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Dolly Parton wrote and originally recorded this song in 1973, releasing it as a country single in 1974. The track achieved significant commercial success, reaching the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in June 1974. Parton re-recorded the song for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack, where it again topped the same chart in October 1982.
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Parton's decision to leave her business partnership and mentor relationship with Porter Wagoner in order to establish herself as a solo artist.
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