Dolly Parton - The Fairest Of Them All - My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner
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Artist: Dolly PartonEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2010-08-17
Music Label: Omni Recording Corp.
Soundtracks:
- Daddy Come And Get Me
- Chas
- When Possession Gets Too Strong
- Before You Make Up Your Mind
- I'm Doing This For Your Sake
- But You Loved Me Then
- Just The Way I Am
- More Than Their Share
- Mammie
- Down From Dover
- Robert
- Everything Is Beautiful (In Its Own Way)
- Lonely Comin' Down
- Do You Hear The Robins Sing
- What Ain't To Be Just Might Happen
- Bird That Never Flew
- Comes And Goes
- Washday Blues
- When I Sing For Him
- He Left Me Love
- Oh He's Everywhere
- Still On Your Mind
- Just As Good As Gone (previously unreissued 45 b-side)
Music reviews of The Fairest Of Them All - My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner
Music Review: Outstanding Short Stories
Rating: 5 Stars
It's hard to review these 2 for 1 CD's as they were recorded as two separate projects. The first album on this CD is 1970's "The Fairest of Them All". To say this album is a masterpiece is a total understatement. For those who like Dolly's traditional sound and story songs this could be the ultimate album. Although there were no major hit singles from this album the album contains some of Dolly's best and proves what an excellent songwriter she is as she wrote all but one song on this one. The album may surprise some people as this album is so dark and sad it makes Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette look happy. The first track "Daddy Come and Get Me" is a song about a girl being placed in a mental institution by her cheating husband. It's an excellent heartbreak song but the album just gets better and better. Most of these songs are sad with some surprising endings. "Mammie", "Down from Dover", and "Robert" are some of the best songs Dolly has ever written. If you love old sad songs you will not find any better than these 3 songs. Most of the others are also sad story songs. The album is not all sad. "Just The Way I Am" is a great song regarding acceptance and "When Possession Gets Too Strong" is a great warning song of letting your other half know not to change you. As far as subject matter this could possibly be Dolly's most serious album ever recorded. The only thing bad about this album is that it was not a big enough hit for many people to hear. The next album on this CD is "My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner" It is a good album but pales in comparison to the previous album. If I were reviewing this one I would give it 4 stars. Dolly's vocals are excellent and there are a couple of outstanding tracks. These tracks include "Lonely Coming Down" it is a very sad song that would go well with the first album. The other standout track is the lighthearted "WhatAin't to Be Just Might Happen". All in all, when looking at Dolly's albums before her crossover this would be very highly recommended (especially "Fairest of Them All" as it is a lost masterpiece. These recording are songs that you must listen to the lyrics to appreciate but as long as you do I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Description of The Fairest Of Them All - My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner
Two original LPs from the Queen of Country Music on CD for the very first time. Before Dolly the Pop Icon. Before Dolly the Cultural Phenomenon. There was Dolly the most sublime songwriter and performer of her generation. The evidence is right here. The Fairest Of Them All is the greatest Dolly Parton album you've never heard, recorded over 1968 and 1969 and never reissued in any form, it is a superb recording from start to finish. From the harrowing psychiatric depths of Daddy Come And Get Me and the empowering heights of Just The Way I Am to the most moving narrative in the Parton canon, Down From Dover. Robert tells of forbidden love, Chas of passion that can never be, Dolly is at her creative peak, always breaking new ground. Also included is the 1972 LP My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner a fine tribute to her mentor and companion through these years. Remastered from the original RCA Victor master tapes, both albums appear for the very first time on CD and are presented in a Deluxe Collector's edition with exclusive liner notes, unpublished photos and two very rare extra tracks. 20 page full color booklet, memorabilia. 23 track CD! All original recordings!Country CDs
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