It’s a collab for the ages and involves a reimagined cover of Parton’s 1974 hit “Jolene.”
A reimagined version of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” with the late Olivia Newton-John was released Friday. The track will be featured on the “Grease” singer’s album,on Aug. 8, 2022. She was 73.for the new duet shows Newton-John and Parton recording the song, on separate occasions it seems, as Newton-John tracks her vocals, sitting still in a tall chair while Parton stands, bouncing around as she re-records her 1974 classic hit.
“I’m so excited to be working with Olivia Newton-John, one of my favorites of all time,” Parton said in the clip. “We’ve always kind of stayed close through the years, and I am just so proud to be a part of this duet project that she’s doing.” Olivia Newton-John’s final album will be released on May 5. On Friday, her “Jolene” duet with Dolly Parton was released.The legendary duo became friends in 1974 after Newton-John won the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year award. She is still the only non-American-born artist to win that trophy.“Come On Over.”
“I have always wanted to record with Dolly,” Newton-John said during an interview in 2021, according to a news release. “She was always there for me and what she did for me early on in my career in Nashville is something I will never forget.”Parton called Newton-John “one of my favorites of all time.”Other collaborators on Newton-John’s upcoming duets album include Mariah Carey, Michael McDonald, John Travolta, Barry Gibb, Vanessa Amorosi, Jon Secada, her daughter Chloe Lattanzi and more.
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