Hello, I'm Dolly is the debutstudio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on September 18, 1967, by Monument Records. The album's two hit singles are largely credited with bringing Parton to the attention of Porter Wagoner, who, in September 1967, would invite Parton to join his band and appear on his weekly television show. The album was reissued by Monument in 1972 as a two LP set with 1970's As Long as I Love under the title The World of Dolly Parton. It was reissued on CD in 1988 as The World of Dolly Parton, Volume One. The album was released as a digital download on December 4, 2015.
Content
The album contains Parton's versions of three songs she had written that had already been hits for other artists; "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", "Fuel to the Flame", and "I'm in No Condition".
Critical reception
Billboard published a review of the album in the issue dated October 28, 1967, saying, "Dolly Parton has a little girl voice but it's Lolita in style on the honky-tonking, carousing "Dumb Blonde". She also does extremely well on "I Wasted My Tears", "I Don't Want to Throw Rice", Something Fishy" and "Fuel to the Flame"." Cashbox published a review which said, "Dolly Parton could have a big winner in her possession with this striking album. Singing at the top of her form throughout the entire set, the lark offers "Dumb Blonde", "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", "Fuel to the Flame", "The Giving and the Taking", and eight others. Give this one a careful listen. It should pull in a healthy amount of chart action."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 43 on the BillboardHot Country Albums chart dated November 11, 1967. It peak at number 11 on January 13, 1968, its tenth week on the chart. The album charted for a total of 14 weeks. The first single from the album, "The Little Things", was released in June 1966 and failed to chart. "Dumb Blonde" was released as a single in November 1966 and gave Parton her first top 40 hit, peaking at number 24 on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart. The album's third single, "Something Fishy", was released in May 1967 and peaked at number 17 on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart, becoming Parton's first top 20 hit.
