''Just the Way I Am'' is a 1972 compilation album by the singer-songwriter

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 ...

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RCA Camden The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent pool, patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westin ...

, RCA's budget reissue division, the album was largely made up of material Parton had recorded between 1967 and 1970 and had released on her earlier albums, and was an attempt to capitalize on Parton's early 1970s success by reissuing earlier material that newer fans might not have been familiar with at the time. ''Just the Way I Am'' and Parton's three subsequent RCA Camden reissues were later rereleased on the Pickwick label during the late 1970s. ''Just the Way I Am'' was released on CD in 1996.

Track listing

#"Just The Way I Am" (

) #"Little Bird" ( Parton) #"Mama Say A Prayer" ( Parton) #"My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy" ( Parton) #"In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)" ( Parton) #"In the Ghetto" (Scott Davis) #"Daddy Come and Get Me" ( Parton, Dorothy Jo Hope) #"

The Carroll County Accident "The Carroll County Accident" is a 1968 country song written by Bob Ferguson, and recorded by Porter Wagoner that year. It was a hit for Wagoner and became one of his signature songs. "The Carroll County Accident" won CMA's Song of the Year in ...

" (Bob Ferguson) #"Gypsy, Joe and Me" ( Parton)

References

External links

Just the Way I Am at Dolly Parton On-Line
{{DEFAULTSORT:Just The Way I Am 1972 greatest hits albums Dolly Parton compilation albums Albums produced by Bob Ferguson (music)