一般人都知道多莉-帕顿(Dolly Parton)有一副温婉的金嗓子，这位现年55岁的美国乡村歌手，在其30多年的职业生涯里，演绎了无数乡村音乐的经典名曲，早已成为像弗兰克-西纳特拉(Frank Sinatra)那样的国际巨星。在第43届格莱美大奖上，这位已多次荣获“格莱美”大奖的乡村歌坛的常青树又获得了两项提名：《巡游祷告者》(Travelin’Prayer)获最佳乡村歌曲女表演奖提名，《草是蓝色的》(The Grass Is Blue)获最佳“蓝草”专辑提名。不仅如此，这位老而弥坚的歌星还在“格莱美”颁奖礼上作为特约嘉宾作精彩表演

　　身高仅1米54的多莉-帕顿是美国田纳西“烟山”地区一个有12个孩子的穷苦家庭中的老四。帕顿的父母为负担这个庞大的家庭的衣食起居可以说是操碎了心。正是因为这样一种家庭环境，多莉-帕顿的成长史简直可以说就是一部有关一个乡村女孩如何追求名声与财富以逃脱命运的苦海的经典教科书。从小就热爱歌唱的帕顿在叔叔的帮助下，10岁便开始在电视上进行表演。1964年自高中毕业后，她便下定决心要成为一名乡村音乐的歌星。

　　现在的帕顿早已功成名就，但她却从未脱离过她当年曾经极力逃避的故土与亲情。所以，最近老父亲的去世给帕顿带来的打击比人们想象的要大得多。帕顿在一家酒吧还曾为故去的父亲深情地唱起那首催人泪下的《斑驳的外套》(Coat of Many Colors)。当时，不仅帕顿哭了，乐队哭了，台下的听众也被感动得热泪盈眶。

　　在多年的职业生涯里，帕顿也曾经涉足于流行乐坛甚至好来坞电影界，但她始终没有忘却培养与造就了她的乡村音乐。近三年来，她接连发行的三部曲式的专辑《再次饥饿》(Hungary Again)、《草是蓝色的》(The Grass Is Blue)和《小麻雀》(Little Sparrow)则更加返璞归真 ――后两张专辑属于乡村音乐中更为纯净的“蓝草音乐”。

目录：

1- THE LAST THING IN MIND
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It's a lesson too late for the learning
Made of sand, made of sand
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'
In your hand, In your hand
Are you going away
With no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind
Oh I could've loved you better
Didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind

As we walk along my thoughts are tumblin'
Round and round, round and round
Underneath our feet are someplace rumblin'
Underground, Underground

Are you going away
With no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind
Oh I could've loved you better
Didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind

I've got reason a plenty for goin
This I know, this I know
The weeds have been steadily growin'
Please don't go, please don't go

Are you going away
With no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind
I could've loved you better
Didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind

Are you going away
With no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind
Oh I could've loved you better
Didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind
You know that was the last thing on my mind

2- IT'S ALL WRONG, IT'S ALL RIGHT
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Hello, are you free tonight
I like your looks, I love your smile
Could I use you for a while,
It's all wrong, but it's all right

The amber sunset glow has died
My needs are very much alive
Is it ok if I stop by
It's all wrong, but it's all right

It's all wrong, but it's all right
Just close your eyes and hold me tight
Tell me sexy lovin' lines
It's all wrong, but it's all right

It may be wrong if we make love
But I just need someone so much
And who knows it might last for life
It's all wrong, but it's all right

It's all wrong, but it's all right
Just close your eyes and hold me tight
Tell me sexy lovin' lines
It's all wrong, but it's all right

It's all wrong, but it's all right
Just close your eyes and fantasize
Tell me sexy lovin' lines
It's all wrong, but it's all right

It's all wrong, but it's all right
Just close your eyes and hold me tight
Tell me sexy lovin' lines
It's all wrong, but it's all right

It's all wrong, but it's all right
Just close your eyes and fantasize
Tell me sexy lovin' lines
It's all wrong, but it's all right

3- YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
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I found out the hard way
And I'm never gonna break your heart
I know, too late

And I don't want to break your heart
Guess I had to go away just to find
What I left behind

You're the only one
You're the only one
Take me back
To where we started from
And let's make it now
Like we made it then
This ol' heart ain't gonna break your heart again

Nights I lay in bed
And your covers wouldn't warm my feet
And morning found me
Bitter or a bit too sweet
Oh baby, I had to go away
Just to run back and say

You're the only one
You're the only one
Take me back
To where we started from
Can we make it now
Like we made it then
This ol' heart ain't gonna break your heart again

You're the only one darlin'
They'll never be anyone else but you
I love you so much
You are my love, you've become my life
And I never meant to break your heart
But, sometimes, you just got to go away
To find what you left behind

You're the only one
You're the only one
Take me back
To where we started from
Can we make it now
Like we make it then
This ol' heart ain't gonna break your heart again

You're the only one
You're the only one
You're the only one
The only one
So take me back
To where we started from

You're the only one
The only one
You're the only one

You 're the only one
The only one
Take me back
To where we started from

You're the only one
The only one
You're the only one
You're the only one
The only one

4- Coat of many colors
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Back through the years
I go wonderin’ once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to use
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didn’t have a coat
And it was way down in the fall
Momma sewed the rags together
Sewin’ every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of
As she sewed, she told a story
From the bible, she had read
About a coat of many colors
Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good luck and happiness
And I just couldn’t wait to wear it
And momma blessed it with a kiss
Chorus:

My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made only from rags
But I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

So with patches on my britches
Holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
I hurried off to school
Just to find the others laughing
And making fun of me
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

And oh I couldn’t understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And I told ’em all the story
Momma told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their clothes

But they didn’t understand it
And I tried to make them see
That one is only poor
Only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
Made just for me