Top tens: Dolly Parton

[Peter Durward Harris]

At a different time and in a different mood, I might come up with another list, but if I listed my top 200 Dolly songs there would still be a lot of brilliant omissions.

1 - My blue ridge mountain boy
2 - My Tennessee mountain home
3 - Chicken every Sunday
4 - Applejack
5 - Do I ever cross your mind?
6 - Coat of many colors
7 - Love is like a butterfly
8 - Yellow roses
9 - Touch your woman
10 - Cracker Jack

[Rainbow]

This is subject to change alot!

1. Daddy Come And Get Me
2. Where Beauty Lives In Memory
3. Down From Dover
4. More Than I Can Say
5. What Is It My Love?
6. Even A Fool Would Let Go
7. Little Sparrow
8. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning
9. Made Of Stone
10. The Camel's Heart

[Razor X]

1. Jolene
2. I Will Always Love You
3. Dumb Blonde
4. Something Fishy
5. Put It Off Until Tomorrow
6. Yellow Roses
7. Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That
8. Rockin' Years
9. My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy
10. The Grass Is Blue

[Occasional Hope]

1. Slow Healing Heart
2. I Will Always Love You
3. The Moon, the Stars And Me
4. Just Because I'm A Woman
5. Blackie, Kentucky
6. Jolene
7. Coat Of Many Colors
8. False Eyelashes
9. Backwoods Barbie
10. The Better Part Of Life

[pwdennis]

I like Razor X's list - It about matches what I would list

Unfortunately, Dolly has probably made more bad recordings than any other great artist I can recall. A list of the worst of Dolly would be an entertaining exercise

[Rainbow]

I'd say Dolly is one of the most consistently good artists there is.

[Razor X]

I like Razor X's list - It about matches what I would list

Unfortunately, Dolly has probably made more bad recordings than any other great artist I can recall. A list of the worst of Dolly would be an entertaining exercise

She's had some missteps along the way and ventured a little too far into crossover territory for a while, but I wouldn't go far as to say that she's made a lot of bad recordings. I'm not a big fan of her 1980 album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly. I'd say that is her weakest. 1979's Great Balls Of Fire is not a favorite either, but it's better than Dolly, Dolly, Dolly. Her biggest commercial failure is probably 1987's Rainbow, which is a pure pop album with no pretense of being even remotely related to country. If you accept it for what it is, it's really not a bad album. Not great, but not terrible either. I'd say her worst song by far is 1993's Romeo. That's the one song she's done that I could never get to like despite repeated listenings. But all in all, the missteps are just a blip in her 40-year and counting career.

[Rainbow]

Dolly Dolly Dolly is actually one of my favourite pop-sounding albums. Same with Great Balls Of Fire and Rainbow. But then again, I've always loved Dolly's pop albums.

[farmersdaughter]

My Dolly Top 10 would include....

1: It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
2: But You Know I Love You
3: 9 to 5
4: Shine - I prefer her version over the rock one
5: The Grass is Blue
6: Jolene
7: Little Sparrow
8: Wings of a Dove
9: I Will Always Love You
10: I Am Ready

[Rainbow]

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[Peter Durward Harris]

Well, that's a lot of changes. Dolly recorded "What a heartache" for three different albums (Rhinestone, Eagle when she flies, Halos and horns) so I guess she loves it.

[Rainbow]

I know. I particulary like the "Eagle When She Flies" version.

[indulgedcountrymusic]

1. Better Get to Livin'
2. Cologne
3. Jesus & Gravity
4. There's More Where That Came From
5. Shinola
6. Two Doors Down
7. Made of Stone *tie*
7. Jolene *tie*
8. Hello God
9. Love is Like a Butterfly (w/ Deana Carter)
10. Do You Know (w/ Jessica Simpson)

[Drew]

EDIT

[LittleSable]

1. Jolene
2. Little Sparrow
3. Coat of Many Colors
4. Hard Candy Christmas
5. Appalachian Memories
6. Travelin' Thru
7. It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
8. Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man
9. I Will Always Love You
10. The Bargain Store

[Rainbow]

Update:

1. Hello God
2. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning
3. Down From Dover
4. The Grass Is Blue
5. Change
6. Raven Dove
7. What Is It My Love
8. Imagine
9. Falling Out Of Love With Me
10. Made Of Stone

[Drew]

Alright, been listening to Dolly lots lately... and here goes (probably a little unconventional too):

1. She Never Met A Man She Didn't Like
2. Fuel To The Flame
3. I Took Him For Granted
4. My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy
5. I Know You're Married But I Love You Still (w/ P. Wagoner)
6. Rockin' Years (w/ R. Van Shelton)
7. Put It Off Until Tomorrow (w/ P. Wagoner)
8. The Grass Is Blue
9. Even A Fool Would Let Go
10. Jolene

[indulgedcountrymusic]

1. Better Get to Livin'
2. Cologne
3. Jesus & Gravity
4. There's More Where That Came From
5. Shinola
6. Two Doors Down
7. Made of Stone *tie*
7. Jolene *tie*
8. Hello God
9. Love is Like a Butterfly (w/ Deana Carter)
10. Do You Know (w/ Jessica Simpson)

Time to update this:

1. Better Get to Livin'
2. Backwoods Barbie
3. Cologne
4. There's More Where That Came From
5. Jesus & Gravity
6. Two Doors Down
7. Jolene
8. Made of Stone
9. Shinola
10. Love is Like a Butterfly (w/ Deana Carter)

[Drew]

Time to update this:

You really need to listen to the rest of Dolly's discography. I'm pretty sure you'd like the majority of it, and you're missing out on some great music.

[JR Journey]

Time to update this:

You really need to listen to the rest of Dolly's discography. I'm pretty sure you'd like the majority of it, and you're missing out on some great music.

Your list IS very heavy on the Backwoods Barbie CD. And while I like that album a helluva lot myself, Dolly has so much more in her catalog that's superior to those songs.