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Rockin' Years
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Wikipedia article
'"Rockin' Years"' is a song written by Floyd Parton, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton. it was released in February 1991 as the lead-off single to both Parton's album 'Eagle When She Flies' and Shelton's album 'Backroads', and on both albums, it is track #2 on each of the albums track lists. The song reached the top of the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, giving Parton her twenty-third number one and Shelton his eighth. The song would be Parton's last chart-topper until 2006.
Content
The song is a mid-tempo country waltz in which two narrators a male and a female promise to love each other until their "rockin' years"; i.e., when they are old and sitting in rocking chairs together.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
Other recorded versions
An unreleased duet between George Jones and Parton was recorded in 1988 but remained unreleased until the release of his 2008 album 'Burn Your Playhouse Down - The Unreleased Duets'.
References
Category:1991 singles
Category:1991 songs
Category:Dolly Parton songs
Category:Ricky Van Shelton songs
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:George Jones songs
Category:Columbia Nashville Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)
Category:Music videos directed by Michael Salomon
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