Backwoods Barbie
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | February 26, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 48:02 | |||
| Label | Dolly Records / A2M Distribution | |||
| Producer | Dolly Parton, Kent Wells | |||
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| Singles from Backwoods Barbie | ||||
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Backwoods Barbie is the 40th studio album by Dolly Parton, her first mainstream country album in nearly a decade. It was released on February 26, 2008, and is the first commercial release on Parton's own Dolly Records imprint.
The album contains nine Parton originals.
"Better Get to Livin'" was the lead off single from the album, released to country radio in September 2007. It peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Parton performed the tune on the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars at the end of September and again at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade A music video was released, employing the talents of comedian and satirist Amy Sedaris. It enjoyed moderate success on CMT's weekly countdowns.
The second single was "Jesus & Gravity", which also charted (peaking at #56). Parton performed the song live on an episode of the seventh season of American Idol. The week was a tribute to her work as a singer and songwriter. It yielded yet another video, directed by Steven "Flip" Lippman. He had previously directed the video for "Better Get to Livin'".
"Shinola" was released as the third single but failed to chart. A music video was released containing footage from Parton's sold out engagements at London's O2 Arena and Belfast's Odyssey Arena on her 2008 Backwoods Barbie Tour. The video was a success on CMT's digital cable channel, Pure Country, peaking at number one. It uses a lyric that plays on the colloquial phrase "You don' know shit from Shinola.
Fourth single "Drives Me Crazy" was released solely to Adult Contemporary stations.
The title track, and fourth country single (fifth overall), was originally written for the score for the "9 to 5" musical (based on the 1980 film, in which Parton had costarred) that had its world premiere at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre in September 2008, and subsequently ran in Broadway during 2009. A video was released, directed by acclaimed music video director Trey Fanjoy. It alternates between Parton in her Tennessee Mountain Home, (filmed at the Disney Ranch in California) and on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard, being joined by various street performers. The video debuted at No. 17 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown in April 2009. The video was also ranked No. 40 on GAC's Top 50 Videos of the Year.
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