Hungry Again

Country · 1998 · 12 tracks

Hungry Again

A deliberate retreat from pop-country gloss into the raw, acoustic heart of the Smoky Mountains. Sparse, honest, and deeply rooted in Appalachian storytelling.

Dolly goes back to the mountains and leaves the glitter behind for some honest-to-god songwriting.

A grounded, soulful collection that trades commercial polish for emotional honesty and mountain roots.

Hungry Again · vs · Dolly Parton

Stripped Back+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into stripped back than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Hungry Again

3:18

02

The Salt in My Tears

3:49

03

Honky Tonk Songs

4:27

04

Blue Valley Songbird

4:18

05

I Wanna Go Back There

3:03

06

When Jesus Comes Calling for Me

2:46

07

Time and Tears

2:54

08

I’ll Never Say Goodbye

3:10

09

The Camel’s Heart

3:16

10

I Still Lost You

3:33

11

Paradise Road

3:10

12

Shine On

3:58

Moments Worth Waiting For

The stark vulnerability of the title track where the production stays out of the way of the marital longing.

The traditional bluegrass breakdown on Honky Tonk Songs that feels like a live barn dance.

The soaring, spiritual resolution of Shine On where the acoustic layers build into a gentle wall of light.

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