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Dolly Parton’s New Album Features A ‘Woman’s Anthem’

Dolly Parton has released her latest album, Run, Rose, Run, which serves as a companion to the original novel, Run, Rose, Run, co-authored by James Patterson and Parton, set for…

Dolly Parton's New Album Features A 'Woman's Anthem'
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Dolly Parton has released her latest album, Run, Rose, Run, which serves as a companion to the original novel, Run, Rose, Run, co-authored by James Patterson and Parton, set for release on March 7th.

Alongside the album, Dolly has also released its third single and lyric video for "Woman Up (And Take It Like A Man)." She said of the song in a press release, "I just think this song really suits both of the female characters in the book. If you're going to be in this business, you've got to toughen up! You gotta 'woman up and take it like a man' - be as good as or better than all these men...managers, record label folks, and these other characters that give them a hard time in the story."

She added, "So, this was one song that I think is kind of like another '9 to 5,' another woman's anthem. I had all female voices on that one, and I think it came out really good!"

Parton will be hosting from Las Vegas the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7th, available worldwide on Amazon Prime.

Run, Rose, Run Track Listing:

1. Run

2. Big Dreams and Faded Jeans

3. Demons (Guest Artist Ben Haggard)

4. Driven

5. Snakes In The Grass

6. Blue Bonnet Breeze

7. Woman Up (And Take It Like A Man)

8. Firecracker

9. Secrets

10. Lost and Found (Guest Artist Joe Nichols)

11. Dark Night, Bright Future

12. Love or Lust (Guest Artist Richard Dennison)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.