Stella's 2008 album, Testimony.
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-20??) (2014)
Buried Treasures is the sixteenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on September 30, 2014, by Raptor Records. The album is half comprised of new recordings of deep cuts from Stella's catalog, while the other five songs she had not previously recorded.

Track listing

  1. The Sun Don't Shine in Memphis (Stella Parton, Paul Overstreet) 3:09
  2. The Man That Called Me Lady (Stella Parton) 3:57
  3. Don't Put Me On (Stella Parton, Paul Overstreet) 3:19
  4. A Part of Me Slowly Dies (Stella Parton) 2:50
  5. Strumming My Guitar (Stella Parton) 2:54
  6. Saving My Love (Floyd Parton, Randy Parton) 3:21
  7. He's Still the Best (Paul Overstreet) 2:59
  8. Heart Don't Fail Me Now (Randy Parton, Bill Owens, Frank Dycus) 3:05
  9. The One Who Flies the Highest (Stella Parton, Helen Cornelius) 3:41
  10. After All This Time (Stella Parton) 3:08
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-20??) (2015)
Last Train to Memphis is the seventeenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on July 1, 2015, by Raptor Records. The album is comprised of covers of rock 'n' roll songs from the 1950's and 1960s.

Track listing

  1. Let's Have a Party (Jessie Mae Robinson) 3:03
  2. Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) 3:03
  3. Blue Moon of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) 2:08
  4. Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) 2:19
  5. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash) 2:20
  6. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry) 2:41
  7. Great Balls of Fire (Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer) 1:54
  8. It Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan) 3:05
  9. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Dave "Curly" Williams) 3:01
  10. Shake, Rattle, and Roll (Charles Calhoun) 2:19
  11. Last Train to Memphis (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) 2:40
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2025) (2016)
Mountain Songbird: A Sister's Tribute is the eighteenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on January 19, 2016, by Raptor Records. The album is a tribute to Dolly and features Stella covering eleven of Dolly's best known compositions. Stella and Dolly duet on a new song they wrote together titled "More Power to Ya", which was released as the album's single.

Track listing

  1. Mountain Songbird (Stella Parton, Tom T. Hall, Dixie Hall) 3:00
  2. In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) (Dolly Parton) 2:49
  3. Jolene (Dolly Parton) 3:19
  4. Blackie, Kentucky* (Dolly Parton) 3:50
  5. Coat of Many Colors (Dolly Parton) 3:13
  6. The Bargain Store (Dolly Parton) 2:59
  7. Steady as the Rain** (Dolly Parton) 2:32
  8. Down from Dover (Dolly Parton) 3:51
  9. Just Because I'm a Woman (Dolly Parton) 3:07
  10. The Flame*** (Dolly Parton) 2:51
  11. The Seeker (Dolly Parton) 3:11
  12. I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) 2:56
  13. More Power to Ya (duet with Dolly Parton) (Stella Parton, Dolly Parton) 2:26​

* "Blackie, Kentucky" was previously released on Stella's 2010 album, American Coal.
** "Steady as the Rain" was previously released on Stella's 1990 album, Favorites, Vol. 1.
*** "The Flame" was previously released on the Stella's 1993 compilation, Picture in a Frame.
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-20??) (2016)
Nashville Nights is the nineteenth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on July 25, 2016, by Raptor Records. The album is comprised of 22 covers of classic country songs.

Track listing

  1. Bad Moon Risin' (John Fogerty) 2:16
  2. Blanket on the Ground (Roger Bowling) 3:43
  3. Could I Have This Dance (Wayland Holyfield, Bob House) 3:09
  4. Delta Dawn (Larry Collins, Alex Harvey) 2:47
  5. Don't Touch Me (Hank Cochran) 3:09
  6. The End of the World (Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee) 2:44
  7. Funny Face (Donna Fargo) 3:13
  8. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad (Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton) 2:04
  9. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (J. D. Miller) 2:35
  10. I Am Woman (Helen Reddy, Ray Burton) 3:20
  11. I'm Not Lisa (Jessi Colter) 3:22
  12. Lesson in Leavin' (Randy Goodrum, Brent Meher) 2:58
  13. Let Me Be There (John Rostill) 2:56
  14. Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) 4:21
  15. Once a Day (Bill Anderson) 2:40
  16. Queen of Hearts (Hank Devito) 3:35
  17. Rose Garden (Joe South) 3:02
  18. Satin Sheets (John Volinkaty) 3:35
  19. Slippin' Away (Bill Anderson) 2:35
  20. When Will I Be Loved (Phil Everly) 2:06 
  21. ​You Ain't Woman Enough (Loretta Lynn) 2:17
  22. Me and Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster) 4:04
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-20??) (2017)
Old Time Singing is the twentieth solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on September 26, 2017, by Raptor Records. The album is comprised of three songs from Stella's 1972 album, Stella (And the Gospel Carrolls), and seven tracks that did not make the final track listing.

Track listing

  1. Old Time Singing (Dorothy Jo Owens, Frankie Bailes, Walter Bailes) 2:21
  2. Try Him, You'll Like Him* (Stella Parton) 2:40
  3. The Choice* (Stella Parton, Dale Puckett) 2:44
  4. Happiness Is Loving Him (Stella Parton, Clayton Head) 2:40
  5. How Great Is Jesus* (Stella Parton, Joann Boiling) 2:33
  6. Big Success for Jesus (Dorothy Jo Owens) 3:09
  7. Timothy (Stella Parton) 3:09
  8. Now I Have Everything (David Ingles, Charlie Yandell) 2:30
  9. He Touched Me (Bill Gaither) 2:37
  10. It Wasn't Raining (Stella Parton) 3:12

* Previously released on Stella's 1972 album, Stella (And the Gospel Carrolls).
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-20??) (2018)
Survivor is the twenty-first solo studio album by Stella Parton. It was released on September 7, 2018, by Raptor Records. The album includes notable covers of Swedish DJ Avicii's top 10 hit "Wake Me Up" and Bob Segar's top 20 hit "Like a Rock". Three singles were released from the album, "Dirty Rotten Dog", "Like a Rock", and "It Can Be an Illusion". All three were accompanied by music videos.

Track listing

  1. Wake Me Up (Tim Bergling, Egbert Dawkins, Mike Einziger) 2:56
  2. It Can Be an Illusion (Stella Parton) 4:09
  3. Valley of Desire (Steve Messer) 3:17
  4. Forget Me Not (Stella Parton) 3:06
  5. The Last Rose of Summer (Stella Parton) 4:34
  6. Crazy Cradle of Love (Stella Parton) 3:41
  7. Dirty Rotten Dog (Stella Parton) 3:41
  8. Like a Rock (Bob Segar) 4:25
  9. I Ain't Leaving' 'Til I'm Even (Stella Parton, Wayne Carson) 3:34
  10. I Press On (Stella Parton, Rucker Jones) 3:11

Live albums

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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2012) (2009)
Mountain Rose: Live in Norway (Raptor; September 29, 2009)
Track listing: 1. Amazing Grace 2. Leaning on the Ever Lasting Arms 3. Farther Along 4. Keep on the Firing Line 5. Power in the Blood Medley 6. He Set Me Free 7. Just a Little Talk with Jesus 8. Somebody Touched Me Medley 9. Old Rugged Cross 10. Amazing Grace (Encore) 11. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2017) (2013)
Live at Dollywood (CD+DVD) (Raptor; August 19, 2013)
Track listing: 1. It's So Nice to Be with You 2. Stand Up 3. Hits Medley: I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight / Standard Lie Number One / The Room at the Top f the Stairs / Undercover Lovers / The Danger of a Stranger 4. Coat of Many Colors 5. Young Love 6. Miss Celie's Blues 7. I Need a Vacation 8. Saving My Love 9. You're the Reason I'm Living 10. Legs 11. We Are Gypsies

Remix albums

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Album cover. Raptor (2013)
Resurrection (Raptor; October 1, 2013)
Track listing: 1. Danger of a Stranger (Gomi's Dangerous Mix) 2. Trouble on the Line (Emergency Mix) 3. Lying to the One You Are With (Passion on the Dance Floor Mix) 4. Valley of Desire (Dream Mix) 5. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (Stella vs Puff Dog Club Groove) 6. Saving My Love (Deluxe Dance Mix) 7. New Lover (Late Night Mix) 8. Missing You Blues (Desire Radio Mix) 9. I Reach Out to Touch You (T.CW Burning Mix) 10. Legs (Pretty Long Legs Remix) 11. The Danger of a Stranger (Gomi's Dangerous Extended Mix) 12. Valley of Desire (Extended Dream Mix) 13. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (Stella vs Puffdog Extended Club Groove) 14. Saving My Love (Deluxe Extended Dance Mix) 15. Missing You Blues (Desire Club Mix) 16. I Reach Out to Touch You (T.CW Burning Extended Mix) 17. Trouble on the Line (Emergency Club Mix) 18. Trouble on the Line (Emergency Retro Mix) 19. Trouble on the Line (Emergency Retro Extended Mix) 20. Danger of a Stranger (Mega Nightlife Mix)

Compilation albums

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Album cover. Elektra (6E229) (1979)
The Best of Stella Parton (Elektra; 1979)
Track listing: 1. The Danger of a Stranger (from Country Sweet, 1977) 2. The Room at the Top of the Stairs (from Love Ya, 1979) 3. Steady as the Rain (from Love Ya, 1979) 4. I’m Not That Good at Goodbye (from Country Sweet, 1977) 5. Stormy Weather (from Love Ya, 1979) 6. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (from Love Ya, 1979) 7. Undercover Lovers (from Stella Parton, 1978) 8. Standard Lie Number One (from Country Sweet, 1977) 9. Four Little Letters (from Stella Parton, 1978) 10. Down to Earth (from Stella Parton, 1978)
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Album cover. Eagle (ECD 040) (1993)
Picture in a Frame (Eagle; 1993)
Track listing: 1. Young Love (from So Far...So Good​, 1982) 2. Mandolin Rain* (Bruce Hornsby) 3. Verona (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 4. Smiling (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 5. Something to Go By (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 6. Fragile* (Floyd Parton, Randy Parton) 7. Like Lovers Do* (Stella Parton, Steve Messer) 8. Picture in a Frame* (D. Knutson, A.L. Owens) 9. Cross My Heart (from non-album single, 1987) 10. I’ll Believe It When I Don't See It* (Grady Martin, Hank Cochran) 11. My Dreams Came True Overnight** 12. The Flame* (Dolly Parton)

* Previously unreleased.
** Re-recording
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Album cover. Renaissance (RMED 00215) (1998)
Anthology (Renaissance; October 13, 1998)
Track listing: 1. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 2. I’m Not That Good at Goodbye (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 3. The Danger of a Stranger (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 4. Standard Lie Number One (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 5. Stormy Weather (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 6. Steady as the Rain (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 7. The Room at the Top of the Stairs (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 8. Young Love (from So Far...So Good, 1982) 9. Cross My Heart (from non-album single, 1987) 10. I Don’t Miss You Like I Used To (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 11. Lie to Linda (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 12. Something to Go By (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 13. Legs (from non-album single, 1988) 14. Valley of Desire (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 15. You’re the Reason (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 16. Like Lovers Do (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 17. Picture in a Frame (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 18. You Said You Love Me (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 19. Fragile (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 20. My Dreams Came True Overnight (from True to Me, c. 1980) 21. Mandolin Rain (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 22. When the Fire Went Out (from A Woman's Touch, 1995) 23. The Sun Don’t Shine in Memphis (from True to Me, c. 1980) 24. We Are Gypsies (from True to Me, c. 1980)
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2002) (2004)
Favorites, Vol. 2 (Raptor; 2004)
Track listing: 1. It's Not Funny Anymore* 2. You've Crossed My Mind (from non-album single, 1976) 3. When the Fire Went Out* 4. The More the Change (from Romantic Moments, 2003) 5. Four Little Letters* 6. Undercover Lovers* 7. Cross My Heart (from non-album single, 1987) 8. I Don't Miss You Like I Used To (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 9. Up in the Holler (from Appalachian Blues, 2001) 10. We Are Gypsies (from True to Me, c. 1980)

* Re-recording.
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2006) (2005)
Favorites, Vol. 3 (Raptor; 2005)
Track listing: 1. It’s So Nice to Be with You* (Live) 2. Make Friends* (Live) 3. Mule Skinner Blues* (Live) 4. Something to Go By (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 5. Valley of Desire (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 6. You’re the Reason (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 7. Like Lovers Do (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 8. Picture in a Frame (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 9. You Said You Loved Me (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 10. Fragile (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 11. My Dreams Came True Overnight (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 12. Mandolin Rain (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 13. The Sun Don’t Shine in Memphis (from True to Me, c. 1980) 14. Walk Softly (Live)

* New live recordings.
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No cover available. Raptor (RR-2007) (2006)
Songwriter Sessions (Raptor; 2006)
​​1. Smiling (from So Far...So Good, 1982) 2. Like Lovers Do (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 3. You Said You Loved Me (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 4. Valley of Desire (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 5. Summertime Moon (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 6. The Sun Don't Shine in Memphis (from True to Me, c. 1980) 7. A Songbird's Heart (from True to Me, c. 1980) 8. My Dreams Came True Overnight (from True to Me, c. 1980) 9. Smooth Talker (from True to Me, c. 1980) 10. Up in the Holler (from Appalachian Blues, 2001) 11. The Man That Called Me Lady (from A Woman's Touch, 1995) 12. We Are Gypsies (from True to Me, c. 1980) 13. Lie to Linda (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 14. Truth of the Matter (from A Woman's Touch, 1995) 15. It's Not Over ​(from A Woman's Touch, 1995)
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Album cover. Raptor (2008)
Romantic Moments (Raptor; April 28, 2008)
Track listing: 1. Summertime Moon (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 2. Like Lovers Do (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 3. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 4. Smiling (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 5. True to Me (from True to Me, c. 1980) 6. My Dreams Came True Overnight (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 7. A Woman's Touch (from A Woman's Touch, 1995) 8. You Said You Loved Me (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 9. Lie to Linda (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 10. The More the Change*

* Re-recording.
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Album cover. Raptor (2008)
Heart and Soul (Raptor; April 28, 2008)
Track listing: 1. Something to Go By (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 2. The Sun Don’t Shine in Memphis (from True to Me, c. 1980) 3. I Hate the Night (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 4. Valley of Desire (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 5. Don’t Put Me On (from True to Me, c. 1980) 6. Lying to the One You’re With (Wishing) (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 7. There’s Nothing Between Us Now (from True to Me, c. 1980) 8. Legs (from non-album single, 1988) 9. I’ll Miss You (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 10. We Are Gypsies (from True to Me, c. 1980)
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Album cover. Raptor (2008)
In the Spirit (Raptor; April 28, 2008)
Track listing: 1. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 2. Farther Along (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 3. Keep on the Firing Line (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 4. Precious Memories (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 5. In the Sweet By and By (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 6. Power in the Blood Medley (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 7. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 9. Amazing Grace (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 10. I Shall Not Be Moved (from Stella (And the Gospel Carrolls), 1972)
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Album cover. Raptor (RR-2010) (2009)
Hits Collection (Raptor; April 23, 2009)
Track listing: 1. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 2. I’m Not That Good at Goodbye (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 3. The Danger of a Stranger (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 4. Standard Lie Number One (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 5. Stormy Weather (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 6. Steady as the Rain (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 7. The Room at the Top of the Stairs (from Favorites, Vol. 1, 1990) 8. Young Love (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 9. Cross My Heart (from non-album single, 1987) 10. I Don’t Miss You Like I Used To (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 11. Four Little Letters (from Favorites, Vol. 2, 2004) 12. Undercover Lovers (from Favorites, Vol. 2, 2004) 13. I’ll Miss You (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 14. Up in the Holler (from Appalachian Blues, 2001) 15. Tell It, Sister, Tell It (from Testimony, 2008) 16. Mountain Miracles*

* New recording.
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Album cover. Stella Parton (2011)
Tell It Sister, Tell It (Stella Parton; June 1, 2011)
Track listing: 1. Tell It Sister, Tell It (from Testimony, 2008) 2. Child of My Body* 3. I Draw from the Well (from Appalachian Blues, 2001) 4. Sleeping with the Enemy (from A Woman’s Touch, 1995) 5. The Man That Called Me Lady (from A Woman’s Touch, 1995) 6. I’ll Think About Shadows (from Appalachian Blues, 2001) 7. Truth of the Matter (from A Woman’s Touch, 1995) 8. The More the Change (from Romantic Moments, 2008) 9. Virtuous Woman (from Testimony, 2008) 10. I Love My Country (from Testimony, 2008) 11. Family Ties (from Testimony, 2008)
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Album cover. Stella Parton (2016)
Then & Now (Stella Parton; June 1, 2016)
Track listing: 1. Let’s Have a Party (from Last Train to Memphis, 2015) 2. Family Ties (from Testimony, 2008) 3. He’s Still the Best (from Last Train to Memphis, 2015) 4. Mule Skinner Blues (Live) (from Favorites, Vol. 3, 2005) 5. Ode to Olivia (from I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight, 1975) 6. Amazing Grace (from Appalachian Gospel, 2003) 7. Coal Tattoo (from American Coal, 2010) 8. The One Who Flies the Highest (from Last Train to Memphis, 2015) 9. Virtuous Woman (from Testimony, 2008) 10. Sisters (duet with Dolly Parton) (from Always Tomorrow, 1989) 11. Walk Softly (Live) (from Favorites, Vol. 3, 2005) 12. I’ll Believe It When I Don’t See It (from Picture in a Frame, 1993) 13. It’s So Nice to Be with You (Live) (from Favorites, Vol. 3, 2005) 14. Smooth Talker (from True to Me, c. 1980) 15. Trouble on the Line (Emergency Mix) (from Resurrection, 2013) 16. I Hate the Night (from So Far…So Good, 1982) 17. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (from I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight, 1975) 18. The Danger of a Stranger (Gomi’s Dangerous Mix Extended)*

* Previously unreleased.

Singles

A-SIDE / B-SIDE (LABEL; CATALOG #; RELEASE DATE) CHART PEAK
Chart positions are from the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
  • Ragged Angel / A Better Place to Live (Music City, April 1971)
  • Ode to Olivia / I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight (Country Soul; CS-333; April 1975) –/#9
  • Long Legged Truck Drivers / When the Fire Went Out (Country, Soul and Blues; AB/BA-1949; 1975)
  • It's Not Funny Anymore / (I've Got to Get Back On) The Right Side of God (Country, Soul and Blues; IRDA 088; August 1975 #56
  • The Mood I'm In / Truck Driving Mother (Country, Soul and Blues; IRDA 169; January 1976)
  • You've Crossed My Mind / Don't Do it Again (Country, Soul and Blues; IRDA 315; September 1976)
  • Neon Woman / Crying Steel Guitar (Elektra; E-45367; December 1976) (with Carmol Taylor) #87
  • I'm Not That Good at Goodbye / Love Me to Sleep (Elektra; E-45383; February 1977) #60
  • The Danger of a Stranger / The More the Change (Elektra; E-45410; June 1977) #15
  • Charlie's Baby / The Danger of a Stranger (Elektra; ELK 12 268; September 1977) (Germany)
  • Standard Lie Number One / The More the Change (Elektra; E-45437; October 1977) #14
  • Four Little Letters / Fade My Blues Away (Elektra; E-45468; February 1978) #20
  • Undercover Lovers / There's a Rumor Going 'Round (Electra; E-45490; May 1978) #28
  • Love Is a Word / Lie to Linda (Elektra; K12300; May 28, 1978) (UK)
  • Stormy Weather / Lie to Linda (Electra; E-45533; October 1978) #21
  • Steady as the Rain / A Little Inconvenient (Elektra; E-46029; March 1979) #26
  • The Room at the Top of the Stairs / Honey Come Home (Elektra; E-46502; July 1979) #36
  • I'll Miss You / I Hate the Night (Town House; B-1056; February 1982) #65
  • Young Love / Something to Go By (Town House; B-1058; June 1982) #75
  • Legs / My Dreams Came True Overnight (Wedge; SR 1035; 1983)
  • Goin' Back to Heaven (with Kim Vassey) (RCA; PB-13924; October 1984)
  • Cross My Heart / Heart Don't Fail Me Now (Luv; LV 132; March 1987) #86
  • Legs (Airborne; ABS-10004; 1988)
  • I Don't Miss You Like I Used To (Airborne; ABS-10015; 1988) #74
  • Picture in a Frame / My Dreams Came True Overnight (Eagle; ECDS 10-64; 1993)
  • Up in the Holler (Raptor; 2001)
  • I Draw from the Well (Raptor; 2001)
  • Smooth Talker (Raptor; 2002)
  • Keep on the Firing Line (Raptor; 2002)
  • Family Ties (Raptor; 2009)
  • More Power to Ya (duet with Dolly Parton) (Attic/Man in the Moon; August 26, 2016)
  • Dirty Rotten Dog (Stella Parton, 2018)
  • Like a Rock (Stella Parton, 2018)
  • It Can Be an Illusion (Stella Parton, 2018)
  • Mysterious Love (with Magic Rhodes) (Magic Rhodes Ent. Inc.; February 19, 2021)
  • Up in the Holler 2.0 (with Sabyn) (CashVillain Music; November 13, 2023)

Other album appearances

​​TITLE / ARTIST / ALBUM / YEAR
  • Vagabond / Bill Owens with the Vocalaires (Dolly, Cassie, and Stella Parton) / "Just a Friend" B-side / 1961
  • Goin' Back to Heaven / Stella Parton and Kim Vassey / Rhinestone / 1984
  • I Fall to Pieces / John Brack and Stella Parton / Face to Face / 1990
  • Like Loves Do / John Brack and Stella Parton / Face to Face / 1990
  • In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) (Live) / Stella Parton / The Kinfolks Band / c. 1991
  • It Seems Like a Lifetime / Bill Owens with the Vocalaires (Dolly, Cassie, and Stella Parton) / Uncle Bill Owens – Dolly Parton / c. 1993
  • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Stella Parton / We Wish You a Merry Christmas / 1996
  • Deck the Halls / Stella Parton / Heilig-Meyers Presents...The Spirit of Christmas! / 1997
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Stella Parton / Homecoming Christmas: A Musical Journey / 1997
  • To the Moon and Back / Leif Aase and Stella Parton / L.O.V. Email / 2010
  • Heart Don't Fail Me Now / Stella Parton and Dolly Parton / Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables / 2024