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Dolly Parton – Rockstar - 4 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear Blue Box Set, Album

Dolly Parton – Rockstar - 4 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear Blue Box Set, Album

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Upon receiving a nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, Dolly Parton demurred, claiming that she wasn't rock & roll. The Rock Hall wound up inducting her, and she accepted the honor, deciding to deliver her first full-fledged rock album in return. Hence, Rockstar -- a star-studded double album where Dolly attempts every sound under the rock & roll sun. Parton splits her time covering (very) familiar classic rock tunes and writing made-to-order originals, only occasionally shutting the studio door so she can sing on her own. The combination of overblown renditions of songs you know by heart and cuts that feel as if they were tailored for album rock radio in 1990 does have some charms, especially because Dolly embraces the goofiness of the entire project: the album opens with a sketch of Parton "shredding" on guitar, as if it was a dangerous thing to do in 2023. Occasionally the cornball patter can be a bit much, especially on "What Has Rock and Roll Ever Done for You," an otherwise amiable rocker bookended with Stevie Nicks and Dolly exchanging canned barbs, but the silliness is preferable to playing it straight; the po-faced preaching of "What's Up?" falls flat. Parton proves to be a generous host at her party, yucking it up with both Ronnie McDowell and Rob Halford and crooning sweetly with Peter Frampton and Chris Stapleton alike; she even deigns to spend some time with Kid Rock. By the time Rockstar reaches "Free Bird," the party has been rolling on for two hours and is starting to feel a little tired -- it doesn't help that Parton is duetting with the ghost of Ronnie Van Zant, either -- but that doesn't erase the good spirits created by the rest of the record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

A1 Rockstar
Guest  Richie Sambora
A2 World On Fire
A3 Every Breath You Take
Featuring  Sting
A4 Open Arms
Featuring  Steve Perry
B1 Magic Man (Carl Version)
Featuring  Ann Wilson
Guest  Howard Leese
B2 Long As I Can See the Light
Featuring  John Fogerty
B3 Either Or
Featuring  Kid Rock
B4 I Want You Back
Featuring  Steven Tyler
Guest  Warren Hayes
C1 What Has Rock And Roll Ever Done For You
Featuring  Stevie Nicks
Guest  Waddy Wachtel
C2 Purple Rain
C3 Baby, I Love You Way
Featuring  Peter Frampton
D1 I Hate Myself For Loving You
D2 Night Moves
Featuring  Chris Stapleton
D3 Wrecking Ball
Featuring  Miley Cyrus
D4 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Featuring  Brandi Carlile, P!NK
E1 Keep On Loving You
Featuring  Kevin Cronin
E2 Heart Of Glass
Written-By  Debbie Harry*
E3 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Featuring  Elton John
E4 Tried To Rock And Roll Me
Featuring  Melissa Etheridge
F1 Stairway To Heaven
Featuring  Lizzo, Sasha Flute
F2 We Are The Champions
F3 Bygones
Featuring  Rob Halford
Guest  John 5, Nikki Stixx
F4 My Blue Tears
Featuring  Simon Le Bon
G1 What’s Up
Featuring  Linda Perry
G2 You’re No Good
Featuring  Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow
G3 Heartbreaker
Featuring  Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
G4 Bittersweet
Featuring  Michael McDonald
G5 I Dreamed About Elvis
Featuring  Ronnie McDowell
Guest  The Jordanaires
H1 Let It Be
Featuring  Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
H2 Free Bird

 

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