Rockin' Years
| "Rockin' Years" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
| from the album Eagle When She Flies and Backroads | ||||
| B-side | "What a Heartache"[1] | |||
| Released | February 4, 1991[2] | |||
| Format | 7" single, CD Single | |||
| Recorded | November 8, 1990[2] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville/TriStar | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Floyd Parton | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Buckingham, Gary Smith, Dolly Parton[2] | |||
| Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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| Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology | ||||
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"Rockin' Years" is a song written by Floyd Parton, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton. it was released in February 1991 as the lead-off single to both Parton's album Eagle When She Flies and Shelton's album Backroads. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, giving Parton her twenty-third number one and Shelton his eighth. The song would be Parton's last chart-topper until 2006.
Content
The song is a mid-tempo country waltz in which two narrators — a male and a female — promise to love each other until their "rockin' years"; i.e., when they are old and sitting in rocking chairs together.
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 33 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 29 |
| Preceded by "Down Home" by Alabama |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 27-May 4, 1991 |
Succeeded by "If I Know Me" by George Strait |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 18, 1991 |
Succeeded by "Drift Off to Dream" by Travis Tritt |
Other recorded versions
An unreleased duet between George Jones and Parton was recorded in 1988 but remained unreleased until the release of his 2008 album Burn Your Playhouse Down - The Unreleased Duets.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 315–317. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- 1 2 3 Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1520." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 18, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Dolly Parton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dolly Parton.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
