Image credit: ARNOLDSVINYL at discogs.com
|
"What a Heartache" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released in 1984 exclusively in the Netherlands by RCA Records as the fourth single from the Rhinestone soundtrack album. The song was written by Dolly and produced by Mike Post and Dolly.
|
Track listing
Side A
- What a Heartache (Dolly Parton) 3:34
- Butterflies (Dolly Parton) 3:21
Background
Dolly has re-recorded "What a Heartache" twice since its original appearance on the Rhinestone soundtrack. The first was in 1991 for the Eagle When She Flies album, and she recorded it again in 2002 for Halos & Horns. In her 1994 autobiography, Dolly cited the song as a personal favorite of all the songs she has written.
Recording
Both sides of the single were recorded at Smoketree Ranch in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
Audio
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Rhinestone liner notes. The album liner notes do not give credits for individual tracks, so the credits below are for the album as a whole.
Performance
|
|
Production
- Doug Parry – recording
- Dolly Parton – producer, arrangements
- Mike Post – producer
- Ray Sheibley – second engineer