Live and Well explained

Live And Well
Type:live
Artist:Dolly Parton
Cover:Dollyliveandwell.jpg
Released:September 14, 2004
Recorded:December 12–13, 2002
Genre:Country
Length:102:38
Label:Sugar Hill
Producer:Dolly Parton, Gary Davis, The Blueniques
Prev Title:For God and Country
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Those Were the Days
Next Year:2005

Live and Well is a live album by Dolly Parton, released on September 14, 2004. It was recorded during her 2002 Halos & Horns Tour, her first in years; the performances on December 12 and 13, 2002 were used. A DVD of the concert was released simultaneously with the album.

Critical reception

Will Harris of PopMatters writes, "Live and Well is a document of Parton's 2002 tour, released simultaneously on CD and DVD, and, unlike a lot of live albums, this is a proper souvenir of one of her concerts, complete with the chatter between numbers that's so often cut from live records. Obviously, this is good news for her fans, many of who probably weren't able to catch one of those performances (she did only 14 shows); for others, however, it has its ups and downs."

Uncut says, "the return-to-the-mountain bluegrass of recent years ("The Grass Is Blue", "Shine", "Little Sparrow", "I'm Gone") is brilliantly served by one of the most irresistible forces in the history of country."

David McPherson of Exclaim! writes in his review that, "Live and Well confirms that musically and physically Parton is just that; as this country crooner approaches 60, she is still as energetic and youthful as ever."[1]

The Austin Chronicle's Christopher Gray writes, "Ebullient as ever, Parton's banter is as much fun as the music; cornier than an Iowa silo, she's full of zingers."

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
scope=row US Billboard 200[3] 161
scope=row US Top Country Albums[4] 22
scope=row US Independent Albums[5] 12

Personnel

The Blueniques

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dolly Parton – Live And Well . McPherson . David . 1 November 2004 . Exclaim! . 23 February 2020 .
  2. Live and Well . Dolly Parton . liner notes . 2004 . .
  3. Dolly Parton Chart History (Billboard 200) . 1 October 2004 . Billboard . 23 September 2016 .
  4. Dolly Parton Chart History (Top Country Albums) . 1 October 2004 . Billboard . 23 September 2016 .
  5. Dolly Parton Chart History (Independent Albums) . 1 October 2004 . Billboard . 23 September 2016 .