Dolly Parton, Brandi Carlile and Pink.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Mike Coppola/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Mike Coppola/Getty
Dolly Partonfound a way to get a little “Satisfaction” on her new album when one track didn’t go as originally planned.
The Rock and Hall of Famer explained that she “wanted so badly to sing with Mick,” but the timing ultimately didn’t work out. “And then I thought, ‘Well, if you’re not going to sing that with me, I’m going to get some girl power going here,’” she told the outlet.
Dolly Parton and Mick Jagger.SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty; Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty; Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
The “Jolene” singer said she originally approached the frontman, 80, and they went back and forth about what to do for the record. Parton said, “He wanted to do something different than ‘Satisfaction’ because he’d already done that, so we were trying to find the right song.”
“He was so involved in his own [upcoming] album, which I completely understand, until I ran out of time because [with] vinyl, now you have a six-month wait,” she said, referring to The Rolling Stones’ recent recordHackney Diamondsthat came out in October.
“We had a deadline,” the superstar added — so Carlile, 42, and Pink, 44, lent their powerhouse vocals to the cover.
Parton was able to wrangle quite a few other A-list guests on her massive, 30-track project. She joined forces withStingon “Every Breath You Take,”Paul McCartneyandRingo Starron “Let It Be,”Debbie Harryon “Heart of Glass” andElton Johnon “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down,” among many others.
Dolly Parton’s ‘Rockstar’.Vijat Mohindr
She previously spoke about why shedecided to collaboratewith her goddaughterMiley Cyruson a new version of her 2013 hit “Wrecking Ball” for the highly anticipated album.
“I thought, I have to have that song on my rock album and I have to have Miley sing it with me!” she added in the caption. “I love it and I hope you do!”
Rockstaralso sees the “9 to 5” artist releasing her own original, rock-inspired songs, including the lead single and political anthem “World on Fire.”
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Last year, the singer-songwriter told PEOPLE that she wasinspired to make a rock albumafter her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and because her husbandCarl Thomas Deanis a lifelong fan of the genre.
“I’m gonna have to live up to it if I’m gonna be in the Hall of Fame,” she said at the time, “So I’m gonna go ahead and do a rock ‘n’ roll album, and I’m gonna pull people from the rock ‘n’ roll field to sing with me on it.”
She added, “I had often thought about doing a rock ‘n’ roll album for [my husband] with his favorite songs. And so when this all came about, I decided that I am gonna go ahead and do it. … It was just the perfect storm. OK, it’s time.”
source: people.com
