Light of a Clear Blue Morning
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Dolly Parton: NPR Staffers Celebrate 'Dolly'I have ridden Daredevil Falls in Dollywood. I shed a single tear with patriotic pride when Parton performed a spirited version of "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. But, as is the case for most Dolly Parton... In this article: Dolly Parton, NPR, Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, Islands in the Stream, 9 To 5, Dolly, The Last Thing on My Mind, Porter Wagoner, and My Tennessee Mountain Home |
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PopMatters | November 12, 2009
Dolly Parton: Dolly (Review)
...tune. "Sweet Summer Lovin'" (1979) is an optimistic mood piece with the same level of musical detail as "Early Morning Breeze" and "Light of a Clear Blue Morning", if certainly not the same quality of lyrics (Parton didn't write it).
In this article: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, 9 To 5, Dwight Yoakam, Rhinestone, Heartbreaker, Dog, Halloween, Single Women, and Coat of Many Colors
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Starpulse Entertainment News | October 14, 2009
99 Song Four CD Box Set Spans Dolly Parton's Spectacular Career
Porter continued to oversee Dolly's sessions (without producer credit) until 1976, when she finally released her first self-produced LP, New Harvest...First Gathering (with "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning," "You Are," and "Applejack").
In this article: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, Dolly, 9 To 5, RCA, Jolene, RCA Nashville, Joshua, and I Will Always Love You
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Wikipedia | June 22, 2009
Light of a Clear Blue Morning
According to the unauthorized 1978 biography, Dolly, by Alanna Nash, "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" was written as Parton felt the figurative clouds lifting, as the fruits of her sacrifices of the previous few years were becoming apparent.
In this article: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, Alanna Nash, New Harvest - First Gathering, Straight Talk, and U.S.
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For God and Country (Dolly Parton album)
...Bless the USA," "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") and many new Parton originals. The album includes her third version of "Light of a Clear Blue Morning". The album received mixed reviews but did manage to make it to # 23 on the U.S....
In this article: Dolly Parton, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, God Bless the USA, and U.S.
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Straight Talk (film soundtrack)
...starring Dolly Parton and James Woods. Composed of ten original Parton compositions (including a rerecording of "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"), the album reached #22 on the U.S. country albums charts. Two singles were released, "Straight...
In this article: Straight Talk, Dolly Parton, Straight Talk, Greg Ladanyi, Kenny Gradney, James Woods, Russ Kunkel, and C. J. Vanston
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New Harvest - First Gathering
...and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", originally a Jackie Wilson song. Though the album wasn't the blockbuster pop hit Parton had hoped it would be -- though the it topped the U.S. country album charts, it only reached # 77 on...
In this article: Dolly Parton, (your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher, My Girl, Grammy, Sony/BMG, Chet Atkins, Kitty Wells, and Jackie Wilson
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"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" was a Dolly Parton song that first appeared on her 1977 New Harvest - First Gathering album, and provided a top twenty country music hit for her as a single. As Parton has told a number of interviewers over the years, the song came out of the pain from her break with longtime singing partner Porter Wagoner. (Parton left Wagoner's band in 1974, in an effort to aim her career in a more mainstream pop direction; Wagoner responded by taking legal action, and the next couple of years were reportedly painful for both performers.) According to the unauthorized 1978 biography, Dolly, by Alanna Nash, "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" was written as Parton felt the figurative clouds lifting, as the fruits of her sacrifices of the previous few years were becoming apparent.
Released as a single from New Harvest - First Gathering in February 1977, the song just missed the top ten on the U.S. country charts, peaking at #11.
Parton would rerecord the song to include in her 1992 film Straight Talk; for this recording, she changed the lyrics of verse two. A third recording of it appeared on an album of spirituals Parton released in 2004 entitled For God and Country.
- Name:
- Light of a Clear Blue Morning
- Genre:
- Country
- Release Date:
- February 01, 1977
- Preceded By:
- "Hey, Lucky Lady"
- Produced by:
- Dolly Parton
- Written By:
- Dolly Parton
- Recorded By:
- Dolly Parton
- Record Label:
- RCA
- Recording Dates:
- 1976
- B Side:
- "There"
- From Album:
- New Harvest - First Gathering
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