Dolly Parton’s ‘Rockstar’ now aiming for #1 debut on the Billboard 200 with increased 140K units first week.
It would mark her first ever #1 album.
The fresh tracks join the impressive roster of rock luminaries who joined Parton on her first foray into rock after more than six decades ruling the country charts. In addition to nine originals, Parton partners up on the 21 other songs with a number of their original performers, including Sting (“Every Breath You Take”), Heart’s Ann Wilson (“Magic Man”), John Fogerty (“Long As I Can See the Light”), Peter Frampton (“Baby, I Love Your Way”), Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (“I Hate Myself For Loving You”), goddaughter Miley Cyrus (“Wrecking Ball”) and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr (“Let It Be”).
As part of the “download exclusive version” of the album, Parton has tacked on two extra tracks: A new rendition of her classic “Jolene” featuring Måneskin, as well as a cover of Eddie Money’s 1977 hit, “Two Tickets To Paradise.
As it stands, the two bonus cuts are only available if you purchase the downloadable version of Rockstar on Parton’s website. Parton did, however, share a snippet of her “Jolene” remake with Måneskin on social media, along with video footage of the country legend and Italian glam rockers working on the recording in the studio.
Upon the album’s release, Parton wrote a thank you note to her fans for following her down her latest creative path. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of the Rockstar album and I can’t tell you how happy I am that it’s finally here to be released!” she said on Instagram. “I really had a wonderful time working with all these iconic artists on the record and all these iconic musicians. Not to mention all these great iconic songs that I think everybody will love hearing again. I just hope you enjoy my version of them!”
Rockstar marks Parton’s 49th solo album and was partly inspired by her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year. At first, Parton declined the nomination on the grounds that she was a country star, not a rock star, but eventually changed her mind after learning that Rock Hall wasn’t just for rock artists. Even still, Parton seemed compelled to live up to the honor, saying in an interview earlier this year: “If I’m gonna be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I’m gonna have to do something to earn it.”
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