In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) is the third solo studio album by Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

, released in February 1969.

Album information

In the title song, Parton looks back on her impoverished upbringing, concluding that while she values the lessons it taught her, she would not want to go back. The humorous "He's a Go Getter" plays on an unexpected pun ("When his wife gets off from work, he'll go get 'er"), and she covers the Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie C. Riley is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA" , which missed becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time...

 hit "Harper Valley PTA

Harper Valley PTA

"Harper Valley PTA" is a country song written by Tom T. Hall that was a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. Riley's record sold over six million copies as a single. The song made Riley the first woman to top both Billboard's Hot 100 and the U.S...

", Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette

Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....

's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is an American country music song written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and made famous by Tammy Wynette. Wynette's version was a number one country hit in 1968.-Background:...

" and her mentor Porter Wagoner

Porter Wagoner

Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...

's hit "The Carroll County Accident".

Parton would rerecord a slower tempo version of the title song for inclusion on her 1973 album My Tennessee Mountain Home

My Tennessee Mountain Home

-Personnel:*Dolly Parton – vocals, guitar*Jimmy Colvard – guitar*Jimmy Capps – guitar*Dave Kirby – guitar*Bobby Thompson – guitar*Chip Young – guitar*Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar*Don Warden – dobro*Bobby Dyson – bass*Jerry Carrigan – drums...

.

Track listing

All songs by Dolly Parton unless otherwise noted.

1. "Don't Let it Trouble Your Mind"
2. "He's a Go Getter"
3. "In the Good Old Days (When Times were Bad)"
4. "It's My Time" (John D. Loudermilk
   John D. Loudermilk
   John D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
   
   )
5. "Harper Valley PTA
   Harper Valley PTA
   "Harper Valley PTA" is a country song written by Tom T. Hall that was a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. Riley's record sold over six million copies as a single. The song made Riley the first woman to top both Billboard's Hot 100 and the U.S...
   
   " (Tom T. Hall
   Tom T. Hall
   Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...
   
   )
6. "Little Bird"
7. "Mine"
8. "The Carroll County Accident" (Bob Ferguson
   Bob Ferguson
   Bob Ferguson may refer to:*Bob Ferguson , Washington state politician*Bob Ferguson , songwriter, manager, executive, writer, historian and media specialist*Bob Ferguson , golfer...
   
   )
9. "Fresh Out of Forgiveness" (Bill Owens, Gene Gill)
10. "Mama, Say a Prayer"
11. "Always the First Time" (Joyce McCord)
12. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E
    D-I-V-O-R-C-E
    "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is an American country music song written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and made famous by Tammy Wynette. Wynette's version was a number one country hit in 1968.-Background:...
    
    " (Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman)

Chart position

Chart (1969)	Peak Position
U.S. Top Country Albums	15

External links

• "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)" at Dolly Parton On-Line