Rainbow was released in 1987 during the interim between the critically acclaimed Trio and the soon-to-be-hit-record White Limozeen, but it nonetheless captures Dolly Parton in the midst of uninspired mediocrity.
The record was promoted relentlessly (especially on Dolly's ABC television variety hour -- surprise, surprise), but vanished not long after its release.
While not exactly bad, Rainbow is standard mid-'80s Dolly Parton in the sense that it's chock-full of manufactured contemporary pop that, even with a few clever lyrics and catchy hooks, ultimately goes nowhere.
The album's leading singles, "The River Unbroken" and "Could I Have Your Autograph," are somewhat intriguing, but they're certainly not strong enough to survive the glossy, overtly polished production.
Even Parton sounds somewhat distanced by the music, as her vocals seem lost and bored, almost like this record was made (and probably was, come to think of it) on a punch-in/punch-out routine schedule.
Thus, Rainbow stands as just one more Dolly Parton pop record that may show signs of promise, but ends up being another forgettable misstep in her career.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The River UnbrokenDavid Batteau, Darrell Brown | Dolly Parton | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Everyday Hero | Dolly Parton | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Red Hot Screaming Love | Dolly Parton | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Make Love Work | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Could I Have Your Autograph | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Two Lovers | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Dump the Dude | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Savin' It for You | Dolly Parton | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | I know You By Heart (Duet With Smokey Robinson) | Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | More Than I Can Say (Album Version) | Dolly Parton | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Ball | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | David Batteau | Composer |
| 3 | David Blair | Hair Stylist |
| 4 | Richard Bosworth | Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | Darrell Brown | Composer |
| 6 | Bobby Bruce | Violin |
| 7 | David Campbell | Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 8 | Mike Champman | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Tony Chase | Clothing/Wardrobe |
| 10 | Bill Cuomo | Synthesizer |
| 11 | Hallie d'Amor | Make-Up |
| 12 | Richard Dennison | Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Nancy Donald | Art Direction |
| 14 | Kevin Dukes | Guitar |
| 15 | Bob Glaub | Bass |
| 16 | Steve Goldstein | Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass |
| 17 | Dann Huff | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 18 | Jim Keltner | Drums, Percussion |
| 19 | Danny Kortchmar | Guitar (12 String) |
| 20 | Craig Krampf | Drum Overdubs, Drums, Producer |
| 21 | Abraham Laboriel, Sr. | Bass |
| 22 | Michael Landau | Guitar (Electric) |
| 23 | Tony Lane | Art Direction |
| 24 | Annie Leibovitz | Photography |
| 25 | Bob Loftus | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Patricia Mabee | Harpsichord |
| 27 | Robert O'Hearn | Synthesizer |
| 28 | Sid Page | Concert Master |
| 29 | Dolly Parton | Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Al Perkins | Guitar |
| 31 | Smokey Robinson | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 32 | Rail Jon Rogut | Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Brian Scheuble | Assistant Engineer |
| 34 | Tom Scott | Saxophone |
| 35 | Allen Sides | Engineer |
| 36 | Leland Sklar | Bass |
| 37 | Hammer Smith | Harmonica |
| 38 | Brett Swain | Assistant Engineer |
| 39 | Blaise Tosti | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Buck Trent | Banjo |
| 41 | Carmen Twilley | Vocals (Background) |
| 42 | Raul Vega | Photography |
| 43 | John Vigran | Drums, Producer |
| 44 | Rick Vito | Slide Guitar |
| 45 | Waddy Wachtel | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Julia Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| 47 | Maxine Willard Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |