All I Can Do (album)
| All I Can Do | ||||
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | August 16, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 27:51 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton | |||
| Dolly Parton chronology | ||||
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| Singles from All I Can Do | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
All I Can Do is the 17th solo studio album by Dolly Parton, released in August 1976. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal. All I Can Do was the last Parton album on which Porter Wagoner would get producing credit.
Album history
In addition to the eight Parton compositions, there were two covers; Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham" and Merle Haggard's "Life's Like Poetry". The album was released around the time Parton began appearing regularly in the supermarket tabloids, and "Shattered Image", which advised to "stay out of my closet if your own's full of trash" was said to be a reaction to that. "The Fire That Keeps You Warm" was originally recorded by Parton and Porter Wagoner on the 1974 album Porter 'n' Dolly.
Parton re-recorded "Shattered Image" for her 2002 Halos & Horns album. "Falling Out of Love With Me" was covered in 2002 by the country-rock band Pinmonkey with Parton providing harmony vocals.
The title song reached #3 on the U.S. country charts. "Hey, Lucky Lady" was also released as a single.
In conjunction with Parton's European Tour 2007, BMG Germany (a division of Sony/BMG) released the album for the first time on CD. It was paired with 1977s New Harvest...First Gathering on one single CD.
Track listing
All tracks written by Dolly Parton except where noted.
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "All I Can Do" | February 18, 1976 | 2:25 |
| 2. | "The Fire That Keeps You Warm" | February 19, 1976 | 2:50 |
| 3. | "When The Sun Goes Down Tomorrow" | unknown | 2:06 |
| 4. | "I'm a Drifter" | February 17, 1976 | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Falling Out of Love With Me" | February 18, 1976 | 2:48 |
| Side two | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 6. | "Shattered Image" | February 12, 1976 | 2:25 | |
| 7. | "Boulder to Birmingham" | Emmylou Harris, Bill Danoff | February 19, 1976 | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Preacher Tom" | February 17, 1976 | 3:43 | |
| 9. | "Life's Like Poetry" | Merle Haggard | unknown | 1:49 |
| 10. | "Hey, Lucky Lady" | December 9, 1974 | 2:22 | |
References
- ↑ Deming, Mark. All I Can Do at AllMusic
- ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 372". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
