The Fairest of Them All: My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner

~ Release by Dolly Parton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Rejoice! Dolly's lost recordings found! Her finest LPs reissued with unreleased/rare tracks. First time on CD!

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: REGENCY MEDIA 126851.1 OMNI 138 P70278
Mastering SID Code: ifpiLN96
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6Z03

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-19 19:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Daddy Come and Get Me
recording of:
Daddy Come and Get Me
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
writer:
Dorothy Jo Hope
3:01
2Chas
recording of:
Chas
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
2:24
3When Possession Gets Too Strong
recording of:
When Possession Gets Too Strong
writer:
Louis Owens (Songwriter) and Dolly Parton
32:04
4Before You Make Up Your Mind
recording of:
Before You Make Up Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Bill Owens
42:11
5I'm Doing This for Your Sake
recording of:
I’m Doing This for Your Sake
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
42:11
6But You Loved Me Then
recording of:
But You Loved Me Then
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
41:52
7Just the Way I Am
recording of:
Just the Way I Am
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
42:28
8More Than Their Share
recording of:
More Than Their Share
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
42:21
9Mammie
recording of:
Mammie
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
53:11
10Down From Dover
recording of:
Down from Dover
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
53:47
11Robert
recording of:
Robert
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
52:42
12Everything Is Beautiful (In Its Own Way)
recording of:
Everything’s Beautiful (In It’s Own Way)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
53:10
13Lonely Comin' Down
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03), Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03) and Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03) and June Page (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
performer:
Porter Wagoner (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
cover recording of:
Lonely Comin’ Down (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
4.53:10
14Do You Hear the Robins Sing
recording of:
Do You Hear the Robins Sing
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
42:27
15What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen
cover recording of:
What Ain’t to Be, Just Might Happen
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
42:13
16Bird That Never Flew
3:13
17Comes and Goes
recording of:
Comes and Goes
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
43:15
18Washday Blues
recording of:
Washday Blues
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
52:04
19When I Sing for Him
recording of:
When I Sing for Him
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
42:58
20He Left Me Love
recording of:
He Left Me Love
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
42:57
21Oh He's Everywhere
cover recording of:
Oh, He’s Everywhere
composer:
Porter Wagoner
43:02
22Still on Your Mind
recording of:
Still on Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
32:41
23Just as Good as Gone
recording of:
Just as Good as Gone
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
2:27