The Bargain Store
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The Bargain Store is Dolly Parton
's fifteenth solo studio album and was released in 1975. In the Parton-penned title track, one of her best known compositions, she used worn, second-hand merchandise in a discount store as a metaphor for a woman damaged by an ill-fated relationship. The song was dropped from a number of country stations' playlists, when programmers mistook the line "you can easily afford the price" as a thinly veiled reference to prostitution. Despite the decreased airplay, the song nonetheless topped the U.S. country singles charts in April 1975.
The album was largely made up of Parton's own compositions, but also contained Merle Haggard
's "You'll Always Be Special to Me". (Haggard in turn covered Parton's "Kentucky Gambler", from this album, later in 1975.)
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...
's fifteenth solo studio album and was released in 1975. In the Parton-penned title track, one of her best known compositions, she used worn, second-hand merchandise in a discount store as a metaphor for a woman damaged by an ill-fated relationship. The song was dropped from a number of country stations' playlists, when programmers mistook the line "you can easily afford the price" as a thinly veiled reference to prostitution. Despite the decreased airplay, the song nonetheless topped the U.S. country singles charts in April 1975.
The album was largely made up of Parton's own compositions, but also contained Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
's "You'll Always Be Special to Me". (Haggard in turn covered Parton's "Kentucky Gambler", from this album, later in 1975.)
Track listing
All songs by Dolly Parton unless otherwise noted.- "The Bargain StoreThe Bargain Store (song)"The Bargain Store" is the title track of Dolly Parton's 1975 album The Bargain Store. The song was written by Dolly Parton, and released as the album's first single in January 1975. "The Bargain Store" was Dolly Parton's fifth number one on the country chart as a solo artist...
" - "Kentucky GamblerKentucky Gambler"Kentucky Gambler" is a 1974 song written and performed by Dolly Parton. "Kentucky Gambler" was issued as a track from Dolly Parton's, The Bargain Store album from 1975. That same year, Merle Haggard, covered "Kentucky Gambler" where it became his nineteenth number one song on the country chart...
" - "When I'm Gone"
- "The Only Hand You'll Need to Hold"
- "On My Mind Again (Porter WagonerPorter WagonerPorter 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...
) - "I Want to Be What You Need"
- "Love to Remember"
- "You’ll Always Be Special To Me (Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
) - "He Would Know"
- "I’ll Never Forget"