Dolly Parton released Rockstar – her 3 LP “rock” album on November 17th 2023.
Featuring a who’s who of the history of rock including, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler, Peter Frampton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Melissa Etheridge, Debbie Harry, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, and Lynrd Skynyrd.
Also featured were more contemporary artists including her ‘fairy god daughter’ Miley Cyrus and Lizzo.
P!nk and Brandi Carlile – who dueted on Coat of Many Colors when Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier in the year, feature together on the Rolling Stones classic, Satisfaction.
Dolly Parton found a way to get a little “Satisfaction” on her new album when one track didn’t go as originally planned.
The country music star’s rendition of “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones is one of the few covers on her upcoming, new album Rockstar (out Nov. 17 via Butterfly Records and Big Machine Label Group) not to feature the original artist. In an interview with Billboard published on Wednesday, the Grammy winner, 77, opened up about her decision to organize the unexpected team-up between her, Brandi Carlile and Pink on the track, instead of Mick Jagger.
The Rock and Hall of Famer explained that she “wanted so badly to sing with Mick,” but the timing ultimately didn’t work out. “And then I thought, ‘Well, if you’re not going to sing that with me, I’m going to get some girl power going here,’” she told the outlet.
The “Jolene” singer said she originally approached the frontman, 80, and they went back and forth about what to do for the record. Parton said, “He wanted to do something different than ‘Satisfaction’ because he’d already done that, so we were trying to find the right song.”
“He was so involved in his own [upcoming] album, which I completely understand, until I ran out of time because [with] vinyl, now you have a six-month wait,” she said, referring to The Rolling Stones’ recent record Hackney Diamonds that came out in October.
“We had a deadline,” the superstar added — so Carlile, 42, and Pink, 44, lent their powerhouse vocals to the cover.
People Magazine 15 November 2023
The album has been released in all versions including several alternative LP covers and colored vinyl.
