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Rainbow
Pop · 1987 · 10 tracks

Rainbow

Dolly Parton

High-gloss 1987 pop production meeting classic Nashville storytelling. Shimmering synthesizers and drum machines frame some of the era's most polished vocal takes.

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It's Dolly in a neon 80s power suit and it's actually kind of a blast.

A bright, synth-driven optimism that champions the resilience of ordinary people.

Rainbow · vs · Dolly Parton
Keys/Synth+3.6σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
The River Unbroken
4:33
02
I Know You by Heart
4:20
03
Dump the Dude
3:51
04
Red Hot Screaming Love
4:11
05
Make Love Work
3:26
06
Everyday Hero
4:35
07
Two Lovers
3:22
08
Could I Have Your Autograph
3:20
09
Savin’ It for You
4:18
10
More Than I Can Say
4:06
Moments Worth Waiting For
the gospel-tinged synth swell that opens The River Unbroken
the sassy spoken-style delivery during the verses of Dump the Dude
the soaring high-register vibrato on the final chorus of More Than I Can Say
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