The project will feature 16 tracks from the all-star rock album
Dolly Parton fans need to dust off their old 8-track players as the global superstar will release a limited edition 8-track version of Rockstar in celebration of National 8-Track Tape Day. The slimmed-down version of her highest-performing album features 16 tracks on a dual 8-track cassette/cartridge and will be available on April 11th.
Only 100 units will be produced and available through Parton’s website.
Guest artists on the new edition include Richie Sambora, Sting, Kid Rock, Steve Perry, Ann Wilson, John Fogerty, Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler, Warren Haynes, Peter Frampton, Joan Jett, Chris Stapleton, Miley Cyrus, Pink, Brandi Carlie and Kevin Cronin. Parton’s “World on Fire” and her cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain” are also featured.
Seven decades into her unmatched career, global superstar Dolly Parton landed her biggest album debut ever as the 30-track, star-studded Rockstar collection debuted at No. 1 on six different Billboard charts upon its release in November 2023. With 127,778 units sold in its inaugural week, Rockstar debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Top Rock Albums, No. 1 on Billboard Top Rock & Alternative Albums, No. 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums, No. 1 on Billboard Top Album Sales, No. 1 on Billboard Top Current Album Sales, and No. 1 on Billboard Independent Albums charts. The album also debuted at No. 2 on Billboard Vinyl Albums and No. 2 on the Billboard Tastemaker Albums charts. Released on Parton’s own Butterfly Records with worldwide distribution via Big Machine Label Group, Rockstar joins Drake’s For All The Dogs – Scary Hours Edition and Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in the overall top three, marking Parton’s career-best rank on the all-genre list.
The album has produced chart-topping hits including the original song “Bygones” featuring Rob Halford which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs chart, and Parton’s original song, “World on Fire,” which also reached the No. 1 Billboard Rock Digital Songs chart the month of its release.
Parton’s rock album is available in multiple digital and physical versions. With ten options for retailers across the globe, Rockstar is available in black, gold, clear, red, Smoky, silver, purple, white, pink, and blue vinyl variants. Additionally, a standard 2 CD, UT Vols 2 CD (featuring a live version of “Rocky Top”), Dallas Cowboys 2 CD, HSN exclusive 2 CD (featuring bonus tracks “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “Mama Never Said,” and “Rockin’ It”), and a TalkShopLive exclusive double cassette. During the album’s release week, Parton surprised fans with an exclusive digital download of the Rockstar album featuring two additional bonus tracks (“Two Tickets To Paradise” and “Jolene” featuring Måneskin) via her website. In celebration of her 78th birthday on January 19th, Parton expanded the project to 39 tracks for a digital deluxe edition.
The 8-track cartridge was a popular medium in the United States and Canada from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Parton previously released A Holly Dolly Christmas on the format in 2020 with a bonus track while Cheap Trick issued The Latest on 8-track in 2009, among a select few other acts.
