"My Tennessee Mountain Home" | ||||
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Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
from the album My Tennessee Mountain Home | ||||
B-side | "The Better Part of Life" | |||
Released | December 4, 1972 | |||
Recorded | RCA Studio B, Nashville; September 1 and December 12, 1972 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Ferguson | |||
Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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"My Tennessee Mountain Home" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. Using imagery from her rural childhood in Tennessee (holding hands on a porch swing, enjoying nature, walking home from church), the song served as the centerpiece of her 1973 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home. It was released as a single in December 1972, and reached number 15 on the U.S. country singles chart. [1]
The song has become one of Parton's best known compositions,[ citation needed ] and was later covered by Maria Muldaur on her 1973 eponymous solo album, and by Elisabeth Andreassen on the 2005 album Short Stories . [3] Dolly Parton herself re-recorded the song on her 1994 live album Heartsongs .
A cover version named "Ett bättre liv" (A Better Life) was recorded in Swedish by Lasse Stefanz and a children's choir. The song appears on the 1986 album Den lilla klockan , with lyrics by the pseudonym "Mackan". [4]
Chart (1972–1973) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 15 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
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