| Product Summary | | Label: Sugarhill Records | | UPC: 00015891398020 | | Release Date: 10/14/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60614960 | | Item#: M5PNU4 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24321 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. 9 To 5 - Alison Krauss ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. I Will Always Love You - Melissa Etheridge ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Grass Is Blue, The - Norah Jones ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Joan Osborne ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Seeker, The - Shelby Lynne ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Jolene - Mindy Smith ~ Various Artists | | | 7. To Daddy - Emmylou Harris ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Coat Of Many Colors - Shania Twain/Alison Krauss And Union Station ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Little Sparrow - Kasey Chambers ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Dagger Through The Heart - Sinead O'Connor ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning - Allison Moorer ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Two Doors Down - Me'Shell NdegeOcello ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Just Because I'm A Woman - Dolly Parton (bonus track) ~ Various Artists | |
| | Marking the 35th anniversary of Dolly Parton’s first RCA solo album – JUST BECAUSE I’M A WOMAN – this
various artist collection of the same name spotlights the songwriting talent of one of the most gifted
performers in American music history. Dolly has penned over 3000+ songs and fresh, new covers of many of
her all-time classics are included here: “Coat of Many Colors,” “9 to 5,” “Jolene” and “Two Doors Down”;
interpretations of some of her best recent material are also present, including “The Grass Is Blue,” “Little
Sparrow” and “Dagger Through The Heart.”
Featuring an all-woman cast, JUST BECAUSE I’M A WOMAN has songs by a veritable who’s who of
contemporary female recording superstars like Shania Twain, Alison Krauss, Melissa Etheridge, Sinéad
O’Connor and Shelby Lynne. Newcomer Mindy Smith also dazzles with her brilliant reading of “Jolene,” which will be the first single.
"I believe in the poet in Dolly – the songs that pour out
from her soul and into our grateful waiting hearts that have both anchored and lifted her over the years. This is perhaps her most enduring legacy as an artist and the one we celebrate here with this album." Emmylou Harris, from the liner notes to JUST BECAUSE I’M A WOMAN
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes liner notes by Emmylou Harris. | | Despite her numerous accomplishments as a performer, actor, and all-around media mogul, Dolly Parton has often said that she views herself primarily as a songwriter. JUST BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN goes a long way towards highlighting the craft of Parton's extraordinary songs. Unlike some cash-in tribute albums, this disc showcases artists who clearly love and respect the music in question, making for a record that bears no trace of crass commercialism. | | Most tracks on the album strip the songs down to their bare essence, framing the tunes in a newgrass-like acoustic setting typical of many Sugar Hill Records releases. Notable exceptions are the two final, and most interesting, tracks. While Allison Moorer's take on "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" boasts a spooky, ethereal production that perfectly suits her husky voice, Me'Shell NdegeOcello completely deconstructs "Two Doors Down," turning a fairly straightforward 1980s pop song into a mysterious, funky, and brooding lament. Perhaps the album's best moment, though, is Joan Osborne's stunningly pure, straightforward version of "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind," which at once showcases the unaffected beauty of the singer's voice, and makes crystal clear why Dolly Parton truly deserves a tribute album. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/14/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 3980 | | Label : Sugar Hill Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 51m : 43s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00015891398020 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (11/7/03, p.70)
- "...Sterling results....[the tribute] runs the Shania-to-Sinead gamut..." - Rating: A-Uncut (1/04, p.116)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]he post-Porter Parton finally gets a golden handshake from her peers. And some line-up it is." Mojo (Publisher)
(1/04, p.94)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "In storytelling and melody, the elegance, economy and heartfelt clarity of Parton's writing deserves comparison with not only Hank Williams or Johnny Cash but George Gershwin or Irving Berlin." |
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