The American country singer Dolly Parton has (as reported) big plans for her album “Rockstar”, which will be released in mid-November.
It is the 49th long career in the long career of the highly successful multi-entrepreneur. A total of 21 gems from rock and pop history are finely edited and reinterpreted with multiple support.
US music media list a whole armada of superstars who followed Parton’s invitation to the recording studio. These include Elton John, Sting, Lizzo, Pink, Debbie Harry, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler, Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, John Fogerty, Miley Cyrus, and Ann and Nancy Wilson.
The 77-year-old had already put out a cover version of the Beatles classic “Let It Be” in advance, which she performed together with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, actively supported by the old school guitarists Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood.
For this track, the chart experts from “Billboard” have now reported high US chart entries (“Hot Trending Songs”) for the coming week of September.
Parton’s neo version reached number two on the “Rock Digital Song Sales”, number 15 on the “Country Digital Song Sales” and number 22 on the “All-Genre Digital Song Sales Charts”.
A week earlier, the song debuted at number 3 on the “Hot Trending Songs Chart”, which is also teased on “X” (formerly Twitter).
The Beatles’ original topped the American Billboard “Hot 100” for two weeks in 1970, the official hit list of the US music industry.
Noteworthy for hit list nerds:
The revamp is now the first song McCartney and Starr – or any of the four Beatles, including the late George Harrison and John Lennon – are on the agenda together outside of the group for a Billboard song chart listing.
To get even nerdier:
McCartney and Starr have been on such a counting list before: The two were involved in “Give My Regards to Broad Street,” which ranked #17 on “Top Videocassettes Sales” and #30 on “Top Videocassettes Rentals” in 1985.
Both charts were closed in 2010 because video cassettes had fallen out of date.
The film in question depicts a fictional day in McCartney’s life. McCartney’s soundtrack, which features Starr playing drums on several songs, peaked at number 21 on the official Billboard 200 list.