My Tennessee Mountain Home [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Dolly Parton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 1972
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000GG4XGU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,636 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This deeply personal 1972 album shares the trials and triumphs she had growing up, with the title hit joining Old Black Kettle; Daddy's Working Boots , and more. The bonus song, Sacred Memories , was originally recorded for this album! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dolly's first masterpiece, April 4, 2007

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Allen Chapman (STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Tennessee Mountain Home (Audio CD)

This album has been issued on CD only once before as an import. But for the first time we have it here in the States. This album is a concept album about Dolly's childhood growing up in the sticks of Tennessee. On the surface the album would seem to be a little too self indulgent, but the concept works very well. The album is like looking thru a photo album with Dolly from her birth up to her getting her first record deal. For an artist who at the time hadn't really hit huge, at least not like she would for another four years, this album was a gamble, A gamble that pays off. It's a great country album. Only one bonus track included with this one, which makes sense since it is a concept album. The track "Sacred Memories" was recorded during the same sessions as this album but released on a later album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Autobiographical Masterpiece, June 15, 2009

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Jeremy Gloff (Tampa, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Tennessee Mountain Home (Audio CD)

Length:: 1:24 Mins

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Subdued album looks home from Nashville, April 4, 2007

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Tennessee Mountain Home (Audio CD)

This 1973 entry in Parton's catalog has previously been available as part of an import two-fer (winningly paired with the following year's "Jolene"), but this is the first domestic reissue. Parton was a star on the Porter Wagoner show in the early '70s, but solo recognition was arriving more grudgingly. Her chafing under Wagoner's contractual control didn't help, and her songwriting exhibited a streak of homesickness, starting with the spoken word opener on this LP.

Parton sings lovingly of her parents ("I Remember" "Daddy's Working Boots"), home ("Old Black Kettle" "My Tennessee Mountain Home" "Back Home"), and remarkable neighbors ("Dr. Robert F. Thomas" - the man who brought Parton into this world). The album's homespun sounds form a bookend with 1998's "Hungry Again," particularly in the traditional, acoustic backings. The album's title track is a perfect example of Parton's craft, evoking images so real that you can feel yourself longing for a return to Smoky Mountains you may never before have visited.

The remainder of the album failed to catch on the charts, but Parton's nostalgic and wistful songs are quite charming. The story of her arrival in Nashville, "Down on Music Row," is a a great example (along with the title track and career standouts like "Coat of Many Colors") of how Parton could turn her personal history into memorable, engaging songs. The lone bonus track on this reissue, "Sacred Memories," was recorded during the album's sessions, issued as a B-side, and reappeared on the LP "Love is Like a Butterfly."

Legacy's reissue (along with accompanying versions of "Jolene" and "Coat of Many Colors") fills out the packaging with newly struck liner notes by Chet Flippo and chart and session information. Aside from the title track, this is a more subdued and subtle entry in Parton's catalog and its lack of previous domestic reissue leaves it fresh to many fan's ears. Most of Parton's albums of this era are essential, and this one's no exception. [©2007 hyperbolium dot com]