Single Women

This is about the Dolly Parton song. For the concept, see bachelorette. For the use in sport, see ladies singles (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Single Ladies (disambiguation).

1982 single by Dolly Parton

"Single Women"

Single by Dolly Parton
from the album  Heartbreak Express
B-side| "Barbara on Your Mind"
Released| February 1, 1982
Recorded| 1981
Genre| Country
Length| 3:46
Label| RCA
Songwriter(s)| Michael O'Donoghue
Producer(s)| Greg Perry
Dolly Parton singles chronology
| "The House of the Rising Sun"
(1981)  | "Single Women"
(1982)  | "Heartbreak Express"
(1982)

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"Single Women" is a song, written by Saturday Night Live writer Michael O'Donoghue. The song, was originally performed during an SNL sketch by Christine Ebersole on the October 10, 1981 broadcast, and was later recorded by Dolly Parton for her 1982 Heartbreak Express album. Released as the album's first single in February 1982, it reached number 8 on the U.S. country singles chart in April 1982. The Parton version of the song featured somewhat reworked lyrics, as RCA requested she eliminate the drug references, fearful that they would cause the song to meet resistance on country radio.[1]

The song later inspired a 1984 TV movie titled Single Bars, Single Women, starring Shelley Hack, Paul Michael Glaser, Mare Winningham, and Tony Danza, which was produced by O'Donoghue.[2] An abbreviated version of Parton's recording of the song was used as the movie's theme song.

## Content[edit]

The song depicts a number of women looking for love in a singles bar.

## Charts[edit]

Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 262.
2. ^ "Single Bars, Single Women (1984)". IMDb. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
3. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

## External links[edit]

* Single Women lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line

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Dolly Parton

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Studio albums|

| 1960s|

* Hello, I'm Dolly
* Just Because I'm a Woman
* In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
* My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

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1970s|

* The Fairest of Them All
* The Golden Streets of Glory
* Joshua
* Coat of Many Colors
* Touch Your Woman
* My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner
* My Tennessee Mountain Home
* Bubbling Over
* Jolene
* Love Is Like a Butterfly
* The Bargain Store
* Dolly
* All I Can Do
* New Harvest...First Gathering
* Here You Come Again
* Heartbreaker
* Great Balls of Fire

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1980s|

* Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
* 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
* Heartbreak Express
* Burlap & Satin
* The Great Pretender
* Once Upon a Christmas
* Real Love
* Trio
* Rainbow
* White Limozeen

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1990s|

* Home for Christmas
* Eagle When She Flies
* Slow Dancing with the Moon
* Honky Tonk Angels
* Something Special
* Treasures
* Hungry Again
* Trio II
* Precious Memories
* The Grass Is Blue

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2000s|

* Little Sparrow
* Halos & Horns
* For God and Country
* Those Were the Days
* Backwoods Barbie

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2010s|

* Better Day
* Blue Smoke
* Pure & Simple
* I Believe in You

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2020s|

* A Holly Dolly Christmas
* Run, Rose, Run
* Rockstar

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Live albums|

* A Real Live Dolly
* Heartsongs: Live from Home
* Live and Well

Soundtrack albums|

* 9 to 5
* The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
* Rhinestone
* Straight Talk
* Joyful Noise
* Dumplin'

Compilation albums|

* Hits Made Famous by Country Queens
* As Long as I Love
* The Best of Dolly Parton
* Just the Way I Am
* Mine
* Best of Dolly Parton
* Greatest Hits
* The Winning Hand
* Collector's Series
* Think About Love
* The Best There Is
* Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3
* I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits
* Ultimate Dolly Parton
* The Very Best of Dolly Parton
* Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton
* Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection

Singles|

* "Mule Skinner Blues"
* "Joshua"
* "Coat of Many Colors"
* "Touch Your Woman"
* "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
* "Jolene"
* "I Will Always Love You"
* "Love is Like a Butterfly
* "The Bargain Store"
* "The Seeker"
* "We Used To"
* "All I Can Do"
* "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
* "Here You Come Again"
* "Two Doors Down"
* "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
* "Heartbreaker"
* "Baby I'm Burnin'"
* "You're the Only One"
* "Sweet Summer Lovin'"
* "Starting Over Again"
* "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
* "9 to 5"
* "But You Know I Love You"
* "The House of the Rising Sun"
* "Single Women"
* "Heartbreak Express"
* "Hard Candy Christmas"
* "Potential New Boyfriend"
* "Islands in the Stream"
* "Save the Last Dance for Me"
* "Tennessee Homesick Blues"
* "Don't Call It Love"
* "Real Love"
* "Think About Love"
* "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)"
* "We Had It All"
* "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
* "Telling Me Lies"
* "Those Memories of You"
* "Wildflowers"
* "The River Unbroken"
* "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"
* "Yellow Roses"
* "White Limozeen"
* "Love Is Strange"
* "Rockin' Years"
* "Silver and Gold"
* "Eagle When She Flies"
* "Romeo"
* "Little Sparrow"
* "When I Get Where I'm Going"
* "Better Get to Livin'"
* "Together You and I"
* "The Story"
* "Here I Am"
* "Girl in the Movies"
* "Faith"
* "When Life Is Good Again"
* "Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas"
* "Words"
* "Does He Love You (Revisited)"

Film and TV|

* Dolly (1976)
* Dolly (1987)
* Dolly & Carol in Nashville
* Hollywood to Dollywood
* The Book Lady
* For the Love of Dolly
* Coat of Many Colors
* Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
* Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
* Christmas on the Square

Tours|

* Halos & Horns Tour
* Hello, I'm Dolly Tour
* The Vintage Tour
* An Evening with Dolly Parton
* Backwoods Barbie Tour
* Better Day World Tour
* Blue Smoke World Tour
* Pure & Simple Tour

Theme parks
and attractions|

* Dollywood
* Dollywood's Splash Country

Related articles|

* Stella Parton
* Rachel Dennison
* Dollywood Foundation
* Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography
* Dolly Parton's America
* "Forever Country"

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