Dumplin' (soundtrack)

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Dumplin'
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
Recorded2018
Studio
  • Greenleaf Studio
  • Blackbird Studios
Genre Country
Length40:06
Label
Producer Linda Perry
Dolly Parton chronology
I Believe in You
(2017)
Dumplin'
(2018)
A Holly Dolly Christmas
(2020)
Singles from Dumplin'
  1. "Here I Am"
    Released: September 14, 2018
  2. "Girl in the Movies"
    Released: November 2, 2018
  3. "Jolene (New String Version)"
    Released: November 16, 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Dumplin' is the soundtrack album by American country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton for the 2018 film of the same name. It was released on November 30, 2018, by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville. The album features guest performances by Elle King, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Sia, Mavis Staples and Rhonda Vincent, among others. [3] [4]

Contents

"Girl in the Movies" received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 2019 Golden Globes. [5]

Release and promotion

The album was announced on September 12, 2018, along with its lead single, "Here I Am", which was released on September 14. [6] A music video for "Here I Am" was released on November 2 via Parton's Vevo channel. [7]

On October 22, 2018, Parton revealed the album’s cover art and track listing, as well as announcing that the album would be available for pre-order on November 2 and that the second single, "Girl in the Movies", would be available the same day. [8] The music video for "Girl in the Movies" was released on November 19 via Parton's Vevo channel. [9]

The New String Version of "Jolene" was released as the third single from the album on November 16, 2018. [10] The music video, featuring footage from the Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack special, was released on November 26. [11]

On November 25, Parton began posting 15-second snippets of songs from the album on Twitter, beginning with "Why". [12] This was followed by "Two Doors Down" on November 26, [13] "If We Don't" on November 27, [14] and "Dumb Blonde" on November 28. [15]

On November 29, 2018, CMT aired a television special titled Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack, which featured a behind the scenes look at the recording of the album. [16]

Parton promoted the album with an appearance on NBC's Today on November 30, where she was interviewed and performed "Girl in the Movies". She was also interviewed on Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda the same day. That evening she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , where she performed a medley of Christmas songs with Fallon, in addition to being interviewed and performing "Girl in the Movies".[ citation needed ]

Content

Six of the songs on the album are new versions of songs Parton had previously recorded.

Commercial performance

The album's first single, "Here I Am", was released in September 2018 and peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album has sold 23,200 copies in the United States as of March 2019. [17]

Track listing

Dumplin' track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here I Am" (with Sia) Dolly Parton 4:32
2."Holdin' on to You" (with Elle King)Parton3:27
3."Girl in the Movies"
4:34
4."Red Shoes"
  • Parton
  • Perry
2:58
5."Why" (with Mavis Staples)Parton2:29
6."Dumb Blonde" (with Miranda Lambert) Curly Putman 2:34
7."Here You Come Again" (with Willa Amai)3:28
8."Who"
  • Parton
  • Perry
2:37
9."Push and Pull" (with Jennifer Aniston and Danielle Macdonald)
  • Parton
  • Perry
3:33
10."If We Don't" (with Rhonda Vincent and Alison Krauss)
  • Parton
  • Perry
2:28
11."Two Doors Down" (with Macy Gray and Dorothy)Parton4:06
12."Jolene" (New String Version)Parton3:20
Total length:40:06
Streaming edition bonus tracks [18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Here You Come Again" (Dumplin' Remix)
  • Mann
  • Weil
1:57
14."Jolene" (Dumplin' Remix)Parton3:24
15."9 to 5"Parton2:42
16."Dumb Blonde"Putman2:30
17."Two Doors Down"Parton3:04
18."Jolene"Parton2:41
19."Here You Come Again"
  • Mann
  • Weil
2:25
20."Holdin' on to You"Parton2:47
21."Just Because I'm a Woman"Parton3:03
22."Better Get to Livin'"
  • Parton
  • Kent Wells
3:35
23."High and Mighty" (with the Christ Church Choir)Parton3:09
Total length:71:23

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Charts

Album

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [19] 119
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [20] 9
UK Country Albums (OCC) [21] 2
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [22] 8
US Billboard 200 [23] 143
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [24] 4
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [25] 7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [26] 16

Singles

TitleYearChartPeak
position
"Here I Am"2018US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [27] 37

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