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Taking this album's title quite literally, Dolly Parton takes a sharp right from her previous few albums of progressive bluegrass. In the wake of the Iraq war, Parton wanted to record a tribute to the soldiers fighting for America. Ironically, after recently recording countrified versions of songs like "Stairway to Heaven," Parton delivers these patriotic songs in a completely straightforward fashion. Other than the inherent twang of her pristine voice, there's little country flavor added to the arrangements here. The like of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and "The Star Spangled Banner" are delivered in a traditional, militaristic manner. The flag-wavers that fell from Parton's own pen, however, can't help but display the country legend's musical roots, and it's these that are the ultimate standouts.
Audio Mixers: Chuck Ainlay; John Guess.
Recording information: 2 Monkeys Productions.
Photographers: Luellyn Latocki; Dennis Carney; Virginia Team.
Arranger: Dolly Parton.
Personnel: Dolly Parton (vocals); Kent Wells (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Bruce Watkins, Robert Hale (acoustic guitar); Gary "Biscuit" Davis (banjo); Randy Kohrs (dobro); Jimmy Mattingly (mandolin, fiddle); Darrell Webb (mandolin, background vocals); Michael Davis (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, programming); Paul Hollowell (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Charlie Anderson, Jay Weaver (bass); Steve Turner, Billy Thomas (drums, percussion); Richard Dennison, Jennifer O'Brien, Vicki Hampton, Monty Allen, Steven Hill, Bob Bailey, Louis Nunley, Robert Hale, David Slater, Sheryl Thomas, Lynn Wright (background vocals).
Personnel: Dolly Parton (background vocals); Kent Wells (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Robert Hale (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Bruce Watkins (acoustic guitar); Randy Kohrs (dobro); Gary "Biscuit" Davis (banjo); Jimmy Mattingly (mandolin, fiddle); Darrell Webb (mandolin, background vocals); Michael Davis (piano, synthesizer, programming); Paul Hollowell (piano); Tony Smith (synthesizer, programming); Charlie Anderson (bass guitar); Billy Thomas (drums, percussion); Jennifer O'Brien, David Slater, Lynn Wright, Vicki Hampton, Richard Dennison, Louis Dean Nunley, Monty Allen (background vocals).
For God And Country Music | List Price | $17.98 (You save $5.49) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Nashville Sound, Enhanced CD | | Label | Vanguard | | Orig Year | 2003 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19660  | | CD Universe Part number | 6411729 | | Catalog number | 79756 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 11, 2003 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Dolly Parton; Tony Smith; Kent Wells | | Engineer | Chuck Ainlay; Tony Smith; Dave Sinco; Michael Davis; Patrick Murphy; Russ Long | | Personnel | Dolly Parton - vocals
Vicki Hampton
Louis Dean Nunley
Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
Michael Davis - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, programming
Michael Davis - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, programming
Jimmy Mattingly - mandolin, fiddle
Steve Turner
Randy Kohrs - dobro
Bob Bailey
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Dolly Parton For God And Country Songs For God And Country Music Review Average Rating: (3.5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Dolly is always great
Fun for all ages
Submitted by Sandyjean1749 (Phoenix) 
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very patriotic
I not even an american, but yet after listening to this album i felt proud to be allied with america. Dolly has put alot of work in this album to encourage and inspire the men & women who are fighting and taking a stand for freedom and democracy in these trouble times. God bless america and God bless you dolly for producing such a wonderful album.
Submitted by melwilson (Australia)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Disappointing effort...
Dolly Parton, along with colleague and Trio member Emmylou Harris, must be commended for constantly taking risks with her music. There is no greater Dolly Parton fan than this reviewer. However, this cd is pretentious, annoying, and patronizing; and much as I LOVE Dolly, there is entirely too much spoken word on this cd.
Granted the cd has it's moments but they are brief and fleeting. "Welcome Home" is one of the most moving and inspirational songs of Dolly's illustrious career but the banter on this cd becomes grating like nails on a chalk board, and it's also patronizing to the listener.
Her releases before and the ones to follow are exceptional and worth seeking but this one is better left on the shelf. If you want to hear Dolly do gospel, seek her early 70s gospel effort, which is very centered and moving--I apologize the title escapes me now--but this one, you're not missing a thing.
Submitted by m_elusboy (Roanoke, VA)
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 Best Patriotic/Gospel Album of 2003!
This album is diffently one that all Americans should own. Dolly offers up her own blend of patriotic and gospel songs meant to be messages of hope and faith to our troops and the USA. Some of the songs in this collection are country, while others offer the acoustic flavor of Dolly's previous three albums. Give it a try and I'll bet you will not be disappointed!
Submitted by Tony (Independence, VA)
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 on the bandwagon
Considering the thought-provoking music we are accustomed to getting from Parton, this collection of so-called "patriotic" does nothing to make the listener any more (or less) critically aware of what it means to be an American in the 21st century. The songs--even the ones that are not remakes--offer nothing new by way of interpretation.
Submitted by a reviewer (tacoma, wa)
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