VOL № LTDP003 — June 2023
Blue Smoke
Dolly Parton
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By the time Blue Smoke was released in 2014, the Dolly tides had almost fully turned. The then 68-year-old singer had come full circle in a way, from savant to country music punchline to memefied global icon whose cultural significance sometimes outpaced even her musical impact — most often evidenced by debates over whether or not she could credibly be called a ‘’feminist'' (a term she neither embraces nor vehemently rejects), and a booming business in merchandise that positioned her as some kind of human deity (WWDD?). She certainly didn’t need to record a new album, except perhaps as the nominal impetus for a tour; her legacy as an artist had been cemented decades earlier, and most listeners couldn’t even be trusted to give the new stuff a shot when they could easily listen ...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 Blue Smoke |
| 2 Unlikely Angel |
| 3 Don't Think Twice |
| 4 You Can't Make Old Friends |
| 5 Home |
| 6 Banks Of The Ohio |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 Lay Your Hands On Me |
| 2 Miss You‚ Miss Me |
| 3 If I Had Wings |
| 4 Lover Du Jour |
| 5 From Here To The Moon And Back |
| 6 Try |
