The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (soundtrack)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	July 12, 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	36:44
Label	MCA
Producer	Gregg Perry; based on original production and arrangements by Richard Baskin
Various artists chronology
Heartbreak Express (1982) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Greatest Hits (1982)
Singles from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
"I Will Always Love You" Released: July 12, 1982 "Hard Candy Christmas" Released: October 11, 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is the original soundtrack for the film, released in July 1982. The album was produced by Gregg Perry. ^[3]

In addition to the score of Carol Hall songs recorded for the stage soundtrack, the film soundtrack included two Dolly Parton compositions: "Sneakin' Around", which she performed as a duet with co-star Burt Reynolds and a reworking of her 1974 song "I Will Always Love You", the latter of which topped the U.S. country charts in September 1982. Unlike the original 1974 version, the 1982 release of "I Will Always Love You" crossed over to the pop charts (#53 Pop and #17 Adult Contemporary) as well. ^[4]

Track listing

All songs composed by Carol Hall, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"20 Fans"		Jim Nabors and Chorus	4:33
2.	"A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place"		Dolly Parton, Teresa Merritt, the Whorehouse Girls and Customers	5:26
3.	"Sneakin Around"	Dolly Parton	Parton and Burt Reynolds	1:53
4.	"Watchdog Report" / "Texas Has a Whorehouse in It"		Dom DeLuise and the Dogettes	3:04
5.	"Courtyard Shag"		(Instrumental)	3:29

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"The Aggie Song"		Chorus	7:43
2.	"The Sidestep"		Charles Durning	3:43
3.	"Hard Candy Christmas"		Parton and the Whorehouse Girls	3:50
4.	"I Will Always Love You"	Parton	Parton	3:02

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	63
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6]	5
US Cashbox Country Albums [7]	3
US Cash Box Top Albums [8]	48

References

1. Various Artists – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Original Soundtrack) at AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
2. Colin Larkin (2006). "Parton, Dolly". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 6 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 435–6. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
3. "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011. Gregg Perry
4. "Dolly Parton Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved June 13, 2022.
5. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
6. "Soundtrack Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved June 13, 2022.
7. "Cash Box Country Albums" (PDF). Cashbox . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
8. "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cashbox . Retrieved December 23, 2024.

External links

• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at Discogs (list of releases)