My Tennessee Mountain Home (song)

"My Tennessee Mountain Home" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. Using imagery from her rural childhood in Tennessee (holding hands on a porch swing, enjoying nature, walking home from church), the song served as the centerpiece of her 1973 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home. It was released as a single in December 1972, and reached number 15 on the U.S. country singles chart.[1]

"My Tennessee Mountain Home"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album My Tennessee Mountain Home
B-side"The Better Part of Life"
ReleasedDecember 4, 1972
RecordedRCA Studio B, Nashville; September 1 and December 12, 1972
GenreCountry
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"When I Sing for Him"
(1972)		 "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
(1972)		 "Traveling Man"
(1973)

Personnel

Other versions

The song has become one of Parton's best known compositions, and was later covered by Maria Muldaur on her 1973 eponymous solo album, and by Elisabeth Andreassen on the 2005 album Short Stories.[3] Dolly Parton herself re-recorded the song on her 1994 live album Heartsongs.

A cover version named "Ett bättre liv" (A Better Life) was recorded in Swedish by Lasse Stefanz and a children's choir. The song appears on the 1986 album Den lilla klockan, with lyrics by the pseudonym "Mackan".[4]

Chart performance
Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 15
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 10

References
  1. RCA/Legacy Celebrates Dolly Parton's Spectacular Career With 4CD 'Dolly' Box Set
  2. Dolly (Media notes). Dolly Parton. New York, New York: Sony Music Entertainmnent. 2009. p. 40. 88697 48086 2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Short Stories". Swedish mediadatabse. 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Den lilla klockan". Swedish mediadatabse. 1986. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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