Joshua (song)

1970 single by Dolly Parton

"Joshua"

Single by Dolly Parton
from the album  Joshua
B-side| "I'm Doing This for Your Sake"
Released| November 9, 1970
Recorded| October 1970
Studio| RCA Studio B, Nashville
Genre| Country
Length| 3:05
Label| RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)| Dolly Parton
Producer(s)| Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton singles chronology
| "Mule Skinner Blues"
(1970)  | "Joshua"
(1970)  | "Comin' for to Carry Me Home"
(1971)

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"Joshua" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released on November 9, 1970, as the first single and title track from the album Joshua. The song was significant for being her first single to reach number 1 on the US country charts.[1] The single reached number 1 on the Billboard country charts in February 1971. Parton received her first Grammy nomination in the Best Country Female Vocal category for the song, losing to Lynn Anderson.

## Background

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The song drew on many Appalachian references from Parton's youth which she would revisit throughout her career.

## Content

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The song is about an adventurous young girl who dares to visit the property of a rural recluse, who has a reputation for being mean and hostile. But finds he's the opposite and stays with him in the end.

## Chart performance

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Weekly

Chart (1970–1971)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[3] | 8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks  | 2

Year-End

Chart (1971)  | Peak
Position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 25

## External links

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Wikiquote has quotations related to Joshua (song).

* Joshua lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
2. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. ^ "Billboard Hot Country Songs - Year-End Charts (1971)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

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Dolly Parton

* Singles
* Songs

1960s|

* "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"
* "Dumb Blonde"
* "Something Fishy"
* "The Last Thing on My Mind"
* "In the Ghetto"

1970s|

* "Mule Skinner Blues"
* "Joshua"
* "Comin' for to Carry Me Home"
* "Coat of Many Colors"
* "Touch Your Woman"
* "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
* "Jolene"
* "I Will Always Love You"
* "Please Don't Stop Loving Me"
* "Love is Like a Butterfly"
* "The Bargain Store"
* "The Seeker"
* "Say Forever You'll Be Mine"
* "We Used To"
* "All I Can Do"
* "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
* "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"

Here You Come Again|

* "Here You Come Again"
* "Two Doors Down"
* "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"

Heartbreaker|

* "Heartbreaker"
* "It's Too Late to Love Me Now"
* "Baby I'm Burnin'"
* "I Really Got the Feeling"

Great Balls of Fire|

* "You're the Only One"
* "Great Balls of Fire"
* "Sweet Summer Lovin'"

1980s|

* "Starting Over Again"
* "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
* "Hard Candy Christmas"
* "Potential New Boyfriend"
* "Tennessee Homesick Blues"
* "Medley: Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride"
* "We Had It All"
* "The River Unbroken"

9 to 5 and Odd Jobs|

* "9 to 5"
* "But You Know I Love You"
* "The House of the Rising Sun"

Heartbreak Express|

* "Single Women"
* "Heartbreak Express"
* "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"

The Great Pretender|

* "Save the Last Dance for Me"
* "Downtown"
* "She Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"

Real Love|

* "Don't Call It Love"
* "Real Love"
* "Think About Love"
* "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)"

Trio|

* "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
* "Telling Me Lies"
* "Those Memories of You"
* "Wildflowers"

White Limozeen|

* "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"
* "Yellow Roses"
* "Time for Me to Fly"
* "White Limozeen"

1990s|

* "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
* "Romeo"
* "Silver Threads and Golden Needles"
* "To Daddy"

Eagle When She Flies|

* "Rockin' Years"
* "Silver and Gold"
* "Eagle When She Flies"

Treasures|

* "Just When I Needed You Most"
* "Peace Train"
* "Walking on Sunshine"

Trio II|

* "After the Gold Rush"
* "Feels Like Home"
* "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"

2000s|

* "Travelin' Thru"
* "Better Get to Livin'"
* "Drives Me Crazy"

Little Sparrow|

* "A Tender Lie"
* "Seven Bridges Road"
* "Shine"

Those Were the Days|

* "Imagine"
* "Both Sides, Now"
* "Twelfth of Never"
* "Where Do the Children Play"

2010s|

* "Together You and I"
* "Calling My Children Home"
* "The Story"
* "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me"
* "Here I Am"
* "Girl in the Movies"
* "God Only Knows"
* "There Was Jesus"
* "Faith"

2020s|

* "When Life Is Good Again"
* "In the Sweet By and By"
* "Southern Accents"
* "If You Hadn't Been There"

A Holly Dolly Christmas|

* "Mary, Did You Know?"
* "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
* "Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas"

Rockstar|

* "Magic Man"
* "We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You"
* "Step by Step"
* "Let It Be"
* "What's Up?"
* "Wrecking Ball"

Features|

* "Islands in the Stream"
* "Love Is Strange"
* "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
* "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
* "Sleepless Nights"
* "Viva Las Vegas"
* "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
* "If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me"
* "When I Get Where I'm Going"
* "I Still Miss Someone"
* "You Can't Make Old Friends"
* "Forever Country"
* "Smoky Mountain Rain"
* "Words"
* "Eagle When She Flies"
* "Does He Love You (Revisited)"
* "Forever Young"
* "Please Please Please"
* "Home Sweet Home"

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