My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy is Dolly Parton's fourth solo studio album, originally released in September 1969. The album contains some of Parton's most morose compositions. The title song, telling the story of a small town girl whose aspirations take her to New Orleans, where she winds up a prostitute, dreaming of the boy she left behind, is regarded by Parton's fans as one of her most haunting. "Gypsy, Joe and Me" details the story of a woman, her love and their small dog, who all eventually perish. And "Evening Shade" tells the story of an orphanage run by an evil headmistress, "Mrs. Bailey". The orphans eventually burn the home down, with "Mrs. Bailey" sleeping inside. Yet another classic Parton lyric, "Daddy," spins the tale of a...