Something Special (Dolly Parton album)
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | August 22, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:03 | |||
| Label | Blue Eye/Columbia/TriStar | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
| Dolly Parton chronology | ||||
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Something Special is the 33rd studio album by Dolly Parton, released in August 1995 on Columbia Records. In addition to the seven new Parton compositions, she updated three classics from her repertoire: "Jolene", "The Seeker", and "I Will Always Love You", the latter of which was performed as a duet with Vince Gill. The Gill duet, Parton's third recording of the song, reached #15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Parton's highest charting single in four years. Additionally, it was named "Vocal Event of the Year" by the Country Music Association.[1]
Track listing
All tracks written by Dolly Parton, except "Teach Me to Trust" by Dolly Parton and Gene Golden.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crippled Bird" | 3:44 | |
| 2. | "Something Special" | 3:06 | |
| 3. | "Change" | 3:41 | |
| 4. | "I Will Always Love You" (with Vince Gill) | 3:17 | |
| 5. | "Green-Eyed Boy" | 3:53 | |
| 6. | "Speakin' of the Devil" | 3:15 | |
| 7. | "Jolene" | 3:42 | |
| 8. | "No Good Way of Saying Good-Bye" | 2:57 | |
| 9. | "The Seeker" | 3:03 | |
| 10. | "Teach Me to Trust" | Parton/Golden | 3:27 |
Personnel
- Bob Bailey – background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Steve Buckingham – acoustic guitar
- Margie Cates – background vocals
- Suzanne Cox – background vocals
- Richard Dennison – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
- Vince Gill – duet vocals on "I Will Always Love You"
- Owen Hale – drums
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Yvonne Hodges – background vocals
- Paul Hollowell – piano
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Carl Jackson – background vocals
- Alison Krauss – background vocals
- Sonny Landreth – slide guitar
- Randy McCormick – organ
- Terry McMillan – percussion, shaker
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
- Steve Nathan – piano
- Louis Dean Nunley – background vocals
- Dale Oehler – conductor, string arrangements
- Dolly Parton – lead vocals
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
- Matt Rollings – organ, piano
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar
- Duawne Starling – background vocals
- Pam Tillis – background vocals
- Steve Turner – drums
- Paul Uhrig – bass guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 54 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 7 |
References
External links
- Something Special at dollyon-line.com
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