Bubbling Over (album)

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Bubbling Over
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Studio album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1973
RecordedJanuary 26, 1971–May 22, 1973
Studio RCA Studio A (Nashville)
Genre Country
Length24:41
Label RCA Victor
Producer Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton chronology
Love and Music
(1973)		Bubbling Over
(1973)		 Mine
(1974)
Singles from Bubbling Over
  1. "Traveling Man"
    Released: April 30, 1973

Bubbling Over is the twelfth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on September 10, 1973, by RCA Victor. [1] The album cover photo was shot by Nashville photographer Les Leverett near the fountain at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Contents

The album's single, "Traveling Man", is a new version of a song previously included on her 1971 Coat of Many Colors album. "The Beginning" would later be recorded as a duet with Porter Wagoner and included on their 1975 album, Say Forever You'll Be Mine .

Initially, the title track was also earmarked to be a single but these plans were cancelled in order for "Jolene" to be released instead. In an interview with Billboard in 1974, Parton stated that "we were planning on releasing 'Bubbling Over' as the single but after the LP was finished, we had some other sessions scheduled and 'Jolene' came out of these. We simply thought this was the strongest thing for a single." [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [4]

Billboard published a review in the issue dated September 22, 1973, which said, "Dolly must write a dozen or so hits a week, and since Porter Wagoner resumed his writing career, he's almost keeping pace. The two of them supply the bulk of the material for this, another in the huge collection of Dolly's album outputs, and it – as the others before it – tops the last one out. It ranges from the happy uptempo to the tearful ballad, and no one fills this range better than Dolly." the review noted "Love with Me", "Pleasant as May", and "Love, You're So Beautiful Tonight" as the best cuts on the album, with a note to record dealers praising Les Leverett's "excellent" cover art. [5]

In the issue dated October 6, 1973, Cashbox published a review that said, "An eagerly awaited album, Dolly Parton's new release will elicit immediate effervescence upon the initial listening, but then again isn’t that what bubbling over is all about! "Traveling Man", Dolly's last chart single is included on the album. An easy listening blend of country music at its finest this new album will prove an inevitable success for the inimitable Miss Parton. Some of the more outstanding tracks are "Bubbling Over", "Sometimes an Old Memory Gets in My Eye", and "Love with Me"." [6]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart.

The album's only single, "Traveling Man", was released in April 1973 [7] [8] [9] and peaked at No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The single peaked at No. 12 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dolly Parton, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Bubbling Over" May 22, 19732:20
2."Traveling Man" April 9, 19732:12
3."Alabama Sundown"
  • Dave Kirby
  • Danny Morrison
December 14, 19712:31
4."Afraid to Live and Afraid of Dying" Porter Wagoner May 19, 19722:04
5."Love with Me" February 1, 19732:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."My Kind of Man" December 12, 19722:25
2."Sometimes an Old Memory Gets in My Eye" Bill Owens February 1, 19732:20
3."Pleasant as May" January 26, 19712:34
4."The Beginning" January 11, 19722:35
5."Love, You're So Beautiful Tonight"WagonerMay 19, 19723:09

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [1]

Charts

Album

Chart (1973)Peak
position
US Hot Country LPs ( Billboard ) [10] 14

Singles

TitleYearPeak position
US
Country
[11] 		CAN
Country
[12]
"Traveling Man"19732012

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References

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  2. ↑ "Songs Go Pop, the Stays Country" (PDF). Billboard . February 2, 1974. p. 47. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ AllMusic Review
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  6. ↑ "Cashbox - October 6, 1973" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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  8. ↑ "Record World - May 5, 1973" (PDF). American Radio History. Record World. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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  10. ↑ "Dolly Parton Chart History - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dolly Parton Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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