9 to 5 and Odd Jobs

Dolly Parton

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
• Original Release Date: December 30, 1980
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WFV
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #261,952 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. 9 to 5

2. Hush-A-Bye Hard Times

3. House of the Rising Sun

4. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)

5. Sing for the Common Man

6. Working Girl

7. Detroit City

8. But You Know I Love You

9. Dark as a Dungeon

10. Poor Folks Town

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed bag, October 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (Audio CD)

By the time this album was originally released in 1981, Dolly Parton's commercial sellout had long been established. Having abandoned her country roots which had produced some of the finest music of the genre, she was ready for Hollywood and made her film debut in the movie "Nine to Five." An amusing escapist comedy, Parton surprisingly managed to hold her own against Jane Fonda and the truly comicly gifted Lily Tomlin (who ultimately stole the show).

The movie's theme song, which is the center piece of this album was more of the same for the pop sellout that was Dolly at this time, so naturally, with a popular movie behind it, the song was a huge hit and further encouraged Parton to leave her country roots behind. Still, this isn't to say that this album is a total loss. Her version of Woody Guthrie's "Deportees" manages to rescue the album from complete pop sellout status. Hearing Parton's glorious set of pipes surround this heartbreaker of a song pleading for social justice and human dignity is pretty much worth the price of admission, even if the rest of this stuff is a far cry from the jewels she had created a decade before.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying for 2 tracks, June 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (Audio CD)

Like most everyone else who has reviewed this, I have been listening to this album for years and am glad to see it in CD form. However, only two tracks are really great - Dark as a Dungeon and the heartbreaking Deportee, which has me weeping every time. These two tracks are so wonderful they are worth the price of the CD.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK, but stick with Coat for now., October 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (Audio CD)

Buddah is to be applauded for finally (if somewhat slowly) reissuing long out of print Dolly Parton albums with a remastered sound. It is especially gratifying that they are giving equal attention to Parton's more creative country period, and not just limiting it to her more pop oriented material. The pattern seems to be reissue one country album and one pop album simultaneously.

While this album is better than average for her pop period, it decidedly takes a back seat to the magnificent "Coat of Many Colors" album that was reissued along with "9 to 5." There really is no comparing the two albums. "Coat" is a masterpiece of early 70's country, and a sad reminder of how Nashville no longer cares about its roots. By contrast, this album is pleasant and enjoyable, but hardly in the same league as the bulk of Parton's work before about 1977.

2 1/2 stars.