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Treasures

Dolly Parton - Treasures Audio CD

A fair review of the Dolly Parton "Treasures" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Dolly Parton reviews here, or go back to the Dolly Parton tabs.

Band: Dolly Parton
Title: Treasures
Rating:

Release Date: 1996-09-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Peace Train/Tsitimela Sokuthula 2: Today I Started Loving You Again 3: Just When I Needed You Most 4: Something's Burning 5: Before the Next Teardrop Falls 6: After the Gold Rush 7: Walking on Sunshine 8: Behind Closed Doors 9: Don't Let Me Cross Over 10: Satin Sheets 11: For the Good Times

Happy Surprise!!
Actually finding it on Amazon, and getting it as quick as a flash was a happy surprise. This "blast from the past" could not be found in any local stores. I never thought I would find this CD. The vendor is speedy quick and pleasant. Great communicaiton. Thanks a Bunch! Dee.

Treasures
Dolly's rendition of "Just When I Needed You Most" is sung with a purity of voice,an ache in the throat, and great feeling. Along with her album "The Grass Is Blue" Treasures is my favourite DP album.
Add to that the remarkable Cat Stevens standard "Peace Train", "Today I Started Loving You Again" one of Kris Krisoffersens many beautiful ballads, sung to perfection by Ms Parton.
It's a beautiful album from start to finish - I just love it. Every track is a gem.
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A Look In The Treasure Chest.
By the time it was released, radiostations weren't playing Dolly's music anymore, but none the less Dolly knew what she was doing. This is truly a unique collection of cover songs from Dolly Parton. This is probarly her best cover album to date, it's full mostly country & rock songs made famously by other artists before like, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Mac Davis. The album received mixed reviews and reached #21 on the U. S. country album charts. "Treasures" featured a number of famous guest artists too, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, John Popper of Blues Traveler, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, and Alison Krauss. The album released "Peace Train" and "Walking On Sunshine" as maxi-singles, which featured dance club music.

1. Peace Train - originally released from Cat Stevens, is a uplifting & powerful song & just like the song Dolly's vocals are so uplifting and powerful on here. also this song features a South Africa chorus group called "Ladysmith Black Mambazo".

2. Today I Started Loving You Again - is a song that probarly sparked the sound for most of the songs on "Hungry Again". It's a smooth song, but still up beat enough to dance with your love one.

3. Just When I Needed You Most - is a very sad & slow song, about needing someone who isn't there for you. Since the song is sad, Dolly seems sad on this song, but she does it in a beautiful way, (it's called acting). Also Alison Krauss is on this song as background vocals.

4. Something's Burning - is a excellent song, that starts off very low & calm then builds to a kickin' rock sound. This song is a mixture of country & rock music. Also it's another song that shows Dolly's vocals off very powerfully. Don't skip this one.

5. Before The Next Teardrop Falls - is a song that has Spanish (I guess) & country mixed together, it features Dolly's special singing guest David Hidalgo. The song is alot like "Today I Started Loving You Again" smooth, but still up beat enough to dance with your love one.

6. After the Gold Rush - originally appearing on "Trio 2" with Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt. Dolly re-recorded this song especially for this album. The song is more upbeat and a little faster then the original one, but all the same is a great song, full of moving music and lyrics. Alison Krauss makes another appearence on here as background vocals, but this time with Suzanne Cox and Viktor Krauss (who I guess is Alison's brother or husband?).

7. Walking On Sunshine - originally released from Katrina And The Waves' 1985 album and written by Kimberly Rew, "Walking On Sunshine" is a fun, playful & uplifting song, that will surely make you feel like your walking on sunshine.

8. Behind Closed Doors - has a great traditional country rhythm to it. The song reminds me of something that you might hear from Dolly's 1991 album "Eagle With She Flies". Pig Robbins also appears on this song playing the piano.

9. Don't Let Me Cross Over - is another traditional country song, that has a old feel to it. Raul Malo is on background vocals.

10. Satin Sheets - is a traditional country, that has a great old rhythm to it. For some the song will bring back memories of great old country music.

11. For The Good Times - originally written & performed by actor Kris Kristofferson, who also wrote the song "Me & Bobby McGee" which was made famously by Janis Joplin, is probarly the most boring out of all the songs on this album, however I will say that it is the perfect song to end this excellent album with and Dolly's voice is so calm and smooth on it too.

P. S. - Better late then never.

Simply Amazing!
I never knew that it existed, altho I had heard the remixes of "Peace Train" before. I just stumbled across this album yesterday. It is a fantastic album with some of Dolly's best vocal performances to date. I especially like her version of "Just When I Needed You Most", the original mix of "Peace Train", and the last song "For The Good Times" (which seems like the perfect song for a rainy, winter day). If you enjoy great music, don't pass this one up!.

Overlooked Gem
At this time in her career, radio had cooled off with her music and was no longer supporting her. This 1996 release from Dolly is a unique collection of cover songs. To me this was a sign of good things to come, as every album she released after this one was consistently good. She started releasing excellent albums through and through with each release, starting with this one.

The album opens with a cover of Cat Stevens "Peace Train". I like this version, but there are also some nice remixes of this song. Dolly makes it her own! My favorite though is her version of Randy Van Warmer's "Just When I Needed You The Most", which was also a single, and Alison Krauss joins her on this great song.

Another song that received remixes and club play was her cover of "Walking On Sunshine", which was originally done by Katrina and The Waves. She sings these songs convincingly and passionately, not ruining the originals.

She does a great version of Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again", Kenny Rogers' "Something's Burning", "For The Good Times" (Kris Kristofferson), "Satin Sheets" (Jeanne Pruitt), and many others.

Another favorite is her rendition of Neil Young's "After The Goldrush". I really love this song. She recorded it with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt in 1994 for the second trio album, which was not released later until early 1999. All versions are nice.

Overall, this is a nice collection of cover songs that Dolly does tastefully, and makes them into her own TREASURES.

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