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The Fairest of Them All
Country · 1970 · 8 tracks · 28m

The Fairest of Them All

Dolly Parton

A stark, southern gothic collection of mountain ballads. Stripped of her later pop gloss, this is Dolly at her most hauntingly intimate and lyrically dark.

February 2, 1970 · RCA Victor

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A haunting, unvarnished exploration of rural tragedy and southern gothic storytelling.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 28m
02
Chas
2:21
03
When Possession Gets Too Strong
2:04
04
Before You Make Up Your Mind
2:10
05
I’m Doing This for Your Sake
2:11
06
But You Loved Me Then
1:52
08
More Than Their Share
2:20
09
Mammie
3:11
11
Robert
2:39
Moments Worth Listening For
The devastating narrative turn in Mammie where the vocal register thins to a fragile whisper.
The sharp, rhythmic acoustic strumming on Chas that provides a rare moment of propulsion.
The way the pedal steel moans behind the vocal on But You Loved Me Then, mimicking a human sob.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Fairest of Them All sound next to the rest of Dolly Parton's catalogue?

Somber+3.8σ

Somber saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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