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Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)
Written by Dolly Parton, also Jolene (Dolly Parton), 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton) and I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
Part of Skid Row Joe Down in the Alley, also I Judged a Man, Mama and When I Drink My Wine
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Dolly Parton wrote 5 of Porter Wagoner’s top 10 songs
Dolly Parton wrote 438 songs on fono
Dolly Parton’s most frequent co-writer is Bill Owens (16 songs together)
Dolly Parton first appears on fono in 1959, 11 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Dolly Parton
- Released on
- RCA
- Written by
- Dolly Parton
- Released on
- RCA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Dolly Parton
Same label: RCA
Same release: Skid Row Joe Down in the Alley
Same writer: Dolly Parton
Same label: RCA
Same release: Skid Row Joe Down in the Alley
Same writer: Dolly Parton
Same label: RCA
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz The Town Drunk was written by Dolly Parton
The Town Drunk was written by Dolly Parton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Town Drunk is part of the release Skid Row Joe Down in the Alley
The Town Drunk is part of the release Skid Row Joe Down in the Alley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song The Town Drunk
RCA is the label of the song The Town Drunk
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Town Drunk was released on 1970