Dolly Parton - Backwoods Barbie reviews
Reviews by letter :
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y
| Ew |
 Dolly Parton may be the world's most iconic living country star, but she ran into the same radio shutout as most other veteran acts. So about a decade ago she ditched the glossy country-pop singles and embarked on a series of bluegrass and acoustic albums. That move restored her cred among country purists, though it also felt a bit constricting for such an outsize entertainer. Now, with the unabashedly commercial Backwoods Barbie, she's paddling back toward the mainstream....full text |
|
| Billboard |
| There's more than meets the eye to Dolly Parton, the autobiographical title cut tells us, and her first mainstream country album in years is an important reminder of the breadth of her singing and songwriting talents. Classic country "Do You Think I'm Made of Stone" is a passionate plea for a man to stop his cheating ways, while first single "Better Get to Livin' " is laden with pull-yourself-by-your-bootstraps advice to women who play the victim. Parton's take on the Miracles' "Tracks of My Tears" took chutzpah, but she wears the song well and her version of Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy" works as a funked-up bluegrass number....full text |
|
| Nytimes |
| Perhaps someone somewhere hasn’t noticed yet that Dolly Parton is no dumb blonde. She wants to make that clear one more time in the title song of “Backwoods Barbie,” insisting, “Don’t be fooled by thinkin’ that the goods are not all there.” That’s pretty obvious, since Ms. Parton wrote most of the songs, produced them with her guitarist and arranger, Kent Wells, and has released the album on her own label....full text |
|
Dolly Parton lyrics
All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only
Copyright © www.sweetslyrics.com Please read our
Privacy policy - 0.0236s
Send "Dolly Parton " Ringtones to your Cell 
