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Dolly Parton

Down from Dover

1970 · via Marianne Faithfull

Dolly Parton wrote “Down from Dover” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1970. Also recorded by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (released 1972), Darleens (released 1991) and Spell (released 1993), among 20 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Dolly Parton – Down from Dover
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The song Marianne sang came from Dolly Parton, who wrote it and cut it first in 1970. Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood took a run at it too, so start with Dolly and work your way across.

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Credited writer: Dolly Parton.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1970.

Other recordings on file · first release year

20 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-4425 · No. 0284, Oct 19, 2026.

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Marianne Faithfull recorded "Down from Dover" on a 2008 album. Who wrote the song and made the first recording of it?Dolly Parton
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