Dolly Parton Slipcase [Import]

Dolly Parton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Import
• Label: Sbme Legacy Euro
• ASIN: B00138Z97W
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,133 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. You're Gonna Be Sorry

2. I Wish I Felt This Way at Home

3. False Eyelashes

4. I'll Oilwells Love You

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Coat of Many Colors

2. Traveling Man

3. My Blue Tears

4. If I Lose My Mind

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. The Letter

2. I Remember

3. Old Black Kettle

4. Daddy's Working Boots

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Jolene

2. When Someone Wants to Leave

3. River of Happiness

4. Early Morning Breeze

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 5

1. 9 to 5

2. Hush-A-Bye Hard Times

3. The House of the Rising Sun

4. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)

See all 10 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2008 five CD box set containing a quintet of albums from the Country bombshell: Just Because I'm A Woman (1968), Coat Of Many Colors (1971), My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973), Jolene (1974) and 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (1980). Sony/BMG.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The First Dolly Parton Goldmine", August 17, 2011

By 

Terry Richard "Terry Richard" (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dolly Parton Slipcase (Audio CD)

In this package, an import from Europe, is a wonderful collection of some of the best album work in Dolly Parton's RCA recording career. All the albums, with the exception of "9 to 5", have gone out-of-print, so it's nice for fans who didn't get a chance to own these CD's when they were originally released to own them now.

First is Dolly's first solo LP for RCA, "Just Because I'm A Woman", released in 1968 and going as high as #22 on the charts. Most Dolly critics, myself included, believe this to be one of her greatest in-studio records. Highlights here include the title track, "False Eyelashes, "I'll Oilwells Love You", and "I Wish I Felt This Way At Home". As a bonus two rare tracks from Dolly's "A Real Live Dolly" record are included, the most interesting is her first recorded version of "Coat of Many Colors".

Next we have the masterpiece "Coat of Many Colors". Hitting #7, the record is still regarded as one of the best in Dolly's discography. Other gems here are "My Blue Tears" and "She Never Met A Man She Didn't Like". There are also bonus tracks too including an acoustic version of "My Blue Tears".

Then we have the Dolly concept record "My Tennessee Mountain Home" released in 1973. The album didn't fare well upon it's initial debut, but has gone on to be very beloved by her fan base. Going as high as only #19, Dolly wrote all the songs. "Down On Music Row", "I Remember", "Old Black Kettle", and her rerecording of 1969's "In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)" are standouts. The bonus track here is "Sacred Memories" which originally appeared on Dolly's 1974's "Love is Like A Butterfly" LP.


"Jolene" is arguably the best Dolly Parton record of her career. Featuring the haunting title number and her signature song "I Will Always Love You", it too features bonus tracks including "Crackerjack" and "Last Night's Lovin'". The album went to #6.

Lastly, "9 to 5 and Odd Jobs" is the most successful of all the albums in this collection. Nearing Platinum status as of 2011 for sales in excess of over a million, the record was released in 1980 to coincide with the release of her first motion picture "9 to 5". The album went to #1 for 10 amazing weeks (her longest stay there) and won Dolly two well-deserved Grammys, one for Song of the Year and Best Country Female Vocal Performance, both for "9 to 5". Dolly also rerecords "Poor Folks Town" which originally appeared as a duet with Porter on their 1972 album "Together Always". Dolly covers the Kenny Roger's classic "But You Know I Love You" which went to #1.

The only problem with this collection, like many have stated, is the fact that the CD's themselves are housed in cheap cardboard cases, not the original jewel cases in which these CD's were released in, so you have to be careful when pulling them out to play. Another thing is the fact that the informative liner notes that came with these CD's are missing so keep that in mind too. Still, a nice collection of RCA Dolly related material.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Nice Dolly Item, August 31, 2008

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Solomon Willis "Dolly Fan" (Cherryville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dolly Parton Slipcase (Audio CD)

In my opinion, this 5-CD set is one of the "neatest" Dolly Parton items out there. Sure, the long time fans and collectors will say that it contains music that has been available on CD for quite a while, but it is the packaging that makes this item a very nice piece. It's a small cardboard box and inside it is 5 sturdy sleeves, one for each album that is contained in this set. Each sleeve contains original album artwork, front and back. I don't believe that the individual CD releases of these titles contained the original back cover art. Whether you are a new Dolly fan or a long time collector, this item is one you will want for your collection. If you are a new fan, purchasing this item is a great way to start your Dolly music collection. If you are a long time collector, you will appreciate the packaging of this product.

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice music but bad package, April 22, 2009

By 

Julien C. (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dolly Parton Slipcase (Audio CD)

It is really good, you have most of the major Dolly Parton albums in one package. So it is undeniably a really interesting release to start with, because it is not expensive, and has lots of well known songs. I am just a bit dubious about the packaging than the other reviewer. The packaging is really bad: just a color copy of the original LP sleeves, with barely any liner notes, and even though unreadable because of the size of the sleeves... It was impossible to find any information about who wrote which song: what are they, public domain? Moreover it got silly when I began to have trouble to find the release dates for each of the albums.
The packaging is cheap for no proper reason: you can think of other editions (namely the Pearls Before Swine's Jewels Were the Stars) which can be found for the same price and don't have this problem.

To sum it up: great music especially to get an overview of Dolly Parton, but really bad packaging.