Dolly Parton and her goddaughter Miley Cyrus have released a new version of Cyrus’ 2013 hit ‘Wrecking Ball’. The track is set to feature on Parton’s highly anticipated forthcoming album Rockstar, which is due for release Friday, 17th November through Parton’s own label Butterfly Records.
“When I heard ‘Wrecking Ball’ I almost wept in my car,” Parton shared about the track. “When it started into the chorus it hit me like a wrecking ball! I thought how great can a song be and how great can Miley Cyrus be? I thought, I have to have that song on my rock album and I have to have Miley sing it with me! I love it and I hope you do!”
Dolly Parton: ‘Wrecking Ball’ feat. Miley Cyrus
Parton announced the album after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she now had to live up to being a rockstar.
The guestlist on the album is completely stacked: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite on the Beatles‘ ‘Let It Be’ alongside Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood; Elton John will rock up to duet with Parton on ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’; Stevie Nicks joins for the original track ‘What Has Rock and Roll Ever Done for You’; and Debbie Harry hops on for a ‘Heart of Glass’ cover.
We’ve heard a few singles from the album so far, including a cover of Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘Bygones’, ‘World on Fire’, and ‘Magic Man’.
Dolly Parton Rockstar Tracklist
- ‘Rockstar’ (special guest Richie Sambora)
- ‘World on Fire’
- ‘Every Breath You Take’ (feat. Sting)
- ‘Open Arms’ (feat. Steve Perry)
- ‘Magic Man’ (feat. Ann Wilson with special guest Howard Leese)
- ‘Long as I Can See the Light’ (feat. John Fogerty)
- ‘Either Or’ (feat. Kid Rock)
- ‘I Want You Back’ (feat. Steven Tyler with special guest Warren Haynes)
- ‘What Has Rock and Roll Ever Done for You’ (feat. Stevie Nicks with special guest Waddy Wachtel)
- ‘Purple Rain’
- ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’ (feat. Peter Frampton)
- ‘I Hate Myself for Loving You’ (feat. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)
- ‘Night Moves’ (feat. Chris Stapleton)
- ‘Wrecking Ball’ (feat. Miley Cyrus)
- ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ (feat. P!nk & Brandi Carlile)
- ‘Keep on Loving You’ (feat. Kevin Cronin)
- ‘Heart of Glass’ (feat. Debbie Harry)
- ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ (feat. Elton John)
- ‘Tried to Rock and Roll Me’ (feat. Melissa Etheridge)
- ‘Stairway to Heaven’ (feat. Lizzo & Sasha Flute)
- ‘We Are the Champions’
- ‘Bygones’ (feat. Rob Halford with special guests Nikki Sixx & John 5)
- ‘My Blue Tears’ (feat. Simon Le Bon)
- ‘What’s Up?’ (feat. Linda Perry)
- ‘You’re No Good’ (feat. Emmylou Harris & Sheryl Crow)
- ‘Heartbreaker’ (feat. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo)
- ‘Bittersweet’ (feat. Michael McDonald)
- ‘I Dreamed About Elvis’ (feat. Ronnie McDowell with special guest The Jordanaires)
- ‘Let It Be’ (feat. Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr with special guests Peter Frampton & Mick Fleetwood)
- ‘Free Bird’ (feat. Ronnie Van Zant with special guests Gary Rossington, Artimus Pyle and The Artimus Pyle Band)
Further Reading
Dolly Parton Releases Cover of Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’
Listen To ‘Gonna Be You’, The New Single By Dolly Parton, Debbie Harry, Cyndi Lauper & More
