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Songs played by tour: Backwoods Barbie

This table lists how often a song was performed by Dolly Parton during the tour "Backwoods Barbie". Multiple performances from the same setlist are also counted towards the total.

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Release:  February 26, 2008 by Dolly Records Peak Chart Position: #17 (Pop); #2 (Country) Produced by: Kent Wells & Dolly Parton

"[ Backwoods Barbie ] is an important reminder of the breadth of her singing and songwriting talents." - Billboard "Her upcoming album spotlights her superb songwriting...This autobiographical title track "Backwoods Barbie" is both wry and poignant." - USA Today "This country diva proves she still got it." - Ok! Magazine "The CD's standout tune, "Better Get to Livin'," is, like "9 to 5" before it, a crackling anthem: a call to action for those who need to get right in life, because our time in this world is short. "You better stop whinin', pinin', get your dreams in line and then just shine, design, refine 'til they come true," she sings over a banjo in that voice of hers, still powerful and clear after all these years. She's like the life coach you never realized you needed. But don't look to cry on any padded, rhinestone-covered shoulders�especially hers. Dolly's got no patience for anyone peddling sob stories about being "overweight, underpaid or underappreciated," no sympathy for those who have let all of the pep go out of their step. "Your life's a wreck, your house is a mess, and your wardrobe way outdated," she sings at the bridge. "Better get to livin'." Talk about an unlikely admonishment in a song lyric: what's worse than a broken heart? Why, mousy hair and sweat pants! The most delicious touch, by the way, isn't on the album at all. It's in the video for "Better Get to Livin'," which features kitschy comedienne Amy Sedaris with a carnival-theme backdrop. Dolly has never cared much about being cool, but she loves throwing a wink our way every now and then." - Newsweek "She�s still ambitious. After a string of bluegrass-rooted albums and concept albums (�For God and Country� and remakes of other people�s hits on �Those Were the Days�), �Backwoods Barbie� aims to return Ms. Parton to mainstream country radio. It has a modern Nashville production full of glossy guitars and full-scale buildups, with a couple of pop remakes (Smokey Robinson�s �Tracks of My Tears� and Fine Young Cannibals� �She Drives Me Crazy� with a pronoun change) as insurance...But she�s far more appealing when she sings about country�s classic subject, infidelity. The fragile flutter in her voice and the reedy strength behind it make her as convincing as ever in the power-country ballads �Made of Stone,� in which she�s the betrayed wife, and �Cologne,� where she�s the other woman. She reaches back to honky-tonk in the easy-swinging �Lonesomes� and in �I Will Forever Hate Roses,� an old-fashioned country waltz about a goodbye bouquet. And she finds the loneliness in the Celtic-rooted �Only Dreamin� � amid pennywhistles, strings and a backup chorale. Once again she�s the voice of rural innocence all dressed up in big-city trappings, and still coming through as herself." - The New York Times "Three of the songs � the positive, sprightly "Better Get to Livin'," the tender, autobiographical title track, and the heartbreaking ballad "Cologne" �are new masterpieces for the country legend. And whether you're religious or not, you'd connect to the uplifting message in "Jesus & Gravity," written by Nashville's Craig Wiseman and Betsy Ulmer. As usual, Ms. Parton sings it all with such down-home conviction. Her voice remains a national wonder." - The Dallas Morning News

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Backwoods Barbie

By Mark Kemp

No matter how flamboyantly pop Dolly Parton ‘s music became in the early Eighties, she was always a country girl at heart. Today it’s the reverse: No matter how back-to-basics-country her recent albums have been, her heart still sparkles with glitter and sequins. Dolly practically invented the peppy Top Forty sound the Dixie Chicks are now known for, but her own pop albums are hit-or-miss. Too much of Backwoods Barbie , her mainstream country comeback, comes off like the overproduced twang of younger country ingenues who try to sound like Dolly Parton. And her cover of Fine Young Cannibals’ “She Drives Me Crazy” is Disco Dolly at her cheesiest. The best songs are the no-frills ones, like the title track, an old-fashioned, autobiographical folk ballad about growing up poor and dreaming of being pretty, infused with milky pedal steel guitar. Dolly earns an extra half-star for the goofypun in “Better Get to Livin'” that only she could get away with: “Well,I’m not the Dalai Lama/But I’ll try to offer up a few words of advice.”If she asked the Dalai Lama, he’d probably advise that simplicity is the key to good country music in the modern world.

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Dolly Parton’s Tour is Back On

"Thanks for being patient," Parton writes to fans on her official website . "I'm mending very nicely and will be fit as a fiddle soon. And I'll not only have the fiddle, but the rest of the band as well. We can't wait to hit the road for our 'Backwoods Barbie' tour. We're anxious for you to see our new show and play you some of the new songs. Look forward to seeing you soon."

Parton's 'Backwoods Barbie' -- her first mainstream country album in 17 years -- hits shelves on February 26.

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Why The Newest Dollywood Attraction Makes Dolly Parton “So Emotional”

“It about killed me.”

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The Dolly Parton Experience at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is now open, and Parton herself can’t seem to believe how good the “digital museum” turned out. 

The multimedia exhibits showcase the legend’s iconic costumes, hairstyles, her life on the road, and so much more. 

“It tells my story, from my childhood all the way through my career... all the people that I've worked with,” Parton said in a recent interview with CBS Mornings . “You go through everything from my family... the clothes, the hair, the story…” 

The Tennessee native told Anthony Mason that she had the idea of the experience for years, but witnessing the finished product touched her in a way she didn’t expect. 

"You know how they say sometimes that when you start to die, your whole life flashes before you?" Parton said. "Well, it about killed me going through there 'cause I got so emotional."

Visitors can engage interactively by "Dressing Dolly," choosing Parton's wardrobe and selecting a guitar for her. 

"I dress her every day," Parton laughed as she took Mason on a tour of the exhibit.

The 78 year old consulted her extensive personal archives to help design the project. It includes videos of backstage moments and other rarely seen footage.

“It stirs a lot of emotion in me,” Parton told Knox News when the experience opened in May. “I've lived it and I've done it, but it just brings back a lot of memories to me.”

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'It's just about the journey': New Dollywood exhibits take guests through Parton's life

• The Dolly Parton Experience is a new attraction at Dollywood that opened on Friday.
• The experience is made up of various exhibits that showcase her life and storied career.
• Due to the high demand anticipated upon its initial opening, guests will need timed-entry tickets from May 24 to June 2 during most times of day.

Before Dolly Parton was a global music superstar with her own theme park , she was a Nashville, Tennessee, newcomer writing home to her family. 

Over the speakers inside Songteller, a new walk-through exhibition space at Dollywood , visitors can hear her read from a letter she wrote to her parents after her move to Music City. “I got to Nashville OK, and I thought I’d better write and let you know ‘cause I knew you’d worried about me, and I don’t want you to be worried about me ‘cause I’m gonna be alright,” she said. “If I try long enough and hard enough, someday I’ll make it.”

That she did. Songteller, part of the new Dolly Parton Experience that opened at the park on Friday, tells visitors what led up to that moment and what happened next. The attraction is made up of various exhibits that showcase her life and storied career.

“I hope that's what people can feel,” Parton told USA TODAY. “It's just about the journey.”

What is the new Dolly Parton Experience?

Housed in multiple buildings, the experience is triple the size of the Chasing Rainbows Museum, which closed at the end of the 2021 season.

Songteller, located in that museum’s former space, takes guests from Parton’s childhood through her early days in Nashville and eventual icon status. Visitors can see a replica of the coat of many colors her mother made for her – alongside a photo of the dry cleaning receipt she wrote the song of the same name on – learn about how she met husband Carl Dean at a laundromat , and see her guitars on display. Those include an acoustic Gibson covered in paisley-pattern rhinestones that she used during a 2005 tour.

Footage from many of her performances and films is sprinkled throughout, but an immersive 360-degree projection mapped show takes viewers to Dolly’s childhood home in Locust Ridge, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and other landmarks from her life.

In the building directly opposite – formerly the Dolly’s Closet boutique – Behind the Seams feels like stepping into a giant walk-in closet. The exhibit features Parton’s clothing, shoes, wigs and more. Some, like a bell-bottom jumpsuit designed by Lucy Adams that Parton wore on her 1970s variety show “Dolly,” have never been displayed. Guests can also play stylist and dress a cartoon version of Parton in different outfits using magnets.

Rebecca Seaver, Dolly’s niece and director of museum and archive services, said her aunt is “known for her songwriting and her look, and so it's nice to have all of those facets of who she is kind of represented in a really, really stunning way.”

Parton blushes at some of her past looks when she looks back, though. “I just laugh out loud sometimes,” she said. “I thought, ‘What was I thinking? Was I really serious?’ Now, I know I was because nobody would make such a fool of themselves if they didn’t think they were looking good. And I guess at that time, it was kind of acceptable.”

“But, of course, I still have big hair,” she added. “But, you know, you can kind of tame it a little.”

At the entrance to Dreamsong Theater, guests can listen to Parton tell stories about her family and faith as part of the Precious Memories exhibit while they wait to see a show. The narration appears alongside childhood photos and footage with her relatives. “We had her record the stories in studio,” said Cyndi McCormack, vice president of guest experience at Dollywood and creative director of the Dolly Parton Experience. “We believe Dolly tells her own stories better than any of us.”

Dolly’s Home-on-Wheels, one of her former motor coaches in service from 1994-2009, was also relocated to a new spot in the Dolly Parton Experience, and there is a new on-site boutique, Dolly’s Fan Shop, with exclusive items.

Do I need tickets for the Dolly Parton Experience?

Due to the high demand anticipated upon its initial opening, guests will need timed-entry tickets from May 24 to June 2 during most times of day (tickets are only required to access Songteller and Behind the Seams and are separate from park admission).

Visitors can choose from 30-minute entry slots between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., though they can then stay in the area as long as they want. Guests can register online . Tickets are not required after 5 p.m. The park will reevaluate whether to extend the timed-ticket system after June 2.

Who can visit the Dolly Parton Experience?

The experience is open to all guests.

Does Dolly Parton ever visit Dollywood?

Dolly visits regularly on the down low to take care of business, but she also makes several public appearances at the park each year, according to a blog post on Dollywood's website . That could mean walking on stage at a show to surprise visitors or riding through the park in her antique car.

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Does the Dolly Parton Experience cost extra?

The experience is free, but visitors must have valid park admission. One-day theme park tickets start at $92 for guests between 10 and 61, with discounts available for younger children and seniors.

The Dolly Parton Experience is the latest new attraction at Dollywood, which announced a 10-year, half-billion dollar investment campaign in 2021. And Parton foresees more growth.

“That's what's great about dreams,” she said. “You dream new dreams every day, and dreams expand. And I've always said you put wings and feet and legs on them.”

Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at [email protected]

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