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| Artist: Dolly Parton
Label: Dolly
Category: Music
New (22) Used (5) from £6.18
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 14588
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 93
UPC: 805859009323
EAN: 0805859009323
ASIN: B0011UFAFS
Release Date: February 25, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
Great As Always March 31, 2008
Dolly simply confirms in this album that she is the most talented singer out there. The songs are moving, touching and even funny.
She is an absolute star and this album is testament to her amazing career.
Everything's Beautiful... March 27, 2008
A wonderful, accessible album by the queen of country. While I'm not sure we need another cover of 'Tracks Of My Tears', even from Dolly, the nine original compositions here are all strong, melodic songs with Dolly's trademark intimate, clever lyrics. Stand out songs are the title track, 'Backwoods Barbie' - a more mature 'Dumb Blonde', 35+ years on - and 'Cologne', a beautiful, poignant song from the perspective of 'the other woman'. Then there's 'Somebody's Everything'... Oh what the hec, they're all stand out tracks! Just buy the CD and find out for yourself!
Stunning Return To Form! March 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not a particularly huge country fan. So much of it is so twee and dislikeable, but I'm a big fan of quality music, no matter what genre its from. This 2008 return to Country from it's reigning Queen is quite simply, a stunning album. For a good half an hour I couldn't get past the first track, and first single from the album, 'Better Get To Livin' which cements Dolly's reputation as a master of her art. From that point onwards, the album just goes from strength to strength. I was touched by the lyrics of the song 'Backwoods Barbie', and Dolly's vulnerability beneath her exterior is a recurring theme. I'm not sure 'Drive Me Crazy' works as well as some others, but that's certainly not to say it's a weak point.
It's testimony to the quality of this release that those for whom Dolly has become the butt of her jokes in terms of her image will be unable to do anything but stand and admire a country legend, back and in the greatest form ever. Remarkable.
Wonderful March 1, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Beautiful vocals and the best packaging much better than plastic cases, and lovely little booklet. Just raving about the album, fantastic
She ain't no barbie is our dolly! February 29, 2008
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is another great album from Dolly, it's amazing how, after 41 years of releasing albums, she can keep coming up with the goods - but she does. The word legendary doesn't even begin to signify or describe her status as a songwriter and performer, while most of her peers live on their past glories and accolades, Dolly still sounds as fresh and exciting as the day she stepped off the bus in Nashville in 1964 with a guitar in hand, a notebook of songs & a head full of dreams and a drive that was gonna take her to the dizzy heights of superstardom. This album shows why she is still there at the top!
She's written 9 of the songs here, all to her usual high standard and the three others are great including covers of The Tracks Of My Tears and a wonderful country-fied version of (she) Drives Me Crazy, potential hit here? Some of the others already sound in the vintage Dolly classic mode, especially the tracks Backwoods Barbie, Cologne, The Lonsomes, I Will Forever Hate Roses (pure country), and the super Better Get To livin'.
I think this is the nicest packaged CD of Dolly's career (LOL), obviously she got her start with vinyl (I have 80 of them) so it was difficult to squeeze Miss Dolly onto a tiny CD sleeve, they're a bit limited but they've got it right for this CD, the artwork and packaging is brilliant... so top marks for that!
But the music is what counts and it is simply great and Dolly's voice is as strong as ever.
See you on tour girl!
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