This is a lovely compilation, obviously compiled by a Dolly fan (John Dowler) frustrated at the lack of Dolly music from this period available on CD. The few original albums which have been released in Britain and America haven't been released in Australia, otherwise the compiler may have come up with a slightly different selection. There are three famous songs here (Coat of many colors, Jolene and Bargain store), no doubt put there to make the CD saleable to a wider public. (We still await the definitve greatest hits for this period of Dolly's music.)

So, tracks 1 to 4, 15 to 18 and 22 were already available on CD.

Tracks 5 to 8 are taken from the Touch your woman LP, including Love is only as strong as your weakest moment (an obvious truth, but very well done).

Tracks 9 to 12 are taken from the My favorite songwriter Porter Wagoner LP, which I consider to be the weakest album Dolly recorded during this period - it's still a great album by normal standards, but Dolly's standards during this period were exceptional.

Tracks 13 and 14 are from the brilliant but under-rated Bubbling over album. My kind of man and Pleasant as May are much appreciated, but why just the two? Another track from this album, Love you're so beautiful tonight, was added as a bonus track to the British twofer, Jolene/My Tennessee mountain home.

Tracks 19 to 21 are from Love is like a butterfly, an album full of rural images.

Tracks 23 and 24 are from Bargain store, which was mostly filled with romantic love songs (the only exception being Kentucky gambler, not included here, which was covered by Merle Haggard).

You will notice that no tracks are taken from My Tennessee mountain home. John Dowler thinks these tracks are less good taken separately. I disagree, but that album is available on CD anyway, so it doesn't matter.

The sleeve notes are extensive, but don't mention or show a picture of the Touch your woman LP, although it is credited in the track listing. I think a section got cut out by mistake, but it's the music that counts.

This is a collection compiled primarily for Dolly's legions of fans, but it will also appeal to fans of traditional country music who want some Dolly music without any of the pop-flavored music she later became famous for.

This is a must-have for Dolly fans. There are rare classics on this CD that haven't been released on CD before. There is a mixture of tracks from the albums "Coat Of Many Colours" "Bubbling Over" "Touch Your Woman" "The Bargain Store" "Jolene"

"Love Is Like A Butterfly" and "Dolly Parton Sings: My Favourite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner". This is the album we've all been waiting for.

Plus there's info on all the albums in a colour booklet with some pretty nice photos of Dolly too! You need this album.

I held off purchasing this compilation for several years, hoping the full cd's would be released. Six years later, none of them have been released, so I finally gave in. "Highway Headin'South" is the main reason I purchased the cd; I love this song and hadn't heard it in a good fifteen years. Excluding the Bluegrass stuff, I have all of Dolly's available music that has been released, and was pleased to find more than half of this cd was music I did not all ready have. Many of the songs I remembered listening to as a kid, playing my mother's LP's.

This a great sampling from the 70's Dolly that I grew up loving. Now - how about the full disc releases!

I loved the cd. it arrived in perfiect condition and in a reasonable amount on time.