Party Doll and Other Favorites

Party Doll and Other Favorites is the first compilation album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on May 25, 1999. It comprises a mix of her greatest hits, several album cuts, and newly recorded tracks, including "Almost Home", which reached No. 22 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and No. 85 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Party Doll and Other Favorites
Compilation album by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
ReleasedMay 25, 1999 (1999-05-25)
GenreCountry
Length72:35
LabelColumbia Nashville
Producer
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology
A Place in the World
(1996)		 Party Doll and Other Favorites
(1999)		 Time* Sex* Love*
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Q[3]
Robert Christgau(dud)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Content

The collection uses live or special event recordings in place of the studio cuts in several cases, others like "I Feel Lucky" and "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" are the original album versions. Of the new material, "Almost Home" and "Wherever You Are" were both released as singles, respectively reaching No. 22 and No. 55 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs in 1999.[6] The track "Can't Take Love for Granted" was taken from a live performance on Late Show with David Letterman; the song, originally a ballad appearing on her third album, Shooting Straight in the Dark, differed from the album version, in that it was performed as a rowdy, guitar-driven rock and roll performance.

Some of the songs on this album originally appeared on other sources. "Dreamland" previously appeared on the 1992 compilation 'Til Their Eyes Shine... The Lullaby Album,[7] "Grow Old with Me" comes from Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon, and "10,000 Miles" comes from the 1996 film Fly Away Home. Carpenter produced most of the album with her usual producer, John Jennings, except for "Wherever You Are" and "Almost Home", which she produced with Blake Chancey, and "10,000 Miles", which was produced by Mark Isham.[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter, except where noted.

  1. "Can't Take Love for Granted" – 3:47
  2. "Wherever You Are" – 4:16
  3. "Down at the Twist and Shout" – 3:18
  4. "I Feel Lucky" (Carpenter, Don Schlitz) – 3:31
  5. "Dreamland" – 3:03
  6. "Passionate Kisses" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:21
  7. "Quittin' Time" (Roger Linn, Robb Royer) – 6:10
  8. "This Shirt" – 3:47
  9. "Grow Old with Me" (John Lennon) – 3:22
  10. "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 4:02
  11. "I Take My Chances" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 4:22
  12. "Shut Up and Kiss Me" – 3:41
  13. "The Hard Way" (Carpenter) – 4:54
    • from the PBS special In the Spotlight and the DVD/Video Jubilee: Live at Wolftrap
  14. "10,000 Miles" (Traditional) – 6:11
  15. "Stones in the Road" – 4:34
  16. "Almost Home" (Carpenter, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff) – 4:37
  17. "Party Doll" (Mick Jagger) – 5:39

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Kurutz, Steve. "Party Doll and Other Favorites - Mary Chapin Carpenter". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  2. Nash, Alanna (May 28, 1999). "Party Doll and Other Favorites Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  3. Blake, Mark. "Mary Chapin Carpenter: Party Doll & Other Favorites". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd (July 1999): 132.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Mary Chapin Carpenter". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  5. Schoemer, Karen (July 8, 1999). "Mary Chapin Carpenter: Party Doll And Other Favorites : Music Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 16, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  6. "Mary Chapin Carpenter charted singles". Allmusic. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  7. Parisien, Roch. "Til Their Eyes Shine". Allmusic. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. Party Doll and Other Favorites (CD booklet). Mary Chapin Carpenter. Columbia Records. 1999. 68751.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  10. "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  12. "American album certifications – Mary Chapin Carpenter – Party Doll and Other Favorites". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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