Joshua (album)

Joshua is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on April 12, 1971, by RCA Victor.[1] The album's single, "Joshua", was nominated for a Grammy and was Parton's first song to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Joshua
Studio album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedApril 12, 1971
RecordedOctober 31, 1969–February 11, 1971
StudioRCA Studio B (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length27:36
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson
Dolly Parton chronology
The Golden Streets of Glory
(1971)		 Joshua
(1971)		 The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
(1971)
Singles from Joshua
  1. "Joshua"
    Released: November 9, 1970

The album was reissued on CD in 2001 with Parton's 1971 album, Coat of Many Colors.[2] It was released as a digital download on December 4, 2015.[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

The review published in the April 24, 1971 issue of Billboard said, "Dolly Parton took "Joshua" right to the top of the country singles chart, and she should now take him right to the top of the LP chart as well, with this exceptional album followup. Most of the tunes are originals, and there are many standouts, among them "You Can't Reach Me Anymore", "The Last One to Touch Me", and "Chicken Every Sunday"."[5]

The April 10, 1971 issue of Cashbox featured a review that said, "Dolly Parton's "Joshua" has to be one of the all-time best country records ever recorded. Now the title tune of her latest album, it enables those who missed it the first time around to hear it along with nine other fine selections. Always a best seller, this LP containing "The Last One to Touch Me", "Walls of My Mind", "Chicken Every Sunday", "Letter to Heaven", and "J.J. Sneed", which are outstanding tracks, is sure to top the charts shortly.[6]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart and No. 198 on the US Billboard Hot LPs chart. The album peaked at No. 24 in Canada on the RPM Country Albums chart.

The album's single, "Joshua", was released in November 1970[7][8] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 108 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart. The single peaked at No. 2 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Accolades

The album's single, "Joshua", was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, at the 14th Annual Grammy Awards.[9]

Recording

Recording sessions for the album began at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 20, 1970. There additional sessions followed on October 21, 1970; January 26 and February 11, 1971. "Walls of My Mind", "You Can't Reach Me Anymore", and "The Fire's Still Burning" were recorded during the October 31, 1969 session for 1970's The Fairest of Them All.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Joshua"Dolly PartonOctober 21, 19703:02
2."The Last One to Touch Me"PartonFebruary 11, 19713:04
3."Walls of My Mind"PartonOctober 31, 19692:32
4."It Ain't Fair That It Ain't Right"
  • Bob Eggers
  • Janice Eggers
April 20, 19702:18
5."J.J. Sneed"
  • Parton
  • Dorothy Jo Hope
January 26, 19712:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."You Can't Reach Me Anymore"
  • Parton
  • Hope
October 31, 19692:38
2."Daddy's Moonshine Still"PartonJanuary 26, 19713:29
3."Chicken Every Sunday"
  • Charlie Craig
  • Betty Craig
October 21, 19702:35
4."The Fire's Still Burning"
  • Parton
  • Hope
October 31, 19692:49
5."Letter to Heaven"PartonJanuary 26, 19712:29

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.[1]

  • Bobby Dyson – liner notes
  • Bob Ferguson – producer
  • Bill Meyers – cover art
  • Al Pachucki – recording engineer
  • Roy Shockley – recording technician

Charts

Album

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canada Country Albums (RPM)[10] 24
US Hot Country LPs (Billboard)[11] 16
US Top LPs (Billboard)[12] 198

Singles

Title Year Peak position
US
Country
[13]		 US
Bubbling
[14]		 CAN
Country
[15]
"Joshua" 1970 1 108 2

Release history
Region Date Format Title Label Ref.
Various April 12, 1971
Joshua RCA Victor [1]
Europe July 28, 2001 CD Joshua & Coat of Many Colors Camden Deluxe [2]
Various December 4, 2015 Digital download Joshua
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References
  1. "Dolly Parton - Joshua". Discogs. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. "Joshua & Coat Of Many Colors". Camden. 28 July 2001. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Joshua by Dolly Parton on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. Joshua at AllMusic
  5. "Billboard - April 24, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 58. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. "Cashbox - April 10, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. p. 40. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. "Billboard - November 21, 1970" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 88. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  8. "Dolly Parton - Joshua". Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. "Dolly Parton". GRAMMY.com. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  11. "Dolly Parton Chart History - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  12. "Dolly Parton Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  13. "Dolly Parton Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  14. "Billboard - February 20, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 56. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  15. Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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