Dolly Parton - Dolly - Music & Performance - CD

First-ever multi-label, career-spanning box set for Dolly! 4 cds, over 100 songs includes her biggest hits, rarities, and duets from Monument, RCA Victor, and Columbia + seven previously unreleased songs. Introduction written by singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell, and new liner notes written by noted Dolly Parton historian Holly George-Warren features never-before-seen photos and rare memorabilia! Dolly Parton has few peers, and no one in music will deny her powers as a singer, a storyteller and a pop star. From her first national hit in 1967, the ironically titled 'Dumb Blonde' (nobody with a lick of sense ever accused dolly of that!) and the legendary '70s duets with Porter Wagoner, from her first number one single ('Joshua') in 1970 to her 26th number one in 1991 ('Rockin' Years,' a duet with Ricky Shelton) and all train stops in between, dolly has it all. 'To Know Him Is To Love Him' from the fertile three-way collaboration with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, the amazing crossover pop smashes, including the heartfelt duet with Kenny Rogers 'Islands In The Stream,' as well as revered juke box staples '9 to 5' and 'Here You Come Again,' this 101 track/4 CD treasure trove covers all the bases. You may never have to leave home again, but if you do, be sure to take Dolly along for the ride.

Dolly Parton's story is mighty but it's never properly been told on record until this 2009 Legacy box set. Spanning 99 tracks over four discs, beginning with the early-'60s demo "Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)" and running until the end of her stay with Columbia in the early '90s, Dolly may miss her bluegrass comeback of the new millennium but this is the only gap in the narrative, and it's not greatly missed, because this captures her prime. Dolly has genuine momentum, beginning with her earliest stabs at girl group pop, running through duets with the Merry Melody Singers, not getting to her star-making duets with Porter Wagoner until the end of the first disc, allowing plenty of time for her complex story to be told in some detail, including several rarities and seven unreleased cuts. Some fan favorites may be missed, but this hits all the hits, along with expertly chosen album tracks, creating a substantial and entertaining testament to Dolly's skills as an entertainer, song stylist and incisive songwriter. As it reaches its conclusion, it's hard not to agree that there's never been another talent like her. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Performer	Dolly Parton
Music genre	Country
Music release type	Box Set
Media format	CD
Original release date	2009
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	101
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	4
Record label	Sony Legacy
Songwriter	Dolly Parton
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N