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| Play | 1. Travelin' Prayer | 4:16 | $0.99 |  |
| Play | 2. Cash On The Barrelhead | 3:08 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 3. A Few Old Memories | 4:01 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 4. I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open | 3:04 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 5. Steady As The Rain | 3:05 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 6. I Still Miss Someone | 3:37 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 7. Endless Stream Of Tears | 2:39 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 8. Silver Dagger | 4:54 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 9. Train, Train | 2:50 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 10. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight | 3:13 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 11. Will He Be Waiting For Me | 3:25 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 12. The Grass Is Blue | 3:44 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 13. I Am Ready | 2:44 | $0.99 | |
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83 of 85 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Dolly Parton's 61st full-length album captures the freshness and vibrancy of the mountain music known as bluegrass. "The Grass is Blue" is a superb collection of swift, rambunctious tunes and soft, gentle melodies meshed together by genius instrumentation and Dolly's exquisite vocal style. From the rowdy opening cover of Billy Joel's "Travelin' Prayer" to the elegant a capella closing of "I'm Ready," the disc offers 13 delectable slices of heaven. Gathered together are the premiere artists of the genre - top pickers Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and Stuart Duncan to name a few plus the harmonies of Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless and others - with one of America's true musical treasures belting out some sorrowful "high lonesome sound." Other pick tracks include the steamrolling "Train, Train," a mournful "Silver Dagger," the humorous "I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open" and Dolly originals "Will He Be Waiting For Me," "Steady as the Rain" and the title cut. "The Grass is Blue," released on Sugar Hill Records and Dolly's own Blue Eye Records, is a true gift for her fans and enough to transport even a hard core rock fanatic into bliss in the hills of Kentucky.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I do not know what roads Dolly had to travel to get her back to her bluegrass musical home - but I am sure glad that she got there. This is Dolly's best piece of work since her collaboration with Linda Rondstadt and Emmylou Harris on Trio.
This is a wonderful, wonderful piece of work. I have listened to Dolly through the years and have always admired her talent and her personality. It has saddened me to see Dolly's career pushed down the rather tired formulaic Nashville path. It appears a return to blue grass was an excellent way of taking a nice long detour around Nashville.
I am not much of a blue grass listener but the Grass is Blue transcends confinement to any one genre of music. The arrangements are wonderful. They are free of the typicallly overdone wall of sound Nashville glitz that has transformed country music from its distinct roots into a slightly down home version of standard American pop music.
The back-up musicians and singers are perfect and complement Doly in fine fashion. In a strange way - The Grass is Blue is to Dolly Parton what Supernaural is to Santanna. Its a return to their artisitic roots - but with a stunning freshness that leaves the listener yearning for more of the same.
All the tracks on this CD are worth listening to. Cash on the Barrelhead stands out as does Train, Train. The closing track, I Am Ready find Dolly at her most soulful. It is sung as a prayer and has a mournful, yet joyous quality, that Dolly's voice renders perfectly.
This is one of the great CDs. You do not have to like or have any knowledge of bluegrass musc to love this CD.
This is a wonderful, wonderful piece of work. I have listened to Dolly through the years and have always admired her talent and her personality. It has saddened me to see Dolly's career pushed down the rather tired formulaic Nashville path. It appears a return to blue grass was an excellent way of taking a nice long detour around Nashville.
I am not much of a blue grass listener but the Grass is Blue transcends confinement to any one genre of music. The arrangements are wonderful. They are free of the typicallly overdone wall of sound Nashville glitz that has transformed country music from its distinct roots into a slightly down home version of standard American pop music.
The back-up musicians and singers are perfect and complement Doly in fine fashion. In a strange way - The Grass is Blue is to Dolly Parton what Supernaural is to Santanna. Its a return to their artisitic roots - but with a stunning freshness that leaves the listener yearning for more of the same.
All the tracks on this CD are worth listening to. Cash on the Barrelhead stands out as does Train, Train. The closing track, I Am Ready find Dolly at her most soulful. It is sung as a prayer and has a mournful, yet joyous quality, that Dolly's voice renders perfectly.
This is one of the great CDs. You do not have to like or have any knowledge of bluegrass musc to love this CD.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Let me start by saying that I don't normally like bluegrass, country or Dolly even if I can appreciate the artistry behind them. That said, I must also say that this album is easily one of the best of 1999. I fell in love with the songs, lyrically and muscially. The music was perfectly performed and Ms. Parton's voice was the perfect compliment. She has mastered the art of singing and telling stories. She packs emotion into her voice without effort and brings the songs to life. I actually got teary eyed during what I feel is the best song on the album, "Silver Dagger", which takes the voice of a young woman telling her beloved that she can't marry him and she will sleep alone forever because of her mother's warnings. There's a really good mix of love songs and stories. A sense of humor also flits through the album. Parton even pulls a perfect reversal of the old "he done me wrong" song, singing in the voice of a woman who left a man and later realizes he was the one and is on her way back to him, wondering if he has waited for her. Do yourself a favor and buy this album. Don't think of it as a bluegrass album or a country album or as another Dolly Parton album. Think of it as the opportunity to hear a masterwork, the apex of someone's career. It is truly a wonderful collection of songs that will catch both your mind and your heart up with their rhythm and voice. Congrats Ms. Parton, you've won a new fan.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Dolly's Best Album
I have been a Dolly Parton fan for longer than I can remember. I listened to my cassette with Jolene until I wore it out. This is Dolly Parton's best album ever. Period. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Abby Anderson
One of the best albums period
I have always been into bluegrass, play it on several stringed instruments and listen to it often. This album came out around the time of "Oh Brother Where Art Though". Read more
Published 17 months ago by Charles E. Smith
BEST DOLLY BLUEGRASS CD EVER!!
If you havent bought this CD yet,then what are you waiting for!!! This is one of the best bluegrass CDs I have heard and I love Dolly also.
Published 21 months ago by Clarence Paul Dixon Jr.
Bluegrass the way it should be!
Dolly - I love ya singing any type of music. But it sounds to me like this music is your true heart and self. As usual,
Dolly's voice is clean and true. Read more
Dolly's voice is clean and true. Read more
Published on April 25, 2010 by Gloria J. Williams
b lue grass
Once again Dolly is magical. She is the Mother of the country singers who are alive today.
Published on March 6, 2010 by Mrs. M. Leys
Dolly Parton - The Grass is Blue
This is a great CD, especially if you like Bluegrass music and Dolly Parton. What a fantastic combination!
Published on October 11, 2009 by Sandra R. Fulton
Wow! What a treat.
I had no idea Dolly Parton was this GOOD. Really, seriously, this is top notch and I rate it 5 stars.
Published on June 15, 2009 by JP
A spectacular return to form
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Published on June 15, 2009 by Jeremy Gloff
"The Best Blugrass Album Ever!"
After recording a series of country albums in the late '90's that didn't sell, Dolly Parton suddenly found herself for the first time in her life without a major record label. Read more
Published on May 13, 2009 by Terry Richard
I was never a fan until I got this album
Wow. I never considered myself a fan of Dolly Parton until I picked up this album. If you like bluegrass, do yourself a favor and buy this. You won't regret it.
Published on March 18, 2009 by D. Eiler
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