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Arnold Rypens
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Artist: Dolly Parton
Author: Dolly Parton
Label: RCA Victor
Year: 1970
On lp The Fairest Of Them All. A single release was considered too risky for a song about an unwed mother. Reissued on The Rose And The Briar comp, cd and book (W.W. Norton), where it deserved its own chapter. Very under-estimated masterpiece.
Covers:
Skeeter Davis [on Skeeter Sings Dolly; calls it "my favorite in the album"]
Sally Timms [with Brendan Croker, both ex Mekons]
Dolly Parton [new version on cd Little Sparrow with Irish band Altan and with a happy end]
Marianne Faithfull [her accent switches the scene from Tennessee to the English Dover]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)