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Produced by Fred Foster, also Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison), Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (Roy Orbison) and Dream Baby (Roy Orbison)
Released on Monument, also Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (Roy Orbison), Wide Open Spaces (The Chicks) and Why Me (Kris Kristofferson)
Written by Bill Owens, also Girl Left Alone, Put It Off Until Tomorrow and I Couldn’t Wait Forever
Engineered by Tommy Strong, also Dumb Blonde, Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down (Kris Kristofferson) and Casey’s Last Ride (Kris Kristofferson)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Dolly Parton wrote 438 songs on fono
Fred Foster produced 92 songs on fono
Bill Owens’s most frequent co-writer is Dolly Parton (16 songs together)
Mort Thomasson’s most frequent co-engineer is Tommy Strong (11 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Bill Owens and Dolly Parton
- Produced by
- Fred Foster
- Engineered by
- Mort Thomasson and Tommy Strong
- Part of
- Hello, I’m Dolly
- Recorded at
- Fred Foster Sound Studio
- Released on
- Monument
- Written by
- Bill Owens and Dolly Parton
- Produced by
- Fred Foster
- Engineered by
- Mort Thomasson and Tommy Strong
- Part of
- Hello, I’m Dolly
- Recorded at
- Fred Foster Sound Studio
- Released on
- Monument
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Fred Foster
Same writer: Bill Owens
Same engineer: Tommy Strong
Same label: Monument
Same writer: Bill Owens
Same engineer: Tommy Strong
Same label: Monument
Same release: Hello, I’m Dolly
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking was produced by Fred Foster
The Giving and the Taking was produced by Fred Foster
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking was written by Bill Owens
The Giving and the Taking was written by Bill Owens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking was written by Dolly Parton
The Giving and the Taking was written by Dolly Parton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking is part of the release Hello, I’m Dolly
The Giving and the Taking is part of the release Hello, I’m Dolly
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking was recorded at Fred Foster Sound Studio
The Giving and the Taking was recorded at Fred Foster Sound Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Monument is the label of the song The Giving and the Taking
Monument is the label of the song The Giving and the Taking
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking was engineered by Mort Thomasson
The Giving and the Taking was engineered by Mort Thomasson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking was engineered by Tommy Strong
The Giving and the Taking was engineered by Tommy Strong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Giving and the Taking was released on 1966-12
The Giving and the Taking was released on 1966-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026