This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/15/dolly-parton-reveals-plans-for-gay-dance-album

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Dolly Parton reveals plans for new dance album Dolly Parton reveals plans for new dance album
(about 1 month later)
Dolly Parton has renewed her desire to Dolly Parton has renewed her desire to release a dance album "at some point" soon, stating that she has recorded "several songs that are very positive towards the gay community".
release a dance album "at some point" soon, stating that "I would like to do a dance record," the country legend confirmed at a press conference last week. "I have a song called Just a Wee Bit Gay. It's a great little dance tune – it's funny and it's got a lot of comic in it. I do write a lot of songs along those lines with people that are different and are just themselves."
she has recorded "several songs that are very positive towards News of Parton's dance album first broke in 2007, when blogger Perez Hilton described hearing Just a Wee Bit Gay. "After she releases her new country record she's gonna put out a dance album!!!!!" Perez wrote. Around the same time, producer Allen Morgan claimed that he had been working on Parton's "dance-inspired" songs for about a year, since the singer heard his techno remix of 9 to 5. "[The music is] so different from anything she's ever done," Morgan told a reporter from Full Sail University.
the gay community". Two years later, Parton said the dance LP was still "in the works". "People always ask me what's next and I never know which one's going to come up first," she explained to QMI. "I have done a lot of dance songs and I will put that out at the right time." Again she drew a connection between dance music and her gay fans: "I have a lot of fans that love to dance; I have a huge gay following."
"I would like to do a dance This proposed LP wouldn't be Parton's first foray onto the dancefloor. Versions of Baby I'm Burning, from 1978, and Peace Train, from 1997, were both club hits. 1999's remix-packed Walking On Sunshine EP wasn't quite so successful, failing to make any kind of chart splash.
record," the country legend confirmed at a press conference last In the UK, Parton is currently enjoying some of the most loving attention of her five-decade career. Boosted by a performance at this year's Glastonbury festival, the 68-year-old's new best-of compilation, Blue Smoke, is currently at No 3 on the official albums chart.
week. "I have a song called Just a Wee Bit Gay. It's a great little
dance tune – it's funny and it's got a lot of comic in it. I do write
a lot of songs along those lines with people that are different and
are just themselves."
News of Parton's dance album first
broke in 2007, when blogger Perez Hilton described hearing Just a Wee Bit Gay. "After
she releases her new country record she's gonna put out a dance
album!!!!!" Perez wrote. Around the same time, producer Allen
Morgan claimed that he
had been working on Parton's "dance-inspired" songs for
about a year, since the singer heard his techno remix of 9 to 5. "[The music is] so different from anything she's ever done,"
Morgan told a reporter from Full Sail University.
Two years later, Parton said the dance
LP was still "in the works". "People always ask me
what's next and I never know which one's going to come up first,"
she explained to QMI. "I have done a lot of dance songs and I will put that out at
the right time." Again she drew a connection between dance music
and her gay fans: "I have a lot of fans that love to dance; I
have a huge gay following."
This proposed LP wouldn't be Parton's
first foray onto the dancefloor. Versions of Baby I'm Burning, from
1978, and Peace Train, from 1997, were both club hits. 1999's
remix-packed Walking On Sunshine EP wasn't quite so successful,
failing to make any kind of chart splash.
In the UK, Parton
is currently enjoying some of the most loving attention of her
five-decade career. Boosted by a performance at this year's
Glastonbury festival, the 68-year-old's new best-of compilation, Blue
Smoke, is currently at No 3 on the official albums chart.