''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by the American singer and songwriter
Dolly Parton, released in September 1982. It focused mostly on her late 1970s pop hits. The original track list was revised a year later to include Parton's 1983 duet hit with
Kenny Rogers, "
Islands in the Stream". The album has since been reissued with an abbreviated track listing. The 1983 version was re-released on iTunes April 10, 2020.
This album was certified Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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Track listing
Original 1982 edition
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But You Know I Love You
"But You Know I Love You" is a song written by Mike Settle, which was a 1969 pop hit for Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, a group that included Settle and Kenny Rogers. The song also became a major country hit by Bill Anderson in 1969. In 198 ...
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Here You Come Again
''Here You Come Again'' is the nineteenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on October 3, 1977, by RCA Victor. It was Parton's first album to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping a mil ...
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Two Doors Down"
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It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
"It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" is a song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released in February 1978 as the second single from the album ''Here You Come Again''. (Percy Sledge recorded a song by the same name, ...
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Hard Candy Christmas"
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Heartbreak Express
''Heartbreak Express'' in the twenty-fourth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on March 29, 1982, by RCA Records. The album returned Parton to a more fully realized country sound (a process she had begun on the previous year's ''9 ...
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Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
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Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. The song was written by Parton and was first released as a duet with Chet Atkins on his 1976 album, ''The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends''. Parton performed the son ...
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I Will Always Love You
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1982 version
Re-issued edition (1983)
# "9 to 5"
# "But You Know I Love You"
# "Heartbreak Express"
# "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
# "Applejack"
# "Me and Little Andy"
# "Here You Come Again"
# "
Islands in the Stream"
(featuring Kenny Rogers)
# "Two Doors Down"
# "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
# "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
# "I Will Always Love You"
1982 version
Re-issued edition (1989)
The album was reissued in the late 1980s, minus the cuts "Applejack", "Heartbreak Express", "Me and Little Andy" and "Hard Candy Christmas". The out-of-print original CD issue has all 12 tracks (substituting "Islands in the Stream" for "Hard Candy Christmas"). This album includes the 1982
''Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' version of "I Will Always Love You".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
''Greatest Hits'' at Dolly Parton On-Line
RCA Records compilation albums
1982 greatest hits albums
Dolly Parton compilation albums
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