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Barbara On Your MindDolly Parton

Released: February 27, 1974

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

Producer: Bob Ferguson

[Verse 1]
Last night you called me Barbara
As you laid fast asleep
And although I'm not Barbara
You wanted me to be
You whispered words I hadn't heard
In such a long, long time
Last night you said "I love you"
With Barbara on your mind

[Chorus 1]
With Barbara on your mind
You held me in your arms so tight
And lying there so close to you
I cried until daylight
And though you think that I don't know
I'm really not that blind
You look at me and I can see
Barbara on your mind

[Verse 2]
And sometimes I find traces of her kisses on your skin
And strands of chestnut hair
That say you've been with her again
Little traces of her that it breaks my heart to find
You look at me and I can see
Barbara on your mind

[Chorus 2]
With Barbara on your mind
You held me in your arms so tight
And lying there so close to you
I cried until daylight
And though you haven't left yet
I know you will in time
Last night you said "I love you"
With Barbara on your mind
Last night you called me "darling"
With Barbara on your mind

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings

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