1995 Dolly Parton – Something Special
Something Special is the 32nd studio album by Dolly Parton, released in August 1995 on Columbia Records. In addition to the seven new Parton compositions, she updated three classics from her repertoire: “Jolene”, “The Seeker”, and “I Will Always Love You”, the latter of which was performed as a duet with Vince Gill. The Gill duet, Parton’s third recording of the song, reached #15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Parton’s highest charting single in four years. Additionally, it was named “Vocal Event of the Year” by the Country Music Association.
Tracks
1 Crippled Bird (Dolly Parton) 03:43
2 Something Special (Dolly Parton) 03:05
3 Change (Dolly Parton) 03:40
4 I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) 03:17
5 Green-Eyed Boy (Dolly Parton) 03:53
6 Speakin’ of the Devil (Dolly Parton) 03:14
7 Jolene (Dolly Parton) 03:42
8 No Good Way of Saying Good-Bye (Dolly Parton) 02:57
9 The Seeker (Dolly Parton) 03:02
10 Teach Me To Trust (Dolly Parton; Gene Golden) 03:27
Biography
Musicians
1 Crippled Bird
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Background Vocals | Alison Krauss |
| Background Vocals | Suzanne Cox |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
2 Something Special
| Guitar | Reggie Young |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Buckingham |
| Percussion | Terry McMillan |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Chris Rodriguez |
| Background Vocals | Duawne Starling |
| Background Vocals | Louis Nunley |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
3 Change
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Chris Rodriguez |
| Background Vocals | Jennifer O’Brien |
| Background Vocals | Richard Dennison |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Hodges |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
4 I Will Always Love You
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Owen Hale |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Percussion | Terry McMillan |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
5 Green-Eyed Boy
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Owen Hale |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Guitar | Steuart Smith |
| Slide Guitar | Sonny Landreth |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steuart Smith |
| Fiddle | Stuart Duncan |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Chris Rodriguez |
| Background Vocals | Duawne Starling |
| Background Vocals | Louis Nunley |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
6 Speakin’ Of the Devil
| Bass | Paul Uhrig |
| Drums | Steve Turner |
| Guitar | Steve Gibson |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Piano | Paul Hollowell |
| Fiddle | Jimmy Mattingly |
| Background Vocals | Pam Tillis |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
7 Jolene
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Owen Hale |
| Guitar | Steuart Smith |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Percussion | Terry McMillan |
| Background Vocals | Jennifer O’Brien |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Hodges |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
8 No Good Way Of Saying Good-Bye
| Bass | Paul Uhrig |
| Drums | Steve Turner |
| Guitar | Reggie Young |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Carl Jackson |
| Background Vocals | Chris Rodriguez |
| Background Vocals | Duawne Starling |
| Background Vocals | Louis Nunley |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
9 The Seeker
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Gibson |
| Organ | Randy McCormick |
| Piano | Steve Nathan |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Jennifer O’Brien |
| Background Vocals | Louis Nunley |
| Background Vocals | Margie Cates |
| Background Vocals | Richard Dennison |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Hodges |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
10 Teach Me To Trust
| Acoustic Guitar | Don Potter |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Chris Rodriguez |
| Background Vocals | Jennifer O’Brien |
| Background Vocals | Richard Dennison |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Vocals | Dolly Parton |
Liner Notes
Producer – Dolly Parton, Steve Buckingham
Arranged By – Dale Oehler (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 10)
Concertmaster – Assa Drori (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 10)
Conductor – Dale Oehler (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 10)
Edited By – Don Cobb
Engineer (Additional) – Al Schmitt, Mike Capps, Dave Sinko, Marshall Morgan
Engineer (Assistant) – Toby Seay, Ed Simonton, Craig White, Marc Frigo, Kevin Ryna, Grant Greene, Richard Landers, Jeff Shannon, John Dickson, Amy Hughes, Robin Dennis
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Mixed By – Gary Paczosa
Recorded By – Gary Paczosa
Art Direction – Bill Johnson, Jodi Lynn Miller
Edited At Georgetown Masters
Mastered At Georgetown Masters
Mixed At Nightingale Sound
Mixed At Emporium
Mixed At Soundshop
Mixed At The Doghouse
Mixed At Sound Stage
Mixed At Woodland Digital
Mixed At O’Henry’s
Mixed At Emerald
Mixed At Masterfonice
Recorded At Nightingale Sound
Recorded At Emporium
Recorded At Soundshop
Recorded At The Doghouse
Recorded At Sound Stage
Recorded At Woodland Digital
Recorded At O’Henry’s
Recorded At Emerald
Recorded At Masterfonice
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