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The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Butterfield wrote:: Why would she/they call the album Jolene when only the one song is about her? The title doesn't reflect the content of the whole album.

So that people would know Jolene was on it, and that would boost its sales?

How trite.

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Last track - It Must Be You.

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It Must Be You

Uptempo number to end on.

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Hint of a banjo. Or maybe not.

Has there been little to no banjo on this album? gasp

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The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Butterfield wrote:: Why would she/they call the album Jolene when only the one song is about her? The title doesn't reflect the content of the whole album.

So that people would know Jolene was on it, and that would boost its sales?

It's actually a very complex concept album wherein all the subsequent songs reflect Jolene's emotional 'ripple effect'.

Like Tommy.

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It is over.

That was a delightful album, perfectly judged in every way.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it. Excited

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It hath finithed.

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I shall give it 5 stars.

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Nightjar wrote:

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Butterfield wrote:: Why would she/they call the album Jolene when only the one song is about her? The title doesn't reflect the content of the whole album.

So that people would know Jolene was on it, and that would boost its sales?

It's actually a very complex concept album wherein all the subsequent songs reflect Jolene's emotional 'ripple effect'.

Like Tommy.

Maybe this is true. So perhaps Jolene really is the reason for all of the album's content.

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Well, that was a jolly little album and rather enjoyable. A bit too much generic country for my liking but it wasn't overwhelming and there were some very nice moments.

3.5/5 - rounded up to 4/5!

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An entirely charming album.

Jaunty and tuneful but infused throughout with classic lyrical hillbilly misery and wistful 'smiling in the face of bleak misfortune'.

I sense that Dolly's done a better album though.

She almost definitely gets another shot in the Nu-HotW commentary scheme of things.

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Nightjar wrote:: She almost definitely gets another shot in the Nu-HotW commentary scheme of things.

What about the "unloved" 1987 pop album? evil2

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What about "Touch Your Woman"?

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