Overview
- The single, which was released Sept. 9, is credited to Dolly Parton & The First Ladies of Bluegrass and marks Parton’s first posthumous release.
- Parton recorded her vocal alone in her home studio during a 2022 COVID surge while the First Ladies of Bluegrass laid down the backing track separately.
- The track names the five First Ladies—Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull, Missy Raines and Molly Tuttle—and preserves a lively, near-live feel despite the separate sessions.
- The song leads Where the Soul Never Dies: Celebrating 80 Years of The Stanley Brothers, a Compass Records tribute produced by Brown and Garry West that is due Oct. 16 and will be followed by a live tribute in Nashville on Oct. 28.
- The release reconnects Parton to her bluegrass roots and is intended to spotlight the Stanley Brothers’ influence on country and bluegrass while her estate continues to hold at least one other unreleased song scheduled for future release.