9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
Dolly Parton's concept album about work, featuring the hit "9 to 5".
9 to 5 and Odd Jobs is a solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton, released on November 17, 1980, by RCA Records. A concept album about working, it was centered on Parton's hit "9 to 5", which served as the theme song to the film of the same name and topped both the U.S. country and pop charts. The album stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for 10 consecutive weeks and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Dolly Parton
- Released
- November 17, 1980
- Recorded
- April– September 1980
- Studio
- Sound Labs (Hollywood)
- Audio Media (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Western Recorders (Los Angeles)
- Genre
- Country; pop
- Length
- 35:34
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Producer
- Mike Post, Gregg Perry
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton | 2:45 |
| 2 | Hush-a-bye Hard Times | Parton | 3:48 |
| 3 | The House of the Rising Sun | Traditional, arranged by Dolly Parton, Mike Post | 4:02 |
| 4 | Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) | Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman | 4:41 |
| 5 | Sing for the Common Man | Frieda Parton, Mark Andersen | 3:47 |
| 6 | Working Girl | Parton | 3:17 |
| 7 | Detroit City | Danny Dill, Mel Tillis | 3:35 |
| 8 | But You Know I Love You | Mike Settle | 3:17 |
| 9 | Dark as a Dungeon | Merle Travis | 3:25 |
| 10 | Poor Folks' Town | Parton | 2:57 |
| Total length | 35:34 | ||
Track listing from the source article.
Critical reception
AllMusic retrospectively rated 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs four-and-a-half out of five stars. William Ruhlmann noted that RCA's practice of "shoving poorly organized products onto the market" made most of Parton's albums hard to recommend, but found the songs enough to put this album a notch above most of her RCA catalog. Robert Christgau rated the album a B+, stating that response depends on one's tolerance for "fame-game schlock", and wrote incomprehensibly that he would never claim Johnny Carson had damaged Parton's pipes or her brains.
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