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In this post-Straight Talk era, it's hard for some people not to think of Dolly Parton as a wild-eyed, well-endowed punchline. Sucks for those people, because Dolly is a legend not only because of her body but because of her body of work, which contains some of the greatest country music of all time.

In the early 70s, Ms. Parton was at the forefront of feisty, fiery twang, and her still-impressive pipes shone ever-brighter back then. It was in this period that Parton issued some of country music's most-revered albums, three of which-- 1971's Coat of Many Colors, 1973's My Tennessee Mountain Home, and 1974's Jolene-- will see expanded reissues from Sony BMG’s Legacy Recordings series April 3.

Each CD carries at least one bonus track, and two of the sets will mark the debut of some previously-unreleased Parton.

My Tennessee Mountain Home:

01 The Letter
02 I Remember
03 Old Black Kettle
04 Daddy's Working Boots
05 Dr. Robert F. Thomas
06 In the Good Old Days
07 My Tennessee Mountain Home
08 The Wrong Direction Home
09 Back Home
10 The Better Part of Life
11 Down on Music Row
12 Sacred Memories *

* bonus track

Jolene:

01 Jolene
02 When Someone Wants to Love
03 River of Happiness
04 Early Morning Breeze
05 Highlight of My Life
06 I Will Always Love You
07 Randy
08 Living on Memories of You
09 Lonely Comin' Down
10 It Must Be You
11 Cracker Jack *
12 Another Woman's Man *
13 Barbara on Your Mind *
14 Last Night's Lovin' *

* bonus track, previously unreleased

Coat of Many Colors:

01 Coat of Many Colors
02 Traveling Man
03 My Blue Tears
04 If I Lose My Mind
05 The Mystery of the Mystery
06 She Never Met a Man (She Didn't Like)
07 Early Morning Breeze
08 The Way I See You
09 Here I Am
10 A Better Place to Live
11 My Heart Started Breaking *
12 Just as Good as Good #
13 The Tender Touch of Love *
14 My Blue Tears (acoustic demo) #

* bonus track
# bonus track, previously unreleased