Light of a Clear Blue Morning
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"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" is 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 musical and business 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.
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...
song that first appeared on her 1977 New Harvest - First Gathering
New Harvest - First Gathering
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album, and provided a top twenty country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk 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 musical and business partner 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...
. 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
Alanna Nash
Alanna Nash is an American journalist and biographer.Nash holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is the author of several acclaimed books...
, "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
Straight Talk
Straight Talk is an 1992 American comedy-film distributed by Hollywood Pictures, directed by Barnet Kellman and starring Dolly Parton and James Woods. Parton did not receive star-billing in any other theatrically-released films until the 2012 film Joyful Noise, alongside Queen Latifah...
; 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.
Chart performance
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 87 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 4 |