Party Doll and Other Favorites
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Party Doll and Other Favorites is the title of American country music
singer Mary Chapin Carpenter
's first compilation album. It was released in 1999 on the Columbia Records
label and comprises a mix of her greatest hits, several album cuts, and newly recorded tracks. The collection is notable for using live or special event recordings in place of the studio cuts in several cases, others like "I Feel Lucky" and "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" are the original album versions. Of the new material, "Almost Home" and "Wherever You Are" were both released as singles, respectively reaching #22 and #55 on the Billboard
country charts in 1999.
, except where noted.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
's first compilation album. It was released in 1999 on the Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
label and comprises a mix of her greatest hits, several album cuts, and newly recorded tracks. The collection is notable for using live or special event recordings in place of the studio cuts in several cases, others like "I Feel Lucky" and "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" are the original album versions. Of the new material, "Almost Home" and "Wherever You Are" were both released as singles, respectively reaching #22 and #55 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts in 1999.
Track listing
All songs written by Mary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
, except where noted.
- "Can't Take Love for Granted" – 3:47
- live recording from The Late Show with David Letterman - May 18, 1995
- "Wherever You Are" – 4:16
- "Down at the Twist and ShoutDown at the Twist and Shout"Down at the Twist and Shout" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. Released in June 1991, it was the third single from the album Shooting Straight in the Dark...
" – 3:18- live recording from Super Bowl XXXISuper Bowl XXXISuper Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1996 regular season. The National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American...
with BeauSoleilBeausoleilBeauSoleil is an American musical group specializing in Cajun music. Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, the group members are brothers Michael Doucet and David Doucet , Jimmy Breaux , Billy Ware , Tommy Alesi , and Mitchell Reed .-Band history:Founded in 1975, BeauSoleil BeauSoleil (French, beautiful...
- January 1997
- live recording from Super Bowl XXXI
- "I Feel LuckyI Feel Lucky"I Feel Lucky" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. Released in May 1992, it was the first single from the album Come On Come On. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Carpenter, Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) – 3:31 - "Dreamland" – 3:03
- "Passionate KissesPassionate Kisses"Passionate Kisses" is a Grammy winning song penned by the American Alt Country performer Lucinda Williams and made famous by the 1993 single version by Mary Chapin Carpenter.-Original Release:...
" (Lucinda WilliamsLucinda WilliamsLucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,...
) – 3:21 - "Quittin' TimeQuittin' Time"Quittin' Time" is a single by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. Released in 1990, it was the third single from the album State of the Heart. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Roger Linn, Robb Royer) – 6:10- live recording from the Ryman AuditoriumRyman AuditoriumThe Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live performance venue, located at 115 5th Avenue North, in Nashville, Tennessee and is best known as the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry....
- November 1994
- live recording from the Ryman Auditorium
- "This Shirt" – 3:47
- "Grow Old with Me" (John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
) – 3:22 - "He Thinks He'll Keep HerHe Thinks He'll Keep Her"He Thinks He'll Keep Her" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. The song was Carpenter’s first number-one single on the Radio & Records country music charts, although it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.First...
" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 4:02 - "I Take My ChancesI Take My Chances"I Take My Chances" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. Released in April 1994, it was the seventh and final single from her album Come On Come On...
" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 4:22- live recording at the Barrymore TheatreBarrymore Theatre-Barrymore Theatre:The Barrymore Theatre is located at 2090 Atwood Avenue on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin. The theatre has featured everything from music, movies, and masques to parties, porn, and puppet shows.-History:...
, Madison, WisconsinMadison, WisconsinMadison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
- November 1998
- live recording at the Barrymore Theatre
- "The Hard Way" (Carpenter) – 4:54
- from the PBS special In the Spotlight and the DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
/Video Jubilee: Live at Wolftrap
- from the PBS special In the Spotlight and the DVD
- "Shut Up and Kiss MeShut up and Kiss Me (song)"Shut Up and Kiss Me" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter on her 1994 studio album Stones in the Road. The song served as that album's lead-off single, and became her only Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts; it...
" – 3:41 - "10,000 Miles" (Traditional) – 6:11
- from the film Fly Away HomeFly Away HomeFly Away Home is a 1996 drama and comedy film directed by Carroll Ballard, the director of The Black Stallion . The film stars Anna Paquin, Jeff Daniels and Dana Delany. The story follows a young girl from New Zealand who survives a car crash that results in the death of her mother...
- from the film Fly Away Home
- "Stones in the Road" – 4:34
- live recording from Her Majesty's TheatreHer Majesty's TheatreHer Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the theatre...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- December 4, 1994
- live recording from Her Majesty's Theatre
- "Almost Home" (Carpenter, Beth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
, Annie Roboff) – 4:37 - "Party Doll" (Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
) – 5:39
Chart performance
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 43 |