Treasures (Dolly Parton album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Treasures
Type = Album
Artist = Dolly Parton


Released = November 1996
Recorded = 1996
Genre = country
Length = 41:53
Label = Rising Tide, Blue Eye
Producer = Steve Buckingham
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfqxqlhldhe link]
Last album = "I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits" (1996)
This album = "Treasures" (1996)
Next album = "Hungry Again" (1998)

"Treasures" was a 1996 Dolly Parton album, composed of covers of rock and country hits from the 1960s and 1970s. Among the selections were work by Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Mac Davis. Perhaps the most surprising choices to fans were Young's "After the Gold Rush" and Stevens' "Peace Train", though Parton confessed a longtime admiration for both performers' work. (She had also recorded "After the Gold Rush" in 1994 with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris as part of the "Trio 2 (album)" album, though as of "Treasures"' release, the "Trio" recording had not yet been released.) The album received mixed reviews and reached number 24 on the U.S. country albums charts. "Treasures" featured a number of famous guest artists, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, John Popper of Blues Traveler, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, and Alison Krauss.

Its release was accompanied by a CBS television special, in which Parton performed most of the songs, accompanied by video footage of the news stories and events from the year of each song's original release.

In 1997, a dance remix version of Parton's recording of "Peace Train" was released.

Track listing

#"Peace Train"
#"Today I Started Loving You Again"
#"Just When I Needed You Most"
#"Something's Burning"
#"Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
#"After the Gold Rush"
#"Walking on Sunshine"
#"Behind Closed Doors"
#"Don't Let Me Cross Over"
#"Satin Sheets"
#"For the Good Times"

Album

External links

* [http://www.dollyon-line.com/archives/albums/treas/index.shtml Treasures] at dollyon-line.com