Hello, I’m Dolly

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Hello, I’m Dolly · Dolly Parton moved to Nashville in 1964, the day after her high school graduation. At first she wrote songs for others. Fred Foster of Monument Records tried to sell her as a pop singer, but those singles flopped. Only after Bill Phillips had success in 1966 with Put It Off Until Tomorrow was she allowed to record country. In September 1967 her debut appeared, produced by Foster.

She wrote most of the twelve songs herself or together with her uncle Bill Owens. Dumb Blonde came from Curly Putman. Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy became hits, and the album reached number 11 on the Billboard country albums chart. Fuel to the Flame and I'm in No Condition had already been recorded by Skeeter Davis and Hank Williams Jr. AllMusic gave 4.5 out of 5 stars and praised her pronounced personality.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Dumb Blonde2:30Apple Music ↗
2. 2Your Ole Handy Man2:13Apple Music ↗
3. 3I Don't Want to Throw Rice2:25Apple Music ↗
4. 4Put It off Until Tomorrow2:22Apple Music ↗
5. 5I Wasted My Tears2:20Apple Music ↗
6. 6Something Fishy2:10Apple Music ↗
7. 7Fuel to the Flame2:42Apple Music ↗
8. 8The Giving and the Taking2:27Apple Music ↗
9. 9I'm In No Condition2:13Apple Music ↗
10. 10The Company You Keep2:37Apple Music ↗
11. 11I Lived My Life2:39Apple Music ↗
12. 12The Little Things2:23Apple Music ↗

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