Real Love
Studio album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1985
RecordedOctober–November 1984
StudioRumbo, Canoga Park, California
GenreCountry
Length35:16
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerDavid Malloy
Dolly Parton chronology
Once Upon a Christmas
(1984) 		Real Love
(1985) 		Collector's Series
(1985)
Singles from Real Love
  1. "Don't Call It Love"
    Released: January 7, 1985
  2. "Real Love"
    Released: April 29, 1985
  3. "Think About Love"
    Released: November 11, 1985
  4. "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)"
    Released: April 7, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Real Love is the twenty-seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on January 21, 1985, by RCA Records.[2] The album was produced by David Malloy, and would be Parton's last studio album for RCA Records. It includes two number-one country singles, "Real Love" (a duet with Kenny Rogers) and "Think About Love". The album's other singles, "Don't Call It Love" and "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)", peaked at number three and number 17, respectively.

The album was released on LP, 8-track, cassette, and CD in 1985, but went out of print during the early 1990s. It was reissued for the first time during Parton's European tour in 2007 by BMG Germany as part of a two-fer CD, paired with 1983's Burlap & Satin.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Think About Love"Richard "Spady" Brannan, Tom Campbell3:26
2."Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)"Jeff Silbar, John Reid3:27
3."We Got Too Much"Dolly Parton3:16
4."It's Such a Heartache"Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter3:25
5."Don't Call It Love"Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow3:16
6."Real Love" (duet with Kenny Rogers)David Malloy, Richard "Spady" Brannon, Randy McCormick3:54
7."I Can't Be True"Parton3:18
8."Once in a Very Blue Moon"Pat Alger, Gene Levine3:45
9."Come Back to Me"Parton3:36
10."I Hope You're Never Happy"Parton3:55

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 30

Album (Year-End)

Chart (1985) Peak
Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 31

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
US US
AC 		US
Country 		CAN
AC 		CAN
Country 		AUS
"Don't Call It Love" 1985 — 12 3 15 5 —
"Real Love"
(duet with Kenny Rogers) 		91 13 1 19 1 45
"Think About Love" — — 1 — 1 74
"Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" 1986 — — 17 — 20 —

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. Real Love at AllMusic
  2. ^ "January Hot Album Releases" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. January 5, 1985. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dolly Parton – (({album))}". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top Country Albums - Year-End Charts (1985)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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