Dolly Parton - All I Can Do/New Harvest...First Gathering

2007 UK pressing of this two-fer from the talented and beautiful Country legend featuring a double dose of her classic albums on one CD. The albums featured in this series were all originally released during the most creative and successful period of her career in the late '70s and early '80s. All I Can Do was released in 1976 followed one year later by New Harvest...First Gathering. 20 tracks total. Sony/BMG. Album Description

shes awesome isnt she

since rock isnt giving us much lately, ive been going back at some of the country. dolly parton is by far one of the best singers ive ever heard. these albums along with the rest of the 2 for 1 releases are worth every penny. she has a voice that makes every song great. im not a big country fan but she has had a pop status and is definitely one of the best singer ever. February 12, 2008

Classic Crossover Dolly

These two albums reveal hints of Dolly's modernized country, as she ventured toward a pop sound. The combination works, making these two albums my absolute favorites. The spiritual "There" off of New Harvest, is worth the purchase in itself. October 6, 2007

2 very enjoyable mid-70's Dolly albums

Thank you to whoever is responsible for finally bringing some old-school Dolly Parton to CD. While Greatest Hits collections are plentiful, most of the older albums have great tracks that were never released as singles, and in many cases they haven't been heard by anyone who didn't own the vinyl album.

"All I Can Do" contains the hit title song, a cover of Emmylou Harris' haunting "Boulder to Birmingham", the perky "Hey Lucky Lady" and "I'm a Drifter", and a song called "When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow" which includes some lyrics that would find their way into a hit Dolly single some seven years later when they were repeated in "Tennessee Homesick Blues". Best track is "Shattered Image" where Dolly shares her typical country folks wisdom about "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones", but does it in such a joyful way that it isn't the least bit preachy.

"New Harvest, First Gathering" represents the mid-line between her early 70's "country" albums and the late 70's "country-pop" ones. She remakes Motown and Jackie Wilson on one hand, yet has the knee-slapping, hand-clapping singalong "Applejack" as well. "Where Beauty Lives in Memory" shows once again, what a gift Dolly has for lyrics and beautiful writing. The capper is "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"- one of my personal favorite Dolly tunes- an inspirational ode to overcoming despair and obstacles that transforms itself from a beautiful near-ballad with images of new mornings and flying eagles into a pre-disco mix of backup singers, bouncing keyboards, and thumping percussion. It wasn't one of her biggest hit singles, but it is one of Dolly's most ambitious and entertaining records of the period.

Of the three collections released recently of 2 Dolly LPs on 1 CD, this is the top set, a great example of the time in the 1970s when country and pop music found the lines dividing them were easily crossed over.
August 7, 2007

2 classic Dolly albums

It's a shame that it took an import to get these 2 classic Dolly albums on CD. But they did a great job with this issue. The liner notes are not skimpy, and even include full pages of the front and back covers of both albums. "All I Can Do" had 2 hit singles, the title cut and "Hey, Lucky Lady." "New Harvest..." had the hit "Light of a Clear Blue Morning." The rest of the albums is not filler, rather more great and heartfelt music from Dolly. The track "Shattered Image" is awesome, as is her version of Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham." It's high time these 2 great albums found their way onto CD. The packaging is far better than previous import "2-fers," and the songs speak for themselves. I plan on getting the other recent 2-fers ("Great Balls of Fire/Dolly Dolly Dolly" and "Burlap & Satin/Real Love") because of the quality of this release. Every Dolly fan should have these in their collection, you will not be disappointed! May 16, 2007

Dolly: All i can do / new harvest first gathering

2 of my many fav Dolly albums on the same CD - awesome! It's a must have for any collector of Dolly's music... May 15, 2007

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