Joshua (song)
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| Single by Dolly Parton from the album Joshua |
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| B-side | "I'm Doing This for Your Sake" | ||||
| Released | November 1970 | ||||
| Recorded | RCA Studio "B", Nashville; October 1970 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Label | RCA | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dolly Parton | ||||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | ||||
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"Joshua" was a 1970 song, written and recorded by Dolly Parton, significant for being the singer's first single to reach #1 on the US country charts. Telling the story of a young girl who meets and falls in love with a lonely hobo, the song drew on many Appalachian references from Parton's youth, which she would revisit throughout her career, and featured a storyline she would later reuse in her 1976 composition "Applejack". The single was released in late 1970, and reached #1 on the Billboard country charts in February 1971.
| Preceded by "Flesh and Blood" by Johnny Cash |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Dolly Parton February 6, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Sammi Smith |
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