Ultimate Dolly Parton
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)
Recorded1970–1989
GenreCountry
Length1:03:22
LabelRCA Nashville
Dolly Parton chronology
Halos & Horns
(2002)
Ultimate Dolly Parton
(2003)
For God and Country
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Ultimate Dolly Parton is a compilation album by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released by RCA Nashville on June 3, 2003. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Joshua"Dolly Parton3:04
2."Coat of Many Colors"Parton3:04
3."Jolene"Parton2:41
4."I Will Always Love You (original 1974 version)"Parton2:55
5."Please Don't Stop Loving Me" (with Porter Wagoner)Parton, Porter Wagoner2:47
6."Love Is Like a Butterfly"Parton2:21
7."The Bargain Store"Parton2:42
8."Here You Come Again"Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil2:54
9."It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"Parton3:18
10."Heartbreaker"Carole Bayer Sager, David Wolfert3:30
11."I Really Got the Feeling"Billy Vera3:08
12."You're the Only One"Bruce Roberts, Sager, Don Williams3:20
13."Starting Over Again"Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer3:58
14."Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"Hugh Moffatt, Pebe Sebert, Rosemary Sebert3:25
15."9 to 5"Parton3:00
16."But You Know I Love You"Mike Settle3:19
17."Tennessee Homesick Blues"Parton3:23
18."Islands in the Stream" (with Kenny Rogers)Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb4:10
19."To Know Him Is to Love Him" (with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris)Phil Spector3:51
20."Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas2:32

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dolly Parton – Ultimate Dolly Parton". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Ultimate Dolly Parton Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Dolly Parton – Ultimate". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Dolly Parton – Ultimate Dolly Parton". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 7, 2022. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Ultimate Dolly Parton in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Ultimate Dolly Parton". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 7, 2022.