The Grass Is Blue

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The Grass is Blue
Studio album by Dolly Parton
Released	October 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Bluegrass
Length	?:?
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer(s)	Steve Buckingham
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Dolly Parton chronology
Hungry Again (1998)	The Grass is Blue (1999)	Little Sparrow (2001)

The Grass is Blue is a 1999 bluegrass album by Dolly Parton. In addition to rejuvenating Parton's then lagging career, the album, along with the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack and the work of Alison Krauss, is credited with making bluegrass a hugely popular musical genre during the early 2000s. Though the album received little airplay on mainstream country radio, it sold well (peaking at number 24 on the U.S. country albums charts), and was among the most critically acclaimed albums of Parton's career, making many critics' year-end "best of" lists.

The song included a mixture of Parton originals, and folk and bluegrass standards, as well as a Billy Joel cover. "Silver Dagger", a late nineteenth century ballad, had been popularized by Joan Baez during the early 1960s. Norah Jones would later record the title song on a 2003 Parton tribute album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Travelin' Prayer" (Billy Joel)
2. "Cash On The Barrelhead" (Louvin Brothers)
3. "A Few Old Memories" (Hazel Dickens)
4. "I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open" (Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs)
5. "Steady As The Rain" (Dolly Parton)
6. "I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash)
7. "Endless Stream Of Tears" (Dolly Parton)
8. "Silver Dagger" (traditional)
9. "Train, Train" (Shorty Medlocke)
10. "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" (J. Bond)
11. "Will He Be Waiting For Me"
12. "The Grass Is Blue" (Dolly Parton)
13. "I Am Ready" (Dolly Parton)