Dolly Parton自鄉村歌壇發跡

按Dolly Parton的說法：1980年她在拍與珍芳達合演的"9 To 5"「朝九晚五」那部電影的時候感到非常無聊，因為每個鏡頭都要拍很久，中間又沒事可做，對初次拍電影的她而言，在片場呆坐不如寫點東西打發時間，沒想到她因此而寫與電影同名的主題曲"9 To 5"，於1980年11月底進入熱門流行歌曲排行榜，後來於1981年2月底獲得二週冠軍，而1980年11月底這首歌同時也進入鄉村歌曲排行榜，而且在1981年元月底即獲得冠軍，是Dolly Parton第59首進鄉村歌曲排行榜的歌，這首歌後來也獲得Grammy鄉村歌曲獎與女歌星獎。

Dolly Parton是歷年暢銷歌星排行第251名的女歌星、作曲及演員，1946年出生於田納西州Locust Ridge，早年與鄉村歌星Porter Wagoner搭擋固定上電視節目，在鄉村歌壇成績很好，Dolly Parton1967-2008年共有111首鄉村歌曲排行榜暢銷曲。

Dolly Parton在熱門流行歌曲排行榜另一首獲得二週冠軍的歌，是1983年十月底與Kenny Rogers合唱極受歡迎的Island In The Stream。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKhV0N1dJ8E

 

Islands In The Stream

 

Baby when I met you there was peace unknown

I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb

I was soft inside There was something going on

You do something to me that I can't explain

Hold me closer and I feel no pain

Every beat of my heart We got something going on

Tender love is blind It requires a dedication

All this love we feel needs no conversation

We can ride it together ah ha

Making love with each other ah ha

 

Islands in the stream That is what we are

No one in between How can we be wrong

Sail away with me To another world

And we rely on each other ah ha

From one lover to another ah ha

 

I can't live without you if the love was gone

Everything is nothing when you got no one

And you walk in the night

Slowly losing sight of the real thing

But that won抰 happen to us and we got no doubt

Too deep in love and we got no way out

And the message is clear

This could be the year for the real thing

No more will you cry Baby I will hurt you never

We start and end as one In love forever

We can ride it together ah ha

Making love with each other ah ha

 

Islands in the stream That is what we are

No one in between How can we be wrong

Sail away with me To another world

And we rely on each other ah ha

From one lover to another ah ha