Album: Pure & Simple by Dolly Parton (2016)
Genre: Country | Mood: Carefree
Record Label: Mercury Records
Format: Album

Description: "Pure & Simple"   is the 43rd solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released worldwide on August 19, 2016, by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville. It is Parton's seventh No. 1 country album. In the US, Pure & Simple debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 20,200 copies it was also Parton's best debut on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, entering at No. 1, surpassing 2014's Blue Smoke, which debuted at No. 2. It was also Parton's first No. 1 album on the Top Country Albums chart since 1991's Eagle When She Flies 25 years prior.
Pure & Simple received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a rating out of 100 to selected independent reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 67, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."

Artist Background: Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. As a songwriter, she has composed over 3,000 songs, the best known of which include "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", "9 to 5" and "My Tennessee Mountain Home". As an actress, she starr... Part of the Sevierville, Tennessee, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Country movement.

Related Artists: Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire

Music Scene: Part of the Sevierville, Tennessee, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Country movement.

Tags: Country, Carefree, 2010s, Album, Mercury Records

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"Pure & Simple"   is the 43rd solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released worldwide on August 19, 2016, by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville. It is Parton's seventh No. 1 country album. In the US, Pure & Simple debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 20,200 copies it was also Parton's best debut on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, entering at No. 1, surpassing 2014's Blue Smoke, which debuted at No. 2. It was also Parton's first No. 1 album on the Top Country Albums chart since 1991's Eagle When She Flies 25 years prior.
Pure & Simple received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a rating out of 100 to selected independent reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 67, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."

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