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Track: The River Unbroken
Artist: Dolly Parton
Album: Rainbow

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Name: Dolly Parton
Spotify Genres: country, classic country
Followers: 2,940,202
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American Country singer, songwriter, and actress born on January 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, USA. She made her first solo record [m1168847], a Rockabilly song, in 1959 at the age of 13 on the [l107616] label. She went on in 1962 to make one Soul Pop single "The Love You Gave" ([m1246061]) for the [l39357] Records label. In 1964 she went on to sing for the [l26077] label. She first sang the Pop single "What Do You Think About Lovin" ([m1663365]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" ([m1620742]) that hit the 1965 bubbling under charts. Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul Single "Busy Signal" ([m718784]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Don't Drop Out" ([m1419675]). In 1966 she scored a No. 1 hit with [a1461660] on the [l5320] Records label. She went in 1966 after being forced by her previous labels to sing Soul and Pop, to sing country. She had her first top 100 hits "Dumb Blonde" ([r2294284]) and "Something Fishy" ([m614088]). She in 1967 replaced the country singer [a914802] on the [a357983] Show as the "girl singer". In 1968 she switched to [l11358] label. She scored her first No. 1 hit "Joshua" ([m862209]). She made singles for [l11358] until 1987 when she made singles for the [l1866] Records label. After that she made singles [l216059] label [her own label] and one single for the [l5320] Records label. She acted in the films '9 To 5' (1980), 'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas' (1982), 'Steel Magnolias' (1989), 'A Smokey Mountain Christmas' (1986), 'Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love' (2016), 'Gnomeo and Juliet' (2011), 'Joyful Noise' (2012), and 'Straight Talk' (1993). Her composition 'I Will Always Love You', written in 1974, became a worldwide hit for [a30542] in 1993. In the mid-1980s, she opened her own theme park called 'Dollywood'. Dolly Parton received the Songwriters Hall of Fame [a164574] Award in 2007. Daughter of [a=Avie Lee] and Robert [a=Lee Parton]; Granddaughter of [a=Jake Robert Owens]; Sister of [a=Willadeene Parton], [a=Stella Parton], [a=Cassie Parton], [a=Randy Parton], [a=Freida Parton], [a=Floyd Parton], and [a=Rachel Dennison]; Aunt of [a=Jada Star], [a=Heidi Parton], [a=Bryan Seaver], [a=Rebecca Seaver], and [a=Hannah Dennison] Niece of [a=Dorothy Jo Hope], [a=Estelle Watson], [a=John Henry III], [a=Louis Owens], and [a=Bill Owens]; First cousin of [a=Richie Owens], [a=Jeff Owens (10)], [a=Dale Puckett], [a=Dwight Puckett], and [a=Debbie Jo Puckett] Studios: [l310285].

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Release: Dolly Parton - The River Unbroken
Year: 1987
Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country

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LYRICS

Waiting for the train to come
I keep a'waiting for the train to come
Dreamin' of the river and the rising sun
I keep thinkin' 'bout the world to come
My life packed up in a suitcase
Old man staring from a doorway
My hope tarries in the distance
Love comes on the wheels of my deliverance

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Waitin' for the train to come
I keep waitin' for the train to come
Keepin' my appointment with the one who lives
In the heart of everything that is

All night sleepin' in a station
My God, it's hard not to be impatient
I watch through the windows of forgiveness
I cry but my word's my only witness

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow
Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Sometimes I feel I can't go on, I can't go on
I get so tired, all passion's gone
My heart, my head, my arms, my legs, I get so tired
Without the strength to crawl away
Then something breaks inside my soul, My strength is gone
That spirit's finally taking hold
My ears can hear, my eyes can see
Those clouds of joy still cover me, cover me, cover me

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow
Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is, where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Waiting for the train to come
I keep waiting for the train to come...