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Dolly Parton

Jolene

1973 · via The Sisters of Mercy

Dolly Parton wrote “Jolene” and recorded it first in 1973. Also recorded by Olivia Newton‐John (1976), Patricia Paay (1977) and Strawberry Switchblade (1984), among 234 recordings on file. It is on the album Jolene (1973).

Dolly Parton – Jolene
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Dolly Parton wrote it and cut it first in 1973, a dozen years before The Sisters of Mercy took a run at it. Follow her and you will find The White Stripes and Miley Cyrus waiting in the same queue.

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Written by Dolly Parton.

First recorded by Dolly Parton in 1973: this is the first recording.

On the album Jolene (1973).

Other recordings on file

234 recordings of “Jolene” on MusicBrainz in all.

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