Monday, July 13, 2020

Jolene and Her Covers

Jolene....


In 1973 Dolly Parton released her big country hit that put her on the map. "Jolene" was a hit country single that made it to #1 on the Billboard Country chart and #1 in Canada. It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #60 and #44 on the Adult Contemporary Music chart. Since then, it has become her signature song and has been covered several times over many years by many other artists. The linked audio file above (from YouTube) is the original track that became the hit in early 1974.

In recent years the following covers appeared:

Dolly Parton & Pentatonix (2016) - This version made it to #18 on the Billboard Country Chart.


This version came out in 2012 by Miley Cyrus as part of the Backyard Sessions video album on YouTube. I like this one.



Alternative rock duo The White Stripes recorded this version which charted well in Europe, 2004 & 2005.


A new version was released earlier this summer by Chiquis with Becky G. This version has started its chart climb on Mel's Current Top 20.






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