Eagle When She Flies

Dolly Parton | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: March 12, 1991
• Label: Columbia Nashville
• Copyright: (P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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• ASIN: B00138F6NO
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,935 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Dolly's finest albums, October 11, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle When She Flies (Audio CD)

Dolly recorded for Columbia during the late eighties and early nineties, during which time she had three number one country hits during that period, the last of them (Rocking years) coming from this album. Rocking years was originally intended to be a duet with George Jones but he left the label so Ricky van Shelton became the duet partner. The success of the single may have owed more to Ricky (who was fashionable at the time) than Dolly, as American country radio only showed limited interest in the other singles from this album. Despite a lack of airplay, the album sold in vast quantities (well over a million in the USA) and deservedly so.

The songs are mostly excellent, though I confess that the lyrics of Family stretch credibility to the limit. Dolly says that the family is a strong unit and suggests (more eloquently than I can describe) that people will forgive other family members anything. I wish families were as united and strong as Dolly sings, but it's not my experience and I don't know of any family that lives up to the ideals expressed in the song. Maybe Dolly was just doing some wishful thinking when she wrote the song, or maybe her family really is that strong.

The other songs are much more realistic. The two other country hits, Eagle when she flies (an inspiration to women) and Silver and gold (a song about love being more important than money) are among Dolly's finest songs ever. Dolly original recorded What a heartache for the Rhinestone soundtrack but re-recorded it for this album and again for her more recent Halos and horns, so although it wasn't a single it might sound familiar to you, although each recording is distinctive.

Best woman wins, a song about two women fighting over a man, features Lorrie Morgan, although Dolly does most of the singing so perhaps she wins that battle. Other great songs include If you need me, Wildest dreams and Dreams do come true and Runaway feeling, but may favorite here is the upbeat Country road, a song about the love a country woman has for a man from the city.

This overlooked gem will forever be one of my favorite Dolly albums.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Dolly's finest albums, June 13, 2004

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle When She Flies (Audio CD)

Dolly recorded for Columbia during the late eighties and early nineties, during which time she had three number one country hits during that period, the last of them (Rocking years) coming from this album. Rocking years was originally intended to be a duet with George Jones but he left the label so Ricky van Shelton became the duet partner. The success of the single may have owed more to Ricky (who was fashionable at the time) than Dolly, as American country radio only showed limited interest in the other singles from this album. Despite a lack of airplay, the album sold in vast quantities (well over a million in the USA) and deservedly so.

The songs are mostly excellent, though I confess that the lyrics of Family stretch credibility to the limit. Dolly says that the family is a strong unit and suggests (more eloquently than I can describe) that people will forgive other family members anything. I wish families were as united and strong as Dolly sings, but it's not my experience and I don't know of any family that lives up to the ideals expressed in the song. Maybe Dolly was just doing some wishful thinking when she wrote the song, or maybe her family really is that strong.

The other songs are much more realistic. The two other country hits, Eagle when she flies (an inspiration to women) and Silver and gold (a song about love being more important than money) are among Dolly's finest songs ever. Dolly original recorded What a heartache for the Rhinestone soundtrack but re-recorded it for this album and again for her more recent Halos and horns, so although it wasn't a single it might sound familiar to you, although each recording is distinctive.

Best woman wins, a song about two women fighting over a man, features Lorrie Morgan, although Dolly does most of the singing so perhaps she wins that battle. Other great songs include If you need me, Wildest dreams and Dreams do come true and Runaway feelings, but may favorite here is the upbeat Country road, a song about the love a country woman has for a man from the city.

This overlooked gem will forever be one of my favorite Dolly albums.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, December 7, 2000

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle When She Flies (Audio CD)

Maybe not one of her best albums, but a pretty good one none the less. Dolly has the most recognizable voice in country music, and she has a wonderful talent for pouring her emotions into each song. And her songs are always filled with romance, heartbreak, humour and inspiration. And this album has plenty of all that. And with Alison Krauss, Ricky Van Shelton, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Emmylou Harris and Lorrie Morgan lending their voices to this album make it an enjoyable listen.