| "The Seeker" | ||||
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| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Dolly | ||||
| B-side | "Love With Feeling" | |||
| Released | May 19, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:02 3:14 (2007 edited reissue) | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer(s) | Porter Wagoner | |||
| Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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"The Seeker" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released as the first single from Parton's 1975 album, Dolly , and was also a top ten single on the U.S. country charts. A spiritual, which Parton described as her "talk with God", the song was released as a single in July 1975, just missing the top spot on the U.S. country singles chart; it peaked at #2. [1]
Two decades later, Parton rerecorded the song for her 1995 album Something Special . Nelly Furtado covered this song for the film The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom . [2] Merle Haggard who, in his 1981 autobiography, Sing Me Back Home, would confess his infatuation with Parton, also recorded the song. The British band The New Seekers recorded a version of the song in 1976.
Weekly
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 2 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [5] | 91 |
Year-End
| Chart (1975) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 35 |