My Tennessee Mountain Home (song)

Summary

"My Tennessee Mountain Home" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. Using imagery from her rural childhood in Tennessee (holding hands on a porch swing, enjoying nature, walking home from church), the song served as the centerpiece of her 1973 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home. It was released as a single in December 1972, and reached number 15 on the U.S. country singles chart.[1]

"My Tennessee Mountain Home"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album My Tennessee Mountain Home
B-side"The Better Part of Life"
ReleasedDecember 4, 1972
RecordedRCA Studio B, Nashville; September 1 and December 12, 1972
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"When I Sing for Him"
(1972)
"My Tennessee Mountain Home"
(1972)
"Traveling Man"
(1973)

Personnel edit

Other versions edit

The song has become one of Parton's best known compositions,[citation needed] and was later covered by Maria Muldaur on her 1973 eponymous solo album, and by Elisabeth Andreassen on the 2005 album Short Stories.[3] Dolly Parton herself re-recorded the song on her 1994 live album Heartsongs.

A cover version named "Ett bättre liv" (A Better Life) was recorded in Swedish by Lasse Stefanz and a children's choir. The song appears on the 1986 album Den lilla klockan, with lyrics by the pseudonym "Mackan".[4]

Chart performance edit

Chart (1972–1973) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 15
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 10

References edit

  1. ^ RCA/Legacy Celebrates Dolly Parton's Spectacular Career With 4CD 'Dolly' Box Set[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Dolly (Media notes). Dolly Parton. New York, New York: Sony Music Entertainment. 2009. p. 40. 88697 48086 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Short Stories". Swedish mediadatabse. 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Den lilla klockan". Swedish mediadatabse. 1986. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.