Dolly: The Seeker & We Used To is the sixteenth solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on September 15, 1975, by RCA Victor.
Critical reception
Billboard published a review of the album in the issue dated September 27, 1975, calling the album "a collection of Dolly's favorite love songs. She wrote all of the tunes and is one of the better writers around. All beautiful songs, beautifully done." Billboard also named "Most of All Why", "Because I Love You" and "Only the Memory Remains" as the best cuts on the album.
In the October 4, 1975 issue, Cashbox said, "Produced and arranged by Porter Wagoner, this LP is a collection of love songs written by Dolly, most of them sad songs — songs of remembering lost love. Most are ballads with only a few uptempo cuts."
Commercial performance The album peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
The album's first single, "The Seeker", peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 105 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Canada "The Seeker" peaked at No. 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart. The second single, "We Used To", peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes. Herb Burnette - art director Dennis Carney - photography The Lea Jane Singers - vocal accompaniment Bill McElhiney - orchestration The Nashville Edition - vocal accompaniment Dolly Parton - lead vocals Tom Pick - recording engineer Roy Shockley - recording technician Porter Wagoner - producer, arrangements
Charts +Chart performance for Dolly Chart (1975) PeakpositionUS Cashbox Country Albums15
Singles YearSingleChartPeakposition1975"The Seeker" US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)2 US Billboard Hot 100105Canada Top Country Singles (RPM)1"We Used To" US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)9Canada Top Country Singles (RPM)4
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