Track listing
Walmart, UK, and international edition bonus tracks
11. Mama (Dolly Parton) 3:43
12. Lovin' You (Dolly Parton) 3:26
Cracker Barrel edition bonus tracks
? 11. Jolene (Live from Glastonbury) (Dolly Parton) 2:52
12. 9 to 5 (Live from Glastonbury) (Dolly Parton) 3:59
The Hits (Walmart and international edition bonus disc)
Live from Glastonbury 2014 (UK edition bonus disc)
2024 digital reissue bonus tracks
11. Mama (Dolly Parton) 3:43
12. Lovin' You (Dolly Parton) 3:26
?The genesis for the project was a pair of intimate concerts Dolly performed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in August 2015, featuring a quartet of backing band, entitled Dolly Parton: Pure & Simple. The concerts were repeated the following weekend with four performances at Dollywood. The shows were well received and from that emerged the idea to produce a similarly-stripped down album and tour.
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At a press conference held in Toronto, Canada on June 13, 2016, Dolly covered a wide range of topics to promote the Canadian leg of her Pure & Simple Tour. Among the tidbits were that the album would be distributed worldwide by Sony Music for Dolly Records, its release date had been moved from August 26 to August 19, the title track would be a single and that "Outside Your Door" might be the second single. The album was ultimately distributed through Sony under their RCA Nashville label, effectively reuniting Dolly (who had been with RCA from 1967 to 1986) with her longtime record label.
Four songs from the album had been previously recorded by Dolly. "Tomorrow Is Forever" was originally recorded as a duet with Porter Wagoner for their 1970 album Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca. "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" was also originally recorded as a duet with Porter Wagoner for their 1975 album of the same name. "Can't Be That Wrong", with a few lyrical differences, was previously recorded as "God Won't Get You", and released on the soundtrack to Dolly's 1984 film Rhinestone. The bonus track "Mama" was featured in Dollywood's My People production from 2013 to 2017.
On July 7, 2016, Dolly revealed the album's artwork and track listing in an article by the Huffington Post. It was also announced that the album would be available for pre-order beginning July 8.
USA Today published an interview with Dolly about the album on August 16, and it featured a first-listen to the album track "Can't Be That Wrong".
?The album was released August 19 on CD and digital download. A variety of CD versions were released. The standard version featured the 10-track album. The deluxe version of the album sold at Walmart stores contained two bonus tracks and a bonus CD featuring ten of Parton's biggest hits. The European version of the album contained two bonus tracks and a bonus CD of Dolly's 2014 Glastonbury set. A deluxe version of the album was released August 26 exclusively at Cracker Barrel restaurants. This version of the album comes with a 30-page booklet, two bonus tracks from Dolly's Glastonbury set, a magnet, and a coupon booklet.
To promote the album and tour, as well as Dollywood, Dolly appeared on Hallmark Channel's Home & Family each day during the week of May 30–June 3, 2016. Throughout the week Dolly performed seven songs: three new songs from the album ("Pure and Simple", "Mama", and "Say Forever You'll Be Mine"), one song from the movie Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors ("Angel Hill" with Alyvia Alyn Lind), and three classics ("Coat of Many Colors", "Applejack", and "My Tennessee Mountain Home").
Dolly appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on August 23 to promote the album and performed the title track, "Pure and Simple". The following morning she made an appearance on Today where she performed "9 to 5", "Pure and Simple", and "Coat of Many Colors".
On October 3, Dolly made appearances on The Talk where she gave an interview, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! where she was interviewed and performed "Outside Your Door".
?The Pure & Simple Tour was announced March 6, 2016 on Dolly's official website. A press conference was held the following day providing additional details concerning the tour. The trek was Dolly's biggest tour in 25 years. Dolly played 64 dates across the United States and Canada, visiting the most requested markets missed on previous tours. She explained that a tour was not initially planned due to her busy schedule, but following two sold out performances at the Ryman Auditorium in August 2015, and four shows the following weekend at Dollywood, her interest in returning to the stage was sparked.
?The album was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry on June 22, 2018, for sales of 60,000 copies. It was certified Gold by the National Federation of Phonograph Producers in Russia for sales of 10,000 copies in June 2018.
Personnel
Monty Lane Allen – background vocals
David Angell – violin
David Davidson – violin
Michael Davis – strings programming
?Richard Dennison – piano, electric piano, background vocals, duet vocals
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Kevin Grantt – upright bass
Vicki Hampton – background vocals
Tom Hoey – drums, percussion
Paul Hollowell – piano, organ
Anthony LaMarchina – cello
Steve Mackey – electric bass
Jimmy Mattingly – mandolin, fiddle
Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
Dolly Parton – lead vocals, harmony vocals
Jeff Pearles – background vocals
Tom Rutledge – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
Steve Turner – drums
Kent Wells – electric guitar
Kristin Wilkinson – viola
Production
David Davison – string arrangement
Richard Dennison – co-producer, background vocals arrangements
Patrick Murphy – mixing engineer, tracking engineer, mixing
Dolly Parton – producer, arrangements, background vocals arrangements
?Tom Rutledge – co-producer, tracking engineer
Bobby Shin – tracking engineer
?Nathan Smith – mixing engineer
Kent Wells – music advisor
Other personnel
Sarah Chapman – graphic design
Iisha Lemming – master draper
Cheryl Riddle – hair
Rebecca Seaver – creative production manager
Candy Smathers – makeup
Fran Strine – photography
Steve Summers – creative director
Jacob Timmons – graphic design
Walmart, UK, and international edition bonus tracks
Monty Lane Allen – duet vocals
Richard Dennison – co-producer, piano, synth, background vocals, background vocal arrangements
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Vicki Hampton – background vocals
Tom Hoey – drums, percussion
Steve Mackey – electric bass
Jimmy Mattingly – mandolin
Patrick Murphy – mixing engineer, mixing
?Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
Dolly Parton – lead vocals, producer, arrangements, background vocal arrangements
Jeff Pearles – background vocals
Tom Rutledge –co-producer, acoustic guitar, tracking engineer
Nathan Smith – mixing engineer
Kent Wells – music advisor
Live from Glastonbury 2014 (UK edition bonus disc)
Performance
Dolly Parton – lead vocals
The Mighty Fine Band
Michael Davis – keys, mandolin, background vocals
Richard Dennison – background vocals, duet vocals
?Vicki Hampton – background vocals
Paul Hollowell – keys, background vocals
Gary Lunn – bass, upright bass, background vocals
Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals
Tom Rutledge – acoustic guitar, banjo, background vocals
Jimmy Stewart – acoustic guitar, dobro, fiddle, background vocals
Steve Turner – drums, background vocals
Kent Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead guitar, background vocals
Richie Sambora – featured artist (electric guitar, background vocals)
Production
Chuck Ainlay – mixing engineer
Adam Ayan – mastering
Ben Challis – co-executive producer
Mark Cooper – co-executive producer
Janet Fraser Cook – director
Mike Felton – sound engineer
Alison Howe – co-executive producer
Other personnel
BBC/Glastonbury – repertoire owner
Abby Downing – package design
Jimmy Dyson – cover photo
Brittany Hodak – liner notes
TKTK Travis – interior photo
?Jeremy Westby – interior photo credit
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