''Dolly'' is the sixteenth solo studio album by

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

. It was released on September 15, 1975, by

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. To differentiate it from Parton's 2009 4-disc, career-spanning box set, which is also titled ''Dolly'', the album is sometimes referred to as ''Dolly: The Seeker – We Used To''.

Critical reception

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'' published a review of the album in the issue dated September 27, 1975, calling the album "a collection of Dolly's favorite love songs. She wrote all of the tunes and is one of the better writers around. All beautiful songs, beautifully done." ''Billboard'' also named "Most of All Why", "Because I Love You" and "Only the Memory Remains" as the best cuts on the album. In the October 4, 1975 issue, '' Cashbox'' said, "Produced and arranged by Porter Wagoner, this LP is a collection of love songs written by Dolly, most of them sad songs — songs of remembering lost love. Most are

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with only a few uptempo cuts."

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 14 on the US ''

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chart. The album's first single, "The Seeker", peaked at No. 2 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart and No. 105 on the US ''Billboard''

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. In Canada "The Seeker" peaked at No. 1 on the ''

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'' Country Singles chart. The second single, "We Used To", peaked at No. 9 on the US ''Billboard''

chart and No. 4 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Singles chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. *Herb Burnette - art director *Dennis Carney - photography *The Lea Jane Sigers - vocal accompaniment *

Bill McElhiney William Krohmer McElhiney (May 20, 1915 – February 9, 2002) was a musical arranger, trumpeter, band leader, and musical director who was based in Nashville, Tennessee. As a performer, his most notable contribution was the signature trumpe ...

- orchestration *The Nashville Edition - vocal accompaniment *Dolly Parton - lead vocals *Tom Pick - recording engineer *Roy Shockley - recording technician *Porter Wagoner - producer, arrangements

Charts

Album Singles

References

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