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The Golden Streets of Glory

The Golden Streets of Glory is the sixth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on February 15, 1971, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. No singles were released from the album, but the title track was released as the B-side of the religious single "Comin' for to Carry Me Home" in May 1971. The album was nominated for Best Sacred Performance at the 14th Annual Grammy Awards. The album's liner notes were written by Parton's maternal grandfather, Rev. Jake Owens.

The Golden Streets of Glory

February 15, 1971

May 11–13, 1970

24:49

Commercial performance[edit]

The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Recording[edit]

Recording sessions for the album took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 11, 12 and 13, 1970.

Reissues[edit]

The album was reissued on CD for the first time in 1993 as Golden Streets of Glory, with the track listing arranged in a different order, and again in 1997 under the title I Believe, using the 1993 track order. It was reissued again in 2010 as Letter to Heaven: Songs of Faith and Inspiration, with seven bonus tracks, including the 1971 single "Comin' for to Carry Me Home," which did not make the original album track listing, and an unreleased song from the original album sessions, "Would You Know Him (If You Saw Him)". The album was made available as a digital download on August 19, 2016.

Bob Ferguson – producer

Les Leverett – cover photo

Rev. Jake Owens – liner notes

Al Pachucki – recording engineer

Dolly Parton – lead vocals

Roy Shockley – recording technician

Adapted from the album liner notes.[5]