NEW YORK, NY (February 10, 2014) – Iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton announces the release of her new album Blue Smoke which will be released by Sony Music Masterworks and Dolly Records on May 13, 2014.  Following the album release the Blue Smoke World Tour will hit select dates in the United States, England, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

"On this CD I think there are all of the colors of my life in all the areas of music that you've allowed me to dabble in through the years,” says Dolly Parton.  “You will hear my old world mountain voice on songs like ‘Banks of The Ohio’ and ‘If I Had Wings’ my tender side on songs like ‘Miss You - Miss Me’ and ‘Unlikely Angel.’ My country / bluegrass side of songs like ‘Home,’ ‘Blue Smoke’ and ‘Don't Think Twice’ and my funny tongue-in-cheek side on ‘Lover du Jour.’”

TRACK LISTING:

1. Blue Smoke
2. Unlikely Angel
3. Don't Think Twice
4. You Can't Make Old Friends
5. Home
6. Banks of the Ohio
7. Lay Your Hands on Me
8. Miss You-Miss Me
9. If I Had Wings
10. Lover du Jour
11. From Here to the Moon and Back
12. Try

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Dolly is the most honored female country performer of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards, she has had 25 songs reach number 1 on the Billboard Country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 41 career top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted singles over the past 40 years. All-inclusive sales of singles, albums, hits collections, paid digital downloads and compilation usage during her Hall of Fame career have reportedly topped a staggering 100 million records world-wide. She has garnered 7 Grammy Awards, 10 Country Music Association Awards, 5 Academy of Country Music Awards, 3 American Music Awards and is one of only five female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Dolly was inducted as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.  And the litany goes on.

Dolly’s career has spanned nearly five decades and is showing no signs of slowing down.  An internationally-renowned superstar, the iconic and irrepressible Parton has contributed countless treasures to the worlds of music, film and television.  Some of her hit films have included Nine to Five, Steel Magnolias, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone, Straight Talk, andJoyful Noise.  Parton received two Oscar® nominations – one for writing the title tune to Nine to Five and the other for Travelin’ Thru from the film Transamerica.

BLUE SMOKE WORLD TOUR DATES:

NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA

Feb 11   Australia, Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena

Feb 12   Australia, Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena

Feb 13   Australia, Adelaide - Entertainment Centre

Feb 15   Australia, NSW, Hunter Valley - Hope Estate

Feb 16   Australia, Tamworth - TRECC

Feb 18   Australia, Sydney - Entertainment Centre

Feb 19   Australia, Sydney - Entertainment Centre

Feb 21   Australia, Brisbane - Entertainment Centre

Feb 22   Australia, Brisbane - Entertainment Centre

Feb 24   Australia, Cairns - Cairns Convention Center

Feb 27   Australia, Perth - Perth Arena

US

May 22  Tulsa, OK - Hard Rock Casino

May 23  Tulsa, OK - Hard Rock Casino

May 25  Cherokee, NC - Harrah’s Cherokee Casino

May 27  Richmond, KY - EKU Center For The Arts -  (St. Mark’s Evening Among Friends)

May 28  Knoxville, TN - University of Tennessee -  (Benefiting Dolly's Imagination Library)

May 30  Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino

May 31  Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino

UK & EUROPE

Jun 08   England, Liverpool - Echo Arena

Jun 10   Northern Ireland, Belfast - Odyssey Arena

Jun 11   Ireland, Dublin - O2 Arena

Jun 12   Ireland, Cork - Live At The Marquee

Jun 14   England, Newcastle - Metro Radio Arena

Jun 15   Scotland, Aberdeen - GE Arena

Jun 17   Scotland, Glasgow - SSE Hydro Arena

Jun 18   Scotland, Glasgow - SSE Hydro Arena

Jun 20   England, Leeds - First Direct Arena

Jun 21   England, Manchester - Phones 4U Arena

Jun 22   England, Birmingham - LG Arena

Jun 24   Wales, Cardiff - Motorpoint Arena

Jun 25   Wales, Cardiff - Motorpoint Arena

Jun 27   England, London - O2 Arena

Jun 28   England, London - O2 Arena

July 02   England, Nottingham - Capital FM Arena

July 05   Germany, Cologne - LANXESS Arena

July 06   Germany, Berlin - o2 World

July 08   Denmark, Copenhagen - Forum

July 09   Norway, Oslo - Spektrum

July 11   Sweden, Stockholm - THE GLOBE