''The Very Best of Dolly Parton'' is a

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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 ...

, released 7 March 2007. It was certified platinum in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Track listing

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I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, ...

" – 2:53 # " Islands in the Stream" (with

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo ...

) – 4:09 # " Jolene" – 2:41 # "

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My Tennessee Mountain Home ''My Tennessee Mountain Home'' is the eleventh solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on April 2, 1973, by RCA Victor. The house pictured on the album cover was the house in which the Parton family lived during ...

" – 3:06 # " Here You Come Again" – 2:53 # "

Baby I'm Burning "Baby I'm Burnin'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was written by Parton who also produced the track with Gary Klein and Charles Koppelman who served as executive producer. The song was first released on Parton's twentiet ...

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Love Is Like a Butterfly ''Love Is Like a Butterfly'' is the fourteenth solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on September 16, 1974, by RCA Victor. The title track was the third consecutive single to reach #1 on the U.S. country charts ...

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The Bargain Store ''The Bargain Store'' is the fifteenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on February 17, 1975, by RCA Victor. In the Parton-penned title track, one of her best-known compositions, she used worn, second-hand merchandise in a disc ...

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Potential New Boyfriend "Potential New Boyfriend" is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. The song peaked at number 20 on the U.S. country singles chart. It was released in April 1983 as the only single ...

" – 3:36 # "Everything's Beautiful (in its own Way) (with

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...

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Silver Threads and Golden Needles "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" is a country song written by Dick Reynolds and Jack Rhodes. It was first recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1956. The original lyrics, as performed by Jackson, contain a verse not usually included in later versions, w ...

(with

Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...

and Loretta Lynn) – 2:34 # " To Know Him is to Love Him (with

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

and

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

) – 3:49 # " Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" – 2:32 # " Romeo" (with Billy Ray Cyrus, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Pam Tillis, Kathy Mattea and

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...

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Tennessee Homesick Blues "Tennessee Homesick Blues" is a song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton that was featured in the Rhinestone (film soundtrack), soundtrack of the 1984 movie ''Rhinestone (film), Rhinestone.'' It was released in May 1984 as the ...

" – 3:23 # "Dumb Blonde" – 2:28 # "Apple Jack" – 3:25 # " Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" – 3:24

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References

2007 compilation albums Dolly Parton compilation albums {{2000s-country-album-stub