1977: The Year Dolly Parton's "HYCA" Took Over The Charts

Jul 23, 2020 by apost team

One of the many highlights of Miss Parton's career came in 1977 when her hit song Here You Come Again took over the charts.

Everyone knows that Dolly Parton is the Queen of Country. That's why it's great to appreciate her and what she has brought to the country music world.

Songfacts says that the hit song came from the 19th studio album from Miss Parton and sat at the top of the charts for an amazing five weeks. This song is special to the life of Dolly Pardon fans because it would be the first song to give Parton a well-deserved Grammy Award.

Because of its crossover appeal, How You Come Again had both country fans and pop fans playing this song again. In fact, this song was a big hit on both country and contemporary radio.

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The arrangement of the song included both keyboards and strings which was unusual for a song to reach the top of the country charts. However, Parton did not stray too far from her country roots with an elegant country guitar solo in the middle of the song.

What really makes Parton's song shine is her incredible vocal performance. In fact, it could be said that Parton could sing with any type of musical accompaniment in the background and it would become a hit.

The late 1970s was a time that Dolly Parton would crossover from the country music world over to the mainstream world. It was this time when Miss Parton would find many of her songs headed up the Billboard Pop music charts. Biography writes that this was also the same time that Miss Parton would begin her career in the movie world. She would make her film debut in the 1980 film 9 to 5.

This film would be a huge hit and give Miss Parton huge exposure to the film world. After that, Miss Parton would appear in other big Hollywood films such as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1982, Rhinestone in 1984, Steel Magnolias in 1989, and more.

Dolly Parton is more than a country legend, she is an American icon that has touched the lives of many people beyond the country world. During her career, Miss Parton has starred in popular films, has raised millions of dollars for various charities, and has created her own successful amusement park, Dollywood.

Parton's music career started all the way back in 1967 with her first album, Hello, I'm Dolly. Since then, the Queen of Country Music has had an incredible 44 albums on the top ten of the Country Album Music Charts and an astounding 110 songs on the Billboard Country Song Charts. Miss Parton is also one of the few artists who have received a nomination for an Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, and Tony Award.

Many of the most memorable performances of Miss Parton's Here You Come Again have been preserved on YouTube. Here is one of the most popular videos that have hundreds of thousands of views. This video captures the Queen of Country Music in top form. Did you love this video as much as we did? Tell us below. Send this article to your friends and family to brighten their day.