Hello, I'm Dolly
| Hello, I'm Dolly | ||||
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | February 13, 1967 | |||
| Recorded |
September 1964–September 1966 Monument Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:14 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
| Producer | Fred Foster | |||
| Dolly Parton chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hello, I'm Dolly | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
Hello, I'm Dolly was Dolly Parton's 1967 debut album.
Album information
Parton had previously contributed tracks to a 1963 Kitty Wells / Patsy Cline tribute album, but Hello, I'm Dolly represented her first full-length album. It contained Parton's hits "Dumb Blonde" (written by Curly Putman) and "Something Fishy" (written by Parton), both of which reached the top twenty on the U.S. country singles charts, and the album itself reached #11 on the country albums chart, a remarkable achievement, considering that Parton was largely an unknown at that point.
The album (along with its two hit singles, which received a considerable amount of airplay) is largely credited with bringing Parton to the attention of Porter Wagoner, who, in late 1967, would invite Parton to join his band and appear on his weekly television show.
The album contains Parton's versions of three songs she wrote that had already been hits for others by the time her debut album appeared: "Put it Off Until Tomorrow" (a hit for Bill Phillips), "Fuel to the Flame" which had been a hit for Skeeter Davis, and "I'm in No Condition" which charted in a version by Hank Williams Jr., although it was not a major hit.
Though she released a number of singles during her two-year tenure with Monument (1965–67), Hello, I'm Dolly was her only original album released during her time with the label. Shortly after its release, she joined Porter Wagoner's organization (appearing on his road show and his weekly syndicated television series), and signed with his label RCA Victor.
Monument released an album of unreleased/non LP Parton tracks, As Long As I Love, in 1970.
Track listing
| Side one | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "Dumb Blonde" | Curly Putman | September 23, 1966 | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Your Ole Handy Man" | Dolly Parton | between 1964 and 1966 | 2:08 |
| 3. | "I Don't Want to Throw Rice" | Parton, Bill Owens | between 1964 and 1966 | 2:24 |
| 4. | "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" | Parton, Owens | April 1966 | 2:25 |
| 5. | "I Wasted My Tears" | Parton, Owens | September 1964 | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Something Fishy" | Parton | September 23, 1966 | 2:07 |
| Side two | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 7. | "Fuel to the Flame" | Parton, Owens | between 1964 and 1966 | 2:39 |
| 8. | "The Giving and the Taking" | Parton, Owens | April 1966 | 2:25 |
| 9. | "I'm in No Condition" | Parton | between 1964 and 1966 | 2:13 |
| 10. | "The Company You Keep" | Parton, Owens | between 1964 and 1966 | 2:33 |
| 11. | "I've Lived My Life" | Lola Jean Dillon | September 23, 1966 | 2:28 |
| 12. | "The Little Things" | Parton, Owens | April 1966 | 2:29 |
Re-releases
In 1972, it was re-released along with As Long As I Love, as The World of Dolly Parton, a 2-LP set containing both albums.
In 1975, that collection was reissued as Hello, I'm Dolly/As Long as I Love.
In 1978, Monument released In the Beginning, a single album of selected tracks from the two albums.
In 1988, The World of Dolly Parton was reissued as two single-disc CDs (issued as Volume 1 and Volume 2).
In 1992, both volumes had been released on CD titled "As Long As I Love," issued by Sony Special Products in Holland.
In 1993, Hello, I'm Dolly, and As Long As I Love were issued on one CD titled The World of Dolly Parton in the UK.
On December 4, 2015, Hello, I'm Dolly was released to all digital music retailers.
Chart position
| Chart (1967) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Top Country Albums (Billboard)[1] | 11 |
External links
References
- ↑ Billboard Hot Country LP's. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 January 1968. pp. 49–. ISSN 0006-2510.
