9 to 5 Soundtrack

This one comes courtesy of Vinnie Rattolle's Records (where you can find several other out of print Dolly albums). This is the soundtrack album from NINE TO FIVE, which has become increasingly hard to find over the years. The album includes two versions of Dolly's tune that haven't been released anywhere else, along with Charles Fox's score. If you're familiar with the film, you should recognize every piece of music (except, perhaps, "Easy Time," which plays softly in the department store). The album's never had an official CD release, but this version, ripped from the cassette, sounds flawless. You'll need Winrar or a program capable of unpacking rar files in order to unzip the file.

01. 9 to 5 Main Title (Dolly Parton)
02. Violet Steals the Body
03. Office Montage
04. Judy's Fantasy
05. Hart Tries to Escape
06. Pillow Fight
07. Violet's Fantasy
08. Easy Time
09. Dora Lee's Fantasy
10. Violet's Poisoned the Boss
11. Ajax Warehouse
12. The Intruder
13. Charlie's Bar
14. 9 to 5 End Title (Dolly Parton)

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Unlikely Angel

When it was first broadcast a little over a decade ago, UNLIKELY ANGEL became an instant holiday classic and one of the most beloved films amongst Dolly's fans. The title tune is often requested, but unfortunately, has never had an official release (not counting "More Than I Can Say" on her "Rainbow" album, which features nearly identical music but completely different lyrics). So here's the three tunes from the film, ripped from the DVD:

01. What'cha Tryin' to Do?
02. Unlikely Angel
03. Hallelujah!

Although the film's available on DVD, they never compiled a trailer to promote the film on other discs. But last year, this short promo from the film's initial broadcast began circulating on the net:

Rainbow Press Kit

Here are scans of the small press kit that was sent out, heralding the debut of Dolly's pop album "Rainbow" (which inexplicably turned out to be one of her biggest flops).
























Since the album will most likely never come back in print, I have no qualms about pointing out that it can be downloaded here (though you'll need a program like winrar that's capable of unpacking rar files).

Welcome & Blue Valley Songbird

Welcome! I have tons & tons & tons of obscure and rare Dolly Parton related memorabilia, and was looking for a way to share it with the online community. I've tried building websites, but that's a royal pain, so I decided to share stuff via blogger.

I plan to share lots of obscure photos (like this one from BLUE VALLEY SONGBIRD with John Terry & Billy Dean), vintage magazine articles, press kits, etc -- in other words, photos galore. You'll probably also find some rare audio & video from time to time. I've got other blogs, and I know that trying to organize them is a nightmare, so rely on post labels (below and in the bar to the right) and titles to navigate.

And since I've started with BVS, here's an mp3 of the unreleased duet with Billy Dean from the film, "We Might Be In Love." And here's four more on-set photos from the film from an old issue of Country Weekly: