Dolly Parton announced Rockstar on May 9, 2023, as her first rock album. Released worldwide on November 17, 2023, the original album contains 30 tracks: nine originals and 21 rock songs. Here is the complete announced track sequence, with guest credits, plus a clear distinction between the original album and the later 39-song deluxe edition.
What Dolly Parton announced about Rockstar
Parton said the album was inspired by her 2022 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In her May 9, 2023 announcement, she described Rockstar as her first rock ’n’ roll album and said it brought her together with iconic singers and musicians. The announcement identified Butterfly Records as the label and Big Machine Label Group as distributor. Read Parton’s announcement and track list.
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The announcement grouped the original 30 tracks as nine original songs and 21 rock anthems. That is the artist’s description of the collection; the complete sequence below preserves the guest credits as printed in the announcement.
Original Rockstar track list
- “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)
Release date and announced formats
Rockstar was released on November 17, 2023. The May announcement listed a four-LP set, a two-CD set, digital download and streaming. The release-day notice also listed a double cassette exclusive to TalkShopLive and CD exclusives associated with Home Shopping Network, the University of Tennessee and the Dallas Cowboys. Those are release-period details, not confirmation of present-day stock. See Parton’s release-day announcement.
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- Global icon and recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dolly Parton, has joined forces with some of rock music's most legendary artists along with today's biggest stars for her first-ever rock album, Rockstar
How the 39-song deluxe edition differs
Parton announced Rockstar Deluxe on January 19, 2024, as a 39-song collection for digital streaming platforms. It retains the original album’s 30 tracks and adds nine songs, including four the announcement described as never before released. Read the deluxe-edition announcement.
Quick Recap
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- “Rockin’ It (Live)”
- “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
- “Mama Never Said”
- “Two Tickets To Paradise”
- “Jolene” (featuring Måneskin)
- “Stay Out Of My Bedroom”
- “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
- “The Entertainer”
- “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”
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