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Backwoods Barbie | 
| Creator: Dolly Parton
Label: Dolly Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 11415
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 93
UPC: 805859009323
EAN: 0805859009323
ASIN: B0011UFAFS
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Better Get to Livin' | | • | Made of Stone | | • | Drives Me Crazy | | • | Backwoods Barbie | | • | Jesus & Gravity | | • | Only Dreamin' | | • | Tracks of My Tears | | • | Lonesomes | | • | Cologne | | • | Shinola | | • | I Will Forever Hate Roses | | • | Somebody's Everything |
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Parton's first mainstream album in 17 years appeals to all her fans without sounding insincere or compromising. The title track, a fiddle-and-piano colored two-beat that's a sympathetic bit of autobiography, belies her campy doll-like cover pose. The debut single "Better Get to Livin'" is a page from her own upbeat canon, and when she's downhearted in the steel-guitar weeper "The Lonesomes" and the cocktail lounge arrangement "Made of Stone," she draws on the influence of earlier country queens like Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline. Parton's vocal tones remain equally pure, distinctive, and captivating over grinding six-string power chords as she blasts out Fine Young Cannibal's "Drives Me Crazy." She's especially affecting on a faithful rendition of Smokey Robinson's "The Tracks of My Tears." The bottom line is that Parton's one of America's greatest enduring vocal stylists, whether she's revisiting her roots in bluegrass or making commercial hay. --Ted Drozdowski
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What is Wrong With Radio? February 26, 2008
A* (New York, N.Y. United States)
45 out of 47 found this review helpful
Dolly Parton has been making solid to brilliant albums for decades and we don't have to go into her crossover appeal that paved the way for Shania or how the Dixie Chicks have ridden her bubbly sheen of country to their own genre bending career, but we need to talk about how Country Radio has smacked this woman in the face and ignored her for helping to sustain it and bring in new listeners.
Dolly's new disc is great with some truly outstanding cuts. She didn't pen every song on the disc and there are covers. "Tracks of my Tears" sticks close to the Smokey Robinson original but I love it. Dolly's almost innocent vocal and the opening lines of that song fit her personality perfectly, giving a hidden wink and nod to the lyrics.
"Drives Me Crazy" gets a bit of a rework, more of a barn burner; it's cute and you won't skip it when you hear it. But the true foot stomper is "Shinola" Dolly's kiss off number with grit and wit -- showing Gretchen Wilson and Miranda Lambert how to kick a man out like a mule, but with class.
Then there are the outstanding songs. "Cologne" is worth the price of the disc alone, building from a sweet opening sigh then straight into a relationship where what most likely attracted the lover must be repressed to conceal their relationship. Then there is "Made of Stone," a 180 to the previous number, scorned love and with desperation in her voice with swelling back up singers pushing her along -- PERFECTION!
"The Lonesomes" and "I Will Forever Hate Roses" are the rest of the best. Dolly doesn't seem to be updating her sound, begging for radio acceptance. But it sounds like a great Dolly Parton album that somehow went unreleased when she was at her mainstream peak.
So many great country artists are just being ignored on the radio. She gets the ovations, she puts the butts in the seats, but when will radio give what listeners want? We want Dolly dang it!
BY FAR, One of the best this year March 8, 2008
EC Network (New York, NY USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
No exaggeration. Surrounded by other new releases this month that are not nearly as dynamic, "Backwoods Barbie" is a standout, and perhaps one of the greatest new releases this year. It has been a long time since I've purchased an album and listened to it without using the skip button. Every track is solid. For those of you who may not be a fan of this artist, forget this artist for a minute. It is simply the best in modern Country music. After spending the last few years exploring Bluegrass music, Dolly parton has returned to country, but this time somehow you can feel she's brought all she has learned from her vast musical history.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! March 7, 2008
Dawn Taylor (Mooresville, IN USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Dolly's "Backwoods Barbie" cd has so many great songs on it, and a little bit of something for a variety of musical tastes. The title track is a pure country Dolly autobiographical tune, while "She Drives Me Crazy" is a lot of fun for anyone who was young when the original version was released. "Jesus and Gravity" is such a wonderful, spiritual song, and probably will be up next to "He's Alive" out of her greatest gospel songs. Dolly sings her heart out on every song and puts so much emotion into each one. The overall feel of it is like her early 90's album "Hungry Again", but updated with a lot more musical styles, including the blues number "The Lonesomes". And I can't forget to mention the upbeat "Shinola" in which Dolly gives off some sass! I've been waiting for this cd for a while and I was not disappointed!
Dolly has a hit with Backwoods Barbie! March 12, 2008
Robert Welborn (Illinois/Florida)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this CD yesterday and I played it constantly since getting it! I'm glad that Dolly is back! This CD reminds me of her early 80 releases...it is incredible! The first song Better Get to Livin is really great! It's one of my favorite songs!~ Dolly also has a remake of the Fine Young Cannibals song Drive Me Crazy...This song is so hot! Get this CD, you'll be glad you did!
"Dolly Parton Back On Top!" March 7, 2008
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Dolly Parton's new CD "Backwoods Barbie" has brought the 7 time Grammy winner back to the top where she belongs. Released on February 26, 2008 the album is one of the top 5 best Dolly Parton albums after "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", "Here You Come Again", "Halos and Horns", and "New Harvest-First Gathering". Fans will relish in hearing the Dolly they have come to love. The album has something for everyone; great country tunes, wonderful remakes, and perfect music. Ask any female in country music who their idol is and Dolly Parton is their answer.
"Backwoods Barbie" is Dolly's first album for her very own record label named appropriately "Dolly Records". Debuting at number 2 on the country Billboard Charts on March 6th,2008 the CD is Dolly's highest debut for any album she has ever put out. Selling 27,000 copies in its first week alone the CD also debut at #17 pop. These numbers are amazing as country radio has foolishly ignored the divas' music, thus not promoting the album and due to some minor back problems Dolly won't be publicizing the album until April. Fans have shown they love their Dolly and Dolly has proven she is the best singer and entertainer to ever come out of Nashville.
Dolly wrote 9 songs on the album including the first single "Better Get To Livin" with the albums co-producer Kent Wells. The follow up single will be "Jesus and Gravity" written by Craig Wiseman and Betsy Ulmer, and it will become a classic Dolly song. Simply amazing. Other top songs are the haunting "Cologne", "Made of Stone" and the title track which Dolly wrote about herself and will be in the 9 to 5 Broadway musical. "Only Dreamin'" sounds very much like Dolly's 2001 classsic "Little Sparrow". Wonderful! The most country song on the CD is the beautiful "I Will Forever Hate Roses".
The packaging of the CD, which is Dolly's 77th album, is the best ever with beautiful artwork featuring gorgeous Dolly pics surounded by Dolly's favorite color pink. The old Ed Careff Dolly logo is also brought back on this album as it was always a favorite of Dolly fans on her RCA LP's in the '70's and '80's. There's also a great booklet found hidden on the inside of the CD cover featuring song lyrics to every song. The pictures of Dolly were taken last fall in Tennessee. The pickup truck Dolly sits on is owned by one of Dolly's employees at Dollywood who wouldn't sell the vehicle to Dolly. Dolly can always offer him more money down the road!
A perfect album from a perfect entertainer. Dolly Parton thanks for the wonderful music and it's great to have you back where you belong! You are my idol and I Will Always Love You!
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