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, originally performed during an SNL sketch by Christine Ebersole on the October 10, 1981 broadcast, 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

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

## Charts

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Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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

## References

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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

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* Single Women lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line

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1960s|

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1970s|

* "Mule Skinner Blues"
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* "Comin' for to Carry Me Home"
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* "Jolene"
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Heartbreaker|

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Great Balls of Fire|

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9 to 5 and Odd Jobs|

* "9 to 5"
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Heartbreak Express|

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

The Great Pretender|

* "Save the Last Dance for Me"
* "Downtown"
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Real Love|

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Trio|

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1990s|

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* "After the Gold Rush"
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2010s|

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* "God Only Knows"
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2020s|

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Features|

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* "Words"
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