Dolly Parton - The Collection (2004)

Artist: Dolly Parton
Title: The Collection
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Universal / Spectrum Music – 982 014-3 / CD, Compilation
Genre: Country, Folk, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks+.cue,log artwork)
Total Time: 1:16:33
Total Size: 193 / 523 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: The Collection
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Universal / Spectrum Music – 982 014-3 / CD, Compilation
Genre: Country, Folk, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks+.cue,log artwork)
Total Time: 1:16:33
Total Size: 193 / 523 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Just When I Needed You Most (feat. Alison Krauss & John Sebastian) (4:38)
02. Behind Closed Doors (feat. Pig Robbins) (2:59)
03. For The Good Times (4:16)
04. Before The Next Teardrop Falls (feat. David Hidalgo) (4:08)
05. Peace Train/Isitimela Sokuthula (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo) (4:40)
06. The Salt In My Tears (3:50)
07. Today I Started Loving You Again (feat. John Popper) (3:58)
08. Honky Tonk Songs (4:27)
09. Satin Sheets (3:20)
10. After The Goldrush (feat. Alison Krauss, Suzanne Cox & Viktor Krauss) (3:46)
11. Blue Valley Songbird (4:18)
12. Don't Let Me Cross Over (feat. Raul Malo) (3:03)
13. Hungry Again (3:18)
14. I Wanna Go Back There (3:03)
15. Time And Tears (2:54)
16. I'll Never Say Goodbye (3:11)
17. I Still Lost You (3:33)
18. The Camel's Heart (3:16)
19. When Jesus Comes Calling For Me (2:46)
20. Paradise Road (3:10)
21. Shine On (3:59)
While Spectrum Music' "The Collection" may not be a definitive hits collection or a comprehensive overview of Dolly Parton's recordings, it is a good sampler of hits and highlights from her mid-career country-pop work. Nearly every song here was a Top 40 country hit, with many breaking the Top Ten. These aren't necessarily her best songs, but the hits -- including "The Salt In My Tears," "Just When I Needed You Most," "I'll Never Say Goodbye," -- hold up well, and help make this compilation of interest to any budget-minded casual fan looking for an affordable roundup of her late-'70s and early-'80s hits.