For God and Country (album)

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For God and Country
Studio album by Dolly Parton
Released	2003
Recorded	Nashville, 2003
Genre	Country
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer	Dolly Parton, Kent Wells, Tony Smith
Dolly Parton chronology
Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton (2003) For God and Country (2003) Live and Well (2004)

For God and Country is an album by Dolly Parton, released in 2003, featuring spiritual and patriotic songs.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] History

For God and Country was considered by many to be Parton's musical attempt to deal with the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Included were covers of now famous patriotic songs, ("God Bless the USA," "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") and many new Parton originals. The album includes her third version of "Light of a Clear Blue Morning".

The album received mixed reviews but did manage to make it to # 23 on the U.S. country albums chart. It is perhaps best remembered for its cover photo, depicting Parton posing as though appearing in a vintage USO poster.

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written by Dolly Parton, except where noted.

1. "The Lord Is My Shepherd" (Traditional)
2. "Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key)
3. "God Bless the U.S.A" (Lee Greenwood)
4. "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
5. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Louis Lambert)
6. "Welcome Home"
7. "Gee Ma, I Wanna Go Home"
8. "Whispering Hope"
9. "There Will Be Peace in the Valley"
10. "Red, White, & Bluegrass"
11. "My Country Tis'"
12. "I'm Gonna Miss You"
13. "Go to Hell"
14. "Ballad of the Green Beret" (Robin Moore, Barry Sadler)
15. "Brave Little Soldier"
16. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" (Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown)
17. "Color Me America"
18. "The Glory Forever"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200	167
U.S. Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums	23

[edit] References