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Dolly Parton

Holdin’ On to You

1977 · via Elle King

Dolly Parton wrote “Holdin’ On to You” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1977. Also recorded by Elle King (released 2018).

Dolly Parton – Holdin’ On to You
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Elle's take is the one you've heard, but Dolly wrote this one and had it on tape back in 1977. Put the two side by side and you can hear which parts Elle kept.

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Credited writer: Dolly Parton.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1977.

Other recordings on file · first release year

3 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 16, 2026.

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Elle King cut "Holdin' On to You" in 2018, but she wasn't the first to sing it. Who wrote the song and recorded it first?Dolly Parton
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