Tennessee Homesick Blues

"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Rhinestone
B-side"Butterflies"
ReleasedMay 14, 1984
Recorded1983
GenreCountry
Length3:35
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Downtown"
(1984) 		"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
(1984) 		"God Won't Get You"
(1984)

"Tennessee Homesick Blues" is a song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton that was featured in the soundtrack of the 1984 movie Rhinestone. It was released in May 1984 as the lead single from the film's soundtrack, it topped the U.S. country singles charts on September 8, 1984, as well as on the Canadian country singles charts.[1] It also earned Parton her 10th overall nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 262.