''Dolly, Dolly, Dolly'' is the twenty-second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on April 14, 1980, by RCA Victor. The album's two singles, "Starting Over Again (Donna Summer song), Starting Over Again" and "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" both topped the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums, Hot Country LPs chart. The album is generally regarded by critics, as well as Parton's fans, as one of the least satisfying albums of her career, partially due to the fact that it does not include any of her own compositions.

Critical reception

''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' gave a mixed review of the album, calling it "another set of varied Parton vocals," while noting that Klein's production puts emphasis on piano and percussion. They went on to say that "the frenetic up-tempo songs provide balance in pacing, but Parton's strength remains soft, powerful ballads—the type of song she used to write. Unfortunately, the LP carries no Parton-written songs." They closed by saying that hopefully the lack of songs written by Parton is "only a temporary development in the career of this outstanding writer-performer." The album received a positive review from ''Cashbox (magazine), Cashbox'', saying that "Parton comes out with a very smooth LP in a very slick and classy package." Although, they also noted that Parton "didn’t write a single tune," they felt that "every cut is high quality with a nice mixture of ballads and up tempo numbers." They concluded the review by saying, "There's something for everyone here."

Track listing

Chart performance

Personnel

*Eddie Anderson – drums *Anita Ball – vocals *Jeff Baxter – guitar *George Bohanon – horn *Alexandra Brown – vocals *Lenny Castro - percussion *Steve Cropper – guitar *Nick DeCaro - string & vocal arranger *Denise DeCaro – background vocals & vocal contractor *Frank DeCaro – music contractor *Richard Dennison – vocals *Nathan East – bass guitar *Chuck Findley – horn *Roy Galloway – vocals *Gary Grant – horn *Jay Graydon – guitar *William "Bill" Greene – vocals *Gary Herbig – horn *Jim Horn – horn *Dick Hyde (musician), Dick Hyde – trombone *Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar *Albert Lee – guitar *Joe McGuffee – guitar *Terry McMillan – harmonica *Gene Morford – vocals *Ron Oates – keyboards *Dolly Parton – vocals *Gregg Perry – piano *Jim Salestrom – vocals *Tom Saviano – horn *Tom Scott (saxophonist), Tom Scott – horn *Michael Severs – guitar *Leland Sklar – bass guitar *Buddy Spicher – violin *Stephanie Spruill – vocals *Fred Tackett – guitar *Red Young – keyboards

References

{{Authority control 1980 albums Dolly Parton albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Gary Klein (producer)