STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - DOLLY PARTON - THE BEST OF DO0LLY PARTON

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we emphatically wish Tennessee born singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, a very Happy 76th Birthday. Happy Birthday Dolly ! With her in mind, we spotlight her first greatest hits record, The Best Of Dolly Parton. The LP was released November 9, 1970 on the RCA Victor label and produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at #12 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold in the US. The album's sole single, a cover of "Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)" won her a Grammy nomination and reached #4 in Canada and #3 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album features pianist Hargus "Pig" Robbins, who seems like he was on nearly every country album, and Portner Wagoner, Dolly's mentor, provides the liner notes.

1. "Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)"
Jimmie RodgersGeorge Vaughan
May 4, 1970 3:10

2. "Down from Dover" (from The Fairest of Them All) Dolly Parton September 4, 1969 3:42

3. "My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy" (from My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy) Parton May 20, 1969 3:27

4. "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)" (from In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)) Parton September 9, 1968 2:46

5. "Gypsy, Joe and Me" (from My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy) Parton May 21, 1969 3:07

Side two

1. "In the Ghetto" (from My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy) Mac Davis June 2, 1969 2:46

2. "Just Because I'm a Woman" (from Just Because I'm a Woman) Parton December 18, 1967 3:01

3. "Daddy Come and Get Me" (from The Fairest of Them All)
Parton Dorothy Jo Hope
October 31, 1969 2:59

4. "How Great Thou Art" Stuart K. Hine May 12, 1970 3:27

5. "Just the Way I Am" (from The Fairest of Them All) Parton October 31, 1969 2:27

Joseph Babcock – background vocals

David Briggs – piano
Jerry Carrigan – drums

Anita Carter – background vocals
Fred Carter Jr. – guitar
Pete Drake – steel

Dolores Edgin – background vocals
Bob Ferguson – producer
Lloyd Green – steel
Junior Huskey – bass

James Isbell – drums
Les Leverett – cover photo
Mack Magaha – fiddle
George McCormick – rhythm guitar
Wayne Moss – guitar

Al Pachucki – recording engineer

June Page – background vocals
Dolly Parton – lead vocals

Hargus Robbins – piano
Roy Shockley – recording technician
Bob Simpson – remastering

Jerry Stembridge – guitar
Buck Trent – electric banjo
Bill Vandevort – recording technician
Porter Wagoner – liner notes