Eagle When She Flies
Eagle When She Flies is the thirty-first solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on March 7, 1991. Continuing the country sounds of 1989's White Limozeen, the album featured collaborations with Lorrie Morgan and Ricky Van Shelton; additional supporting vocals were provided by Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris. Dolly Parton's duet with Shelton, "Rockin' Years", topped the country charts, and the follow-up single co-written by Carl Perkins, "Silver and Gold", was a #15 country single. Rounding out the hit singles was the title song "Eagle When She Flies", which only reached a #33 peak, despite spending 20 weeks on the Billboard Country Singles chart. Her duet with Lorrie Morgan, "Best Woman Wins", appeared simultaneously on Lorrie Morgan's 1991 album Something in Red. She co-wrote the song "Family" with Carl Perkins and "Wildest Dreams" with Mac Davis. The album also topped the U.S. country albums charts, Parton's first solo album to reach the top in a decade (and her last to do so until 2016) and reached #24 on the pop albums charts. The album spent 73 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It was her first solo studio album to reach number one album in the United States after 1980's 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs. The album's single week at number one interrupted what would otherwise have been an unbroken run of over 14 months in the top spot for Garth Brooks.
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| Released | March 7, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | c. January 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:34 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham Gary Smith | |||
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In 2009, Sony Music reissued Eagle When She Flies in a triple-feature CD set with White Limozeen and Slow Dancing with the Moon. The 1991-1992, Eagle When She Flies Tour would be her last tour until 2002's, Halos & Horns Tour.
The album sold 74,000 copies in its first week. It ended up being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3] The album has sold 1.14 million copies as of July 2016.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dolly Parton except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "If You Need Me" | 2:42 | |
| 2. | "Rockin' Years" (with Ricky Van Shelton) | Floyd Parton | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Country Road" | Dolly Parton, Gary Scruggs | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Silver and Gold" | Carl Perkins, Gregg Perkins, Stan Perkins | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Eagle When She Flies" | 3:08 | |
| 6. | "Best Woman Wins" (with Lorrie Morgan) | 3:07 | |
| 7. | "What a Heartache" | 3:32 | |
| 8. | "Runaway Feelin'" | 2:54 | |
| 9. | "Dreams Do Come True" | Bill Owens | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Family" | Dolly Parton, Carl Perkins | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Wildest Dreams" | Dolly Parton, Mac Davis | 4:27 |
Personnel
- Sam Bacco – percussion
- Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals
- Joe Bogan – engineer
- Steve Buckingham – producer
- Ray Bunch – string arrangements
- "Romantic" Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Robert Charles – Assistant Engineer
- Paddy Corcoran – uilleann pipes
- Michael Davis – organ
- Richard Dennison – backing vocals
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Chrissy Follmar – assistant engineer
- Paul Franklin – dobro, steel pan
- Joy Gardner – backing vocals
- Steve Gibson – guitar, mandolin
- Vince Gill – vocal harmony
- Carlos Grier – digital editing
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- Emmylou Harris – vocal harmony
- Carl Jackson – acoustic guitar, vocal harmony
- Larry Jeffries – assistant engineer
- Bill Johnson – art direction
- Brad Jones – assistant engineer
- The Kid Connection – backing vocals
- Alison Krauss – vocal harmony
- John Kunz – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Patty Loveless – vocal harmony
- Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle, mandolin
- Jodi Lynn Miller – design assistant
- Joey Miskulin – accordion
- Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Jennifer O'Brien – backing vocals
- Gary Paczosa – engineer, mixing
- John David Parker – assistant engineer
- Dolly Parton – vocals, executive producer
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
- Randee Saint Nicholas – photography
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Gary W. Smith – piano, keyboards, producer
- Howard Smith – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – vocal harmony
- Steve Turner – drums
- Paul Uhrig – bass
- Alisa Jones Wall – dulcimer
- Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
- Kent Wells – electric guitar
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[5] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[5] | 24 |
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[6] | 185 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- McCall, Michael. Eagle When She Flies at AllMusic
- "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 372". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Eagle When She Flies". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- "Dolly Parton Announces New Joint Venture with Sony Music Nashville for 'Pure & Simple'". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- Eagle When She Flies charts at AllMusic
- "Dolly Parton ARIA chart history, received April 29, 2019". ARIA. Retrieved April 1, 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- "Canadian album certifications – Dolly Parton – Eagle when she flies". Music Canada.
- "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Eagle when she flies". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 12, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
