"To Daddy" is a Dolly Parton song. Originally released by Emmila Harris on the 1977 single of the same name, and then on her fourth country album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978). Reached # 3 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and # 1 on Canada’s RPM Country Tracks charts . The version performed by Dolly Parton herself first appeared in 1995 on the collection I Will Always Love You. The Essential Dolly Parton One .
| To daddy | |||||||
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| Single Emmylou Harris from the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town | |||||||
| Side “A” | "To Daddy" | ||||||
| Side B | Tulsa Queen | ||||||
| Released | November 2, 1977 [1] | ||||||
| Format | single (7 "record) | ||||||
| Genre | country | ||||||
| Duration | 2:46 | ||||||
| Producer | Brian Ahern | ||||||
| Songwriter | Dolly parton | ||||||
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| Warner bros records | Wbs 8498 | ||||||
| Chart Seats | |||||||
| No. 3 in Hot Country Songs ( Billboard , USA ) No. 1 in Country Tracks ( RPM , Canada ) | |||||||
| Emmylou Harris Singles Timeline | |||||||
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Background
The song “To Daddy” tells the story of a woman who, day after day, suffered the unfaithfulness and indifference of her husband, but did not give a look for the well-being of children [2] . When the children grow up and no longer need her, the heroine, leaving a farewell note, leaves the family in search of love and happiness, which she lacked all the past years [3] . The story is told on behalf of the child and, as Dolly Parton notes, describes the real relationship between her parents, with the only exception that her mother, despite all past grievances and sorrows, eventually returned home [2] .
For her All I Can Do record, Parton recorded the song “ Boulder to Birmingham ” by Emmylou Harris . Having decided to make the last surprise, in 1976 before the release she invited her to the studio to listen to the finished tracks [3] . Among them was “To Daddy,” which greatly impressed Harris [4] : “It's like a story from O. Henry , because it confuses you. You think that in the end the heroine will die, but Dolly makes a sharp somersault and everything ends in a completely different way ” [3] . As a result, despite the objections of his partner Porter Wagoner , Parton did not release the song herself, but ceded to her friend [5] .
Harris performed the song in November 1977 as a single, and then on the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978) and quickly became one of the most popular in her repertoire [6] . The track climbed to No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and reached the pinnacle of the RPM [7] [8] Country Tracks chart. In 2003, he also appeared on the tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton [9] . The version of Parton itself, recorded in 1976, was first published almost 20 years later [6] - on the collection I Will Always Love You. The Essential Dolly Parton One (1995) [10] .
Recorded Musicians
- Hank DeVito - Pedal Steel
- Brian Ahern - Guitar with vein strings and 12-string guitar
- Emmilou Harris - Acoustic Guitar
- Rodney Crowell - Acoustic Guitar
- Glen Hardin - electro piano
- John Weir - Percussion
- Miki Rafael - harmonica
- Emory Gordy - Bass
Notes
- ↑ Emmylou Harris - To Daddy . 45cat . Date of appeal October 29, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Melton Alonza McLaurin, Richard A. Peterson. You Wrote My Life: Lyrical Themes in Country Music . - Taylor & Francis, 1992 .-- S. 103 .-- 196 p. - ISBN 9782881245480 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Emmylou Harris: Whole-Wheat Honky-Tonk (English) , Rolling Stone (February 23, 1978). Archived August 31, 2018. Date of appeal October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Gerri Hirshey. We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The True, Tough Story of Women in Rock . - Grove Press, 2002-06. - S. 97. - 308 p. - ISBN 9780802138996 .
- ↑ Dolly Parton: 30 best songs , The Telegraph (September 30, 2015). Archived on March 10, 2017. Date of appeal October 29, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Chuck Dauphin . Emmylou Harris' 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks , Billboard . Archived on November 10, 2017. Date of appeal October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Country Music: Top Country Songs Chart - 4 Feb 1978 , Billboard . Archived on May 15, 2018. Date of appeal October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Image: RPM Weekly (English) (July 17, 2013). Date of treatment October 29, 2018. Archived October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Women Celebrate Dolly On Tribute Disc , Billboard . Archived on November 7, 2015. Date of appeal October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Bathroom Readers' Institute, Susan Steiner. Uncle John's Presents Mom's Bathtub Reader . - Simon and Schuster, 2012-09-01. - S. 150 .-- 280 p. - ISBN 9781607106814 .
