Dolly Parton is putting its stamp of approval on Beyoncenew album, specifically her apparent cover of “Jolene.”
On Wednesday, Queen Bey, 42, shared a poster-style tracklist announcing all 27 song titles from their upcoming Cowboy Carter disc, which appears to include a version of Parton’s iconic 1973 single. In response, the 78-year-old “My Tennessee Mountain Home” singer encouraged her fans to check it out — after hearing her version, of course.
“Listen to my original ‘Jolene’ while you wait for @Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER – Dolly P,” Parton wrote in a tweet Wednesday night. She accompanied the message with a photo of Beyoncé’s newly released tracklist poster alongside her own artwork for the original “Jolene” release.
On Instagram, the “I Will Always Love You” singer also used her Instagram Story to share her fellow musician’s announcement and attach her own version of the song, which was streamed on Spotify more than 600 million times.
In the comments of Queen Bey’s post, which has racked up more than 1 million likes, thousands of fans shared their excitement over the nearly 30 songs released on Friday, with many focusing on the reference to one of Parton’s most notorious songs.
“Joleneeeeee I’m going to cry!” commented one fan.
“The legends 🫢 Dolly P and Bey🥹 laaawwwwdddddd,” added another.
“This album is about to…baby she’s about to cut Jolene UP😮💨😮💨😮💨” wrote a third fan.
Alongside “Jolene”, the official tracklist includes: “American Requiem”, “Blackbird”, “16 Carriages”, “Protector”, “My Rose”, “Smoke Hour”, “Texas Hold ‘Em”, “Bodyguard” , “Jolene,” “Daughter,” “Spaghetti,” “Alligator Tears,” “Smoke Hour II,” “Just for Fun,” “II Most Wanted,” “Levii’s Jeans,” “Flamenco,” “The Linda Martell Show”, “YaYa”, “Oh Louisiana”, “Desert Eagle”, “Riverdance”, “II Hands II Heaven”, “Tyrant”, “Sweet Honey Buckin'” and “Amen”.
Additionally, Parton is mentioned by name along with country music legends Willie Nelson and Linda Martell on the poster, however, it’s unclear if this means they will be featured or sampled in songs alongside Beyoncé.
Parton previously provoked a potential “Jolene” disguise when she spoke to Knox News in early March, saying, “Well, I think so! I think she recorded ‘Jolene’ and I think it’ll probably be on her country album, and I’m really excited about that.”
“I love her!” the added country music icon of Beyoncé. “She’s a beautiful girl and a great singer. We’ve kind of texted each other over the years. And she and her mom were like fans, and I was always thrilled that they were fans, and I always thought she was great.”
Cowboy Carter release on March 29th.
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