Greatest Hits 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 .[ 2]
Original 1982 edition
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Title Writer(s) 1. "9 to 5" Dolly Parton 2:44 2. "But You Know I Love You" Mike Settle 3:17 3. "Heartbreak Express" Dolly Parton 3:13 4. "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" Hugh Moffatt, Pebe Sebert, Rosemary Sebert 3:22 5. "Applejack" Dolly Parton 3:20 6. "Me and Little Andy" Dolly Parton 2:40 7. "Here You Come Again" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 2:57 8. "Islands in the Stream " (with Kenny Rogers ) Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb 4:08 9. "Two Doors Down" Dolly Parton 3:02 10. "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" Dolly Parton 3:19 11. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" Dolly Parton 4:02 12. "I Will Always Love You" (1982 version) Dolly Parton 3:02 Total length: 39:06
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Title Writer(s) 1. "9 to 5" Dolly Parton 2:44 2. "But You Know I Love You" Mike Settle 3:17 3. "Here You Come Again" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 2:57 4. "Two Doors Down" Dolly Parton 3:02 5. "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" Dolly Parton 3:19 6. "Islands in the Stream" (with Kenny Rogers) Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb 4:08 7. "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" Hugh Moffatt, Pebe Sebert, Rosemary Sebert 3:22 8. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" Dolly Parton 4:02 9. "I Will Always Love You" (1982 version) Dolly Parton 3:02 Total length: 29:53
The album was reissued twice in the 1980s, with the 1983 reissue substituting "Islands in the Stream" for "Hard Candy Christmas", and the 1989 reissue excluding "Applejack", "Heartbreak Express", & "Me and Little Andy". This album includes the 1982 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
↑ Colin Larkin (2006). "Parton, Dolly" . The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 6 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press . p. 435–6. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 ↑ "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Greatest Hits" . Recording Industry Association of America .↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dolly Parton – Greatest Hits " (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 26, 2021. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 1/9/1985 – Top 100 ". Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 26, 2021. ↑ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Billboard 200) ". Billboard ↑ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Top Country Albums) ". Billboard ↑ "Cash Box Country Albums" (PDF) . Cashbox . Retrieved December 24, 2024 .↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF) . Cashbox . Retrieved December 26, 2024 .↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1983" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved March 26, 2021 .↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 7, 2022 .↑ "British album certifications – Dolly Parton – Greatest Hits" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 10, 2023 .Select albums in the Formats field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search:" field. ↑ "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Greatest Hits" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 7, 2022 .
