Product Details
Backwoods Barbie [Digipak] (CD)Album Notes
| Miscellaneous |
| Personnel: Dolly Parton (vocals). |
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| Audio Mixers: Drew Bollman; Justin Niebank. |
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| Audio Remasterers: Alex McCullogh; Jim DeMain. |
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| Recording information: Blackbird Studio A. |
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| Arranger: Kent Wells. |
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| The inaugural release on her own Dolly Records finds the ever-mercurial Dolly Parton moving away from the bluegrass/acoustic-oriented sound she explored on her albums for the Sugar Hill label from 1999 to 2005. Never content to stay in one place, she traverses a wide array of styles on BACKWOODS BARBIE. Opening track "Better Get to Livin'" has an anthemic, contemporary-country feel that's overtly radio-friendly. The jazzy, piano-flecked "The Lonesomes" adds an easy swing to the proceedings. "I Will Forever Hate Roses" and "Made of Stone" offer proof that Dolly still has a way with a good old country ballad. |
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| While most of the tunes on BACKWOODS BARBIE (including the incisive, autobiographical title track) come from Parton's own pen, she shows her customary flair for covers as well, lending a surprising folk-pop flavor to the Fine Young Cannibals' '80s dance-pop hit "She Drives Me Crazy" and putting a touch of twang into Smokey Robinson's classic soul ballad "Tracks of My Tears." Even in her sixties, the country icon shows no signs of settling into a rut. |
Album Details
| Album Title | Backwoods Barbie [Digipak] |
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| Number of Discs | 1 |
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| Engineer | Kyle Dickenson; Ben "Snake" Schmitt; Allen Ditto; Patrick Murphy |
| Producer | Dolly Parton; Kent Wells |
| Mono/Stereo | Stereo |
| Studio/Live | Studio |
| Label | Dolly Records |
| Catalog Number | DP925 |
| Release Date | 02/26/2008 |
| Import | No |
| UPC | 805859009323 |
Artist/Group
| Overview |
| Best known as one of the most beloved singers in country music, Dolly Parton is also a successful screen actress. Her greatest talent, songwriting, may also be her least heralded: Parton has penned numerous classics, among them "Coat of Many Colors," "Kentucky Gambler," "9 to 5," and "I Will Always Love You." Her first hits came in the 1960s via her duets with Porter Wagoner, but on her own she skyrocketed to fame with an angelic voice, potent songs, and a style that distinctively mixed folk, country, pop, and bluegrass. |
| Definitive Albums |
| Coat of Many Colors |
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| Jolene |
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| Just Because I'm a Woman |
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| Little Sparrow |
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| The Essential Dolly Parton |
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| The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 2 |
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| The Essential Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton |
Also See
| Performers |
| Lynn, Loretta; Nelson, Willie; On, Pickin'; Original Soundtrack; Rogers, Kenny; Tubb, Ernest; Various Artists; Wagoner, Porter; Young, Faron |
| Albums |
| 20 Greatest Hits; Best of the Best; Columbus Stockade Blues/Just the Way I Am/Heartach; Duets (Legacy); Honkytonk Angels; Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton; Kenny & Dolly-Real Love; Midnight Country; Once Upon a Christmas; Pickin' on Dolly Parton: A Bluegrass Tribute; Rhinestone; Silver Threads and Golden Needles [Single]; Straight Talk; Sweet Harmony; The Essential Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton |
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 | She's got something holding her up and it ain't that DDD bra she's wearing!
by Monnie1976, 3/9/2008 |
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Pros: Great moments, "Jesus and Gravity", "Backwoods Barbie" and "Only Dreamin'" are great moments
Cons: Too much not so inspired moments that read like a Danielle Steele novel.
The Bottom Line: Dolly Parton is an icon of country music and this album definitely shows us why. I just wish there were more excellent songs and less filler.
Review: It's been fairly sparse lately on the pop/R&B side of things and I find that January through March i
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| | Better Get To Livin' with Dolly Parton!
by kirsib, 2/28/2008 |
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Pros: Great songwriting, Dolly laying it all out as well as ever.
Cons: Is it too late to come back to the charts for Dolly?
The Bottom Line: If you like country music or Dolly, this is an absolute GEM!
Review: I'm not the biggest Dolly fan there is and I had little mixed feelings before listening her newest C
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