Backwoods Barbie
DOLLY PARTON
Producer(s): Kent Wells, Dolly Parton
Label: Dolly Records
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There's more than meets the eye to Dolly Parton, the autobiographical title cut tells us, and her first mainstream country album in years is an important reminder of the breadth of her singing and songwriting talents. Classic country "Do You Think I'm Made of Stone" is a passionate plea for a man to stop his cheating ways, while first single "Better Get to Livin' " is laden with pull-yourself-by-your-bootstraps advice to women who play the victim. Parton's take on the Miracles' "Tracks of My Tears" took chutzpah, but she wears the song well and her version of Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy" works as a funked-up bluegrass number. "Only Dreamin'," a plaintive call for the return of love lost, wrapped in a swirling Celtic production, is easily the set's most powerful tune. —Ken Tucker


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