November 29, 20204 yr Can’t believe she only has two top 10, wild! I was talking about the uk and Xmas albums! How did she make so much money from her music when her chart positions are mainly so low!?!? I've just checked her Wikipedia I was shocked, she has a much more legendary status than they suggest!
November 29, 20204 yr Author She's the highest selling female country artist of all time, so I guess they've built up over time?
November 29, 20204 yr She's the highest selling female country artist of all time, so I guess they've built up over time? Do country acts not sell very much in the USA? I was led to believe there was a huge Country following in the USA?
November 29, 20204 yr She might have sold more, but country wasn't really represented on pop charts back in the day apart from the biggest crossover hits. But she did get her first platinum selling album with her first pop smash Here You Come Again (song and album) and she was basically a country superstar then already.
November 29, 20204 yr Jolene didn’t even do too well! No.7 UK single. Her main wealth has been due to her decision to licence I Will Always Love You to Whitney. Elvis wanted to sing it just before he died, late 76/early 77, but Dolly, despite being a close friend, refused him permission. You need her personal permission to record her songs, with other artists it's done through agencies. She said it was written to be sung by a lady. She says it's made her a very rich woman and earned her more money from Whitney's version than any other of her songs. I mean how many singers get a call from Elvis asking to record a song and they refuse. Well she did, much to Elvis's bewilderment. He saw it as a huge crossover pop hit which it eventually was. Edited November 29, 20204 yr by Sixth Sense
November 29, 20204 yr How did she make so much money from her music when her chart positions are mainly so low!?!? I've just checked her Wikipedia I was shocked, she has a much more legendary status than they suggest! Whispers *songwriting royalties are millions ever year*
November 29, 20204 yr No.7 UK single. Her main wealth has been due to her decision to licence I Will Always Love You to Whitney. Elvis wanted to sing it just before he died, late 76/early 77, but Dolly, despite being a close friend, refused him permission. You need her personal permission to record her songs, with other artists it's done through agencies. She said it was written to be sung by a lady. She says it's made her a very rich woman and earned her more money from Whitney's version than any other of her songs. I mean how many singers get a call from Elvis asking to record a song and they refuse. Well she did, much to Elvis's bewilderment. He saw it as a huge crossover pop hit which it eventually was. That's not true re Elvis. She was happy to let him record it but he wanted half the publishing rights to it, Tom Parker his manager said "Now you know Elvis don’t record anything unless we get half the publishing" and Dolly said no. Best decision she ever made since Whitney might never have copied it otherwise and I doubt Elvis would have made the song as big.
November 29, 20204 yr That's not true re Elvis. She was happy to let him record it but he wanted half the publishing rights to it, Tom Parker his manager said "Now you know Elvis don’t record anything unless we get half the publishing" and Dolly said no. Best decision she ever made since Whitney might never have copied it otherwise and I doubt Elvis would have made the song as big. Well I read that she wouldn't let a male record it. I'll try to find you some links. I agree, don't think an Elvis version would be as big. Edited November 29, 20204 yr by Sixth Sense
November 29, 20204 yr Well I read that she wouldn't let a male record it. I'll try to find you some links. I agree, don't think an Elvis version would be as big. She told this story on Graham Norton a few weeks back she definitely said this. She said "I was sorry because I'd told everybody Elvis was gonna be recording one of my songs" :lol:
November 29, 20204 yr I didn’t even know dolly had originally recorded / written it!!! Where have you been? :lol: Her version of the song is really beautiful, it's more stripped back and feels more personal (although I do prefer Whitney's power house version I have to say).
November 30, 20204 yr 9 to 5 and Islands in the Stream were huge hits for her too. My personal fave is Hard Candy Christmas though. She's a genius and one of the greatests. There's also a decent Netflix doc, check it out if you can. Edited November 30, 20204 yr by Sour Candy
December 1, 20204 yr Good for Dolly she deserves a lot more success she is legendary. The likes of her and Cher did not get the album successes they deserve!
December 3, 20204 yr She's also a very shrewd and clever businesswoman too and checks everything rather than just leaving it all to her accountants. She's invested a lot of money too, both in Dollyland and other ventures so has made money that way too. Once heard her say in a radio 2 interview "nobody rips Dolly off and gets away with it" :o She had lots of hits on the US country charts in the 60's and 70's too. She did US TV as well, mainly with Porter Wagoner, and movies and it all adds up. She's a very rich woman and has helped her family a lot. Edited December 3, 20204 yr by CHRIS-TMAS
December 3, 20204 yr I didn’t even know dolly had originally recorded / written it!!! Yes, 1973. Whitney's was 1992. Check out Dolly's strip-backed but lovely version.
December 3, 20204 yr I didn’t even know dolly had originally recorded / written it!!! Yes, 1973. Whitney's was 1992. Check out Dolly's strip-backed but lovely version.
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