DOLLY PARTON BLASTS BACK ONTO THE CHARTS WITH BACKWOODS BARBIE–THE COLLECTOR’S EDITION

DOLLY PARTON

BLASTS BACK ONTO THE CHARTS WITH
 BACKWOODS BARBIE–THE COLLECTOR’S  EDITION

ENTERS THE COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART AT #9,
THE INDEPENDENT ALBUMS CHART AT #3
AND THE TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART AT #40

Iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist DOLLY PARTON has blasted back onto the Billboard charts with the recent release of BACKWOODS BARBIE–THE COLLECTOR’S  EDITION.  Originally released in February 2008, the critically acclaimed album on Dolly Records was re-released late last month exclusively in a partnership with Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores® with three new songs (“Rose Of My Heart,” “Hallelujah Holiday” and “Berry Pie”) written by Dolly for Cracker Barrel specifically for the Collector’s Edition.  The Collector’s Edition–also with new photos and artwork–entered Billboard magazine’s Country Albums chart at #9, the Independent Albums Chart at #3 (where it’s now #4) and the Top 200 Albums chart at #40, selling more than 12,000 copies in the first week alone and nearly 10,000 last week.

On the TV front, the video for “Backwoods Barbie,” the fourth single from the album, hit #3 on AOL’s Top 11 Videos chart (between Soulja Boy and T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake) garnering over 160,000 views. That song is also featured in the new Broadway musical “9 to 5”–adapted from the smash film DOLLY starred in–for which she has written all the songs and lyrics.  The show was in previews in Los Angeles last Fall at the Ahmanson Theatre and at the 40th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards held March 16, Dolly was honored with an award for “Musical Score” for “9 to 5: The Musical.”

In just a few short weeks, the “Backwoods Barbie” video ascended to #6 on the CMT Video Chart (it’s currently #14) and it entered the CMT Top 20 Countdown at #17.

Originally released in February 2008, the BACKWOODS BARBIE album entered the Top 200 Albums chart at #17 and at #2 on both the Country Album and Indie Album charts and marked DOLLY’s highest album debut ever on the Billboard pop albums chart, and first entry into the Top 20 since 1993’s Slow Dancing With The Moon.  The critically acclaimed album has already featured three singles: “Better Get To Livin,’” “Jesus & Gravity” and “Shinola.”

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