Greatest Hits (Dolly Parton album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Dolly Parton, released in October 1982. It focused mostly on Parton's late 1970s pop hits. The original track list was revised a year later to include Parton's 1983 duet hit with Kenny Rogers, "Islands in the Stream". The album has since been reissued with an abbreviated track listing. The 1983 version was re-released on iTunes April 10, 2020.

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1982
GenreCountry
Length29:53
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerDolly Parton, Gregg Perry
Dolly Parton chronology
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
(1982)
Greatest Hits
(1982)
The Winning Hand
(1982)

This album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1]

Track listing

Original 1982 edition

  1. "9 to 5"
  2. "But You Know I Love You"
  3. "Me and Little Andy"
  4. "Here You Come Again"
  5. "Two Doors Down"
  6. "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
  7. "Applejack"
  8. "Hard Candy Christmas"
  9. "Heartbreak Express"
  10. "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
  11. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
  12. "I Will Always Love You"

Re-issued edition (1983)

  1. "9 to 5"
  2. "But You Know I Love You"
  3. "Heartbreak Express"
  4. "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
  5. "Applejack"
  6. "Me and Little Andy"
  7. "Here You Come Again"
  8. "Islands in the Stream" (featuring Kenny Rogers)
  9. "Two Doors Down"
  10. "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
  11. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
  12. "I Will Always Love You"

Re-issued edition (1989)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."9 to 5"Dolly Parton2:44
2."But You Know I Love You"Mike Settle3:17
3."Here You Come Again"Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil2:57
4."Two Doors Down"Dolly Parton3:02
5."It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"Dolly Parton3:19
6."Islands in the Stream" (with Kenny Rogers)Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb4:08
7."Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)"Hugh Moffatt / Pebe Sebert / Rosemary Sebert3:22
8."Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"Dolly Parton4:02
9."I Will Always Love You"Dolly Parton3:02

The album was reissued in the late 1980s, minus the cuts "Applejack", "Heartbreak Express", "Me and Little Andy", and "Hard Candy Christmas". The out-of-print original CD issue has all 12 tracks (substituting "Islands in the Stream" for "Hard Candy Christmas"). This album includes the 1982 version of "I Will Always Love You".

Chart performance

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7
U.S. Billboard 200 77
Canadian RPM Top Albums 58

References

  1. "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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