Real Love (Dolly Parton album)
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | January 21, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 35:16 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | David Malloy | |||
| Dolly Parton chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Real Love | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
Real Love is a 1985 Dolly Parton album. It was her 27th solo studio album. The album was produced by David Malloy (best known for his work with Eddie Rabbitt), and would be Parton's last studio album for RCA Records, her label for the previous eighteen years. The album included the #1 country singles "Real Love" (a duet with Kenny Rogers that also reached #91 on the U.S. pop charts) and "Think About Love", as well as the #3 country single "Don't Call it Love" and the top twenty #17 country single "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)", as well as a cover of Nanci Griffith's "Once in a Very Blue Moon".
Real Love was released on CD during the official album's release date but went out of print during the early 1990s, and remaining so until it was reissued part of Parton's 2007 European tour and by BMG Germany (a division of Sony/BMG) in a two-fer CD. It was paired with 1983's Burlap & Satin.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Think About Love" | Richard "Spady" Brannan, Tom Campbell | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" | Jeff Silbar, John Reid | 3:27 |
| 3. | "We Got Too Much" | Dolly Parton | 3:16 |
| 4. | "It's Such a Heartache" | Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Don't Call It Love" | Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Real Love" (with Kenny Rogers) | David Malloy, Richard "Spady" Brannon, Randy McCormick | 3:54 |
| 7. | "I Can't Be True" | Parton | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Once in a Very Blue Moon" | Pat Alger, Gene Levine | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Come Back to Me" | Parton | 3:36 |
| 10. | "I Hope You’re Never Happy" | Parton | 3:55 |
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2] | 9 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN AC | ||
| 1985 | "Don't Call It Love" | 3 | — | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| "Real Love" (with Kenny Rogers) | 1 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 19 | |
| "Think About Love" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 1986 | "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" | 17 | — | — | 20 | — |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Deming, Mark. Real Love at AllMusic
- ↑ Real Love at AllMusic
- ↑ "British album certifications – Dolly Parton – The real". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 12, 2014. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The real in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
