Real Love (Dolly Parton album)
Real Love is the twenty-seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on January 21, 1985, by RCA Nashville.[2] The album was produced by David Malloy and would be Parton's last studio album for RCA Records. It includes two number one country singles, "Real Love" (a duet with Kenny Rogers) and "Think About Love". The album's other singles, "Don't Call It Love" and "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)", peaked at number three and number 17, respectively.
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Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
Released | January 21, 1985 | |||
Recorded | October–November 1984 | |||
Studio | Rumbo Recorders (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 35:16 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer | David Malloy | |||
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Singles from Real Love | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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The album was released on LP, 8-track, cassette, and CD in 1985, but went out of print during the early 1990s. It was reissued for the first time during Parton's European tour in 2007 by BMG Germany as part of a two-fer CD, paired with 1983's Burlap & Satin.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Charts
Album
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 9 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 30 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US | US AC |
US Country |
CAN AC |
CAN Country |
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"Don't Call It Love" | 1985 | — | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — |
"Real Love" (duet with Kenny Rogers) |
91 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 45 | |
"Think About Love" | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 74 | |
"Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" | 1986 | — | — | 17 | — | 20 | — |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Gold | 100,000![]() |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- Deming, Mark. Real Love at AllMusic
- "January Hot Album Releases" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. January 5, 1985. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "Dolly Parton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Dolly Parton – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "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.