Treasures (Dolly Parton album)

Treasures is the thirty-fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on September 24, 1996, by Rising Tide Records and Blue Eye Records. The Steve Buckingham-produced album is made up of covers of rock and country hits from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Treasures
Studio album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
Recordedc. June 1996
Studio
  • Soundtage (Nashville)
  • 17 Grand (Nashville)
  • The Doghouse (Nashville)
  • The Hit Factory (New York)
  • Oceanway (Los Angeles)
GenreCountry
Length41:53
Label
ProducerSteve Buckingham
Dolly Parton chronology
I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits
(1996)		 Treasures
(1996)		 Hungry Again
(1998)
Singles from Treasures
  1. "Just When I Needed You Most"
    Released: September 23, 1996
  2. "Peace Train"
    Released: July 1, 1997
  3. "Walking on Sunshine"
    Released: August 10, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

When Parton's contract with Columbia Records expired in 1995, she decided to look for a new label at her own leisure. She initially decided on Atlantic Records because she said Doug Morris was the one executive she met with who fully believed in her. Morris lost an executive battle leading to his departure from Atlantic in 1995. Morris began working with MCA Records in July 1995 by forming a joint venture record label with his Rising Tide Records, which became Universal Records when Morris was appointed chairman and CEO of MCA Music Entertainment Group in November 1995. Parton said she was in no hurry to find a new label, but when Morris began working at MCA she said yes, signing with Universal Records' Nashville branch which had retained the Rising Tide Records name.[2]

Content

Among the selections are songs by Merle Haggard, Jeanne Pruett, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Mac Davis. Perhaps the most surprising choices were Young's "After the Gold Rush" (although Parton had previously recorded the song in 1994 with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris for the second Trio album, which would not be released until 1999) and Stevens' "Peace Train", which features Ladysmith Black Mambazo. While this initially seemed to be the oddest pairing, Parton says that for years, she wanted to record "Peace Train" with a big chorus but couldn't find the sound she envisioned. She said, "I was watching TV and this Lifesavers commercial came on, and I heard these beautiful, rich voices. It was exactly the world sound that I wanted. I called [producer Steve Buckingham] and told him to find them, whoever it was. It turned out to be a perfect blend. I was going to record that song regardless of what album I did, because of the shape the world's in."[2]

Release and promotion

The album's release was accompanied by a CBS television special, Dolly Parton's Treasures, which aired on November 30, 1996.[3] During the special Parton performed most of the songs from the album, accompanied by video footage of news stories and events from the year of each song's original release.

Parton made an appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on November 27 and performed "Walking on Sunshine".[4]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 21 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 122 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In Canada the album peaked at No. 24 on the RPM Country Albums chart. The album also peaked at No. 10 on the UK Country Albums Chart and No. 116 on the UK Albums Chart.

The album's first single, "Just When I Needed You Most", was released in September 1996[5][6] and peaked at No. 62 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 68 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. In July 1997,[7] a dance remix "Peace Train" was released as a single and peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music chart, No. 119 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also peaked at No. 97 on the UK Singles Chart. Following the success of "Peace Train", a remix of "Walking on Sunshine" was released in August 1999,[8] which did not chart.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Peace Train"Cat Stevens4:40
2."Today I Started Loving You Again"Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens3:57
3."Just When I Needed You Most"Randy VanWarmer, Tony Wilson4:36
4."Something’s Burning"Mac Davis4:00
5."Before the Next Teardrop Falls"Ben Peters, Venna Keith4:07
6."After the Gold Rush"Neil Young3:45
7."Walking on Sunshine"Kimberley Rew3:12
8."Behind Closed Doors"Kenny O'Dell2:59
9."Don't Let Me Cross Over"Penny Jay3:03
10."Satin Sheets"John Volinkaty3:20
11."For the Good Times"Kris Kristofferson4:16

Charts

Album

Chart (1996) Peak
Position
Canada Top Country Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 24
US Billboard 200[10] 122
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 21

References
  1. Treasures at AllMusic
  2. Flippo, Chet (September 7, 1996). "Dolly Parton Returns to Country's Fore" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. "Dolly Parton: Treasures". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show - Episode dated 27 November 1996". IMDb. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. "Artist & Music" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. September 7, 1996. p. 13. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  6. "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. September 21, 1996. p. 64. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  7. "Dolly Parton - Peace Train (Remixes) - Amazon.com Music". www.amazon.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  8. "Dolly Parton - Walking on Sunshine - Amazon.com Music". www.amazon.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  9. Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  10. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  11. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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