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9 To 5 and Odd Jobs, Dolly Parton, 1979, :35
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Built around her pre-existing title hit for the movie, this is Dolly's concept album about work. It contains several standards, like "Dark As the Dungeon," a heartfelt "Deportees," and a version of "House of the Rising Sun" that doesn't sugarcoat anything like some version ("I've learned since then / To pleasure the men"). The music is mostly straight country, but there are some pop tinges in it. As always, Dolly's voice is the star of the show. Favorite tracks: "9 To 5," of course; plus an original riff on Stephen Foster's "Hard Times" called "Hush-a-Bye Hard Times," the salt-of-the-earth anthem to love over material goods "Poor Folks Town," "Working Girl."
