Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton has released a collaboration with Olivia Newton-John as part of the late singer's coming posthumous album. Their duet of the country music ...

A full track listing for the posthumous album has not been released yet, but the duet with Carey will be a version of Hopelessly Devoted to You, taken from a TV special Carey did in 1998 in Newton-John’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia, said ABC Audio. Parton shared the video with her 5.8 million Instagram followers, saying that Newton-John was one of “her favourites of all time”. [video of the pair singing ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikbHeZBocPU)the track, which was first recorded by Parton in 1973 and then covered by Newton-John in 1976, has also been released.

Olivia Newton-John had a chance to sing with her longtime friend Dolly Parton before she died.

"My last memory of Olivia was when I sang with her on my song ‘Jolene’ which she recorded for an album not so very long ago," she adds. Newton-John continuously sings "Jolene" while hitting high notes in her voice and Parton sings words from the verses. The end of the song features a twist on the original. Newton-John hailed Parton as a supportive person in her early career in Nashville, and she even recorded version of "Jolene" in 1976 to show her respect. Parton takes on the second verse solo and the two then sing the chorus together, with Parton repeating each "Jolene" as Newton-John sings them. The album includes a duet version of "Jolene" with [Dolly Parton](https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/dolly-parton/), and the two artists also starred in a music video, which would turn out to be Newton-John's last.

Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton had a great friendship while the Grease actor and singer was still alive — ever since Newton-John won the Country Music ...

“We’ve always kind of stayed close through the years and I am just so proud to be a part of this duet project that she’s doing.” What she did for me early on in my career in Nashville is something I will never forget.” [Newton-John passed away in August 2022](https://www.stereogum.com/2195610/olivia-newton-john-dead-at-73/news/), she actually recorded a duets album, Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection, which will be out in May.

A video of the two performers singing the song was released alongside the duet version. This song was originally recorded by Parton in 1973 and later covered by ...

This song was originally recorded by Parton in 1973 and later covered by Newton-John in 1976. [Olivia Newton-John](https://nnn.ng/olivia-newton-john-and-dolly-parton-in-new-duet-of-jolene/#Olivia Newton-John) [](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=10 visual blogger outreach) [Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton](https://nnn.ng/olivia-newton-john-and-dolly-parton-in-new-duet-of-jolene/#Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton)

Olivia Newton-John's posthumously released album, 'Just The Two Of Us,' drops May 5.

"My last memory of Olivia was when I sang with her on my song ‘Jolene’ which she recorded for an album not so very long ago," she added. "My first memory of Olivia was when her song ‘Let Me Be There’ was a hit. We had many occasions that we got to share together, either backstage or performing on the same shows, and I loved every moment that I ever got to spend with her. At the time of her death, Parton wrote on social media, "So happy that our lives crossed paths. "We're singing one of my all-time favorites that I've written called 'Jolene,' and she says it's one of her favorites, so why not just do a duet on our favorite?" We've always stayed close through the years and I am just so proud to be a part of this duet project that she's doing," Parton said at the time, as seen in a YouTube video shared Friday (February 17).

A heart-wrenching music video of the last song Olivia Newton-John recorded has gone viral.

“I am so excited to be working with Olivia Newton-John, one of my favourites of all time,” Parton said in the video. [Olivia Newton-John’s final words revealed by daughter ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/olivia-newton-johns-final-words-revealed-by-daughter-chloe/JSRWBAFETFAKNEMQ47XVUEA4GI/?ref=readmore) [Olivia Newton-John suffered in her final days after ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-suffered-in-her-final-days-after-suddenly-deteriorating-niece-says/MR2EDM5OMKK5E3MGW36VWLFJLI/?ref=readmore) [Grease star Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73 after cancer ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/grease-star-olivia-newton-john-dies-aged-73-after-cancer-battle/EMTB4LVRPFC2SINM7QJHL3QPSA/?ref=readmore) [Olivia Newton-John’s first husband, Matt Lattanzi, ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/olivia-newton-johns-first-husband-matt-lattanzi-married-their-former-babysitter/M46B663M4L2SZYZIVYLTO5E2EQ/?ref=readmore) [Olivia Newton-John before her death was in good spirits ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-before-her-death-was-in-good-spirits-and-not-in-pain-husband-reveals/N7O6V4VRDFD65KXLTZRXBEL7S4/?ref=readmore) [Olivia Newton-John dead at 73: John Travolta's heartfelt ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-dead-at-73-john-travoltas-heartfelt-tribute-pairs-special-bond/ST7X7SEWF6TUIQCRCC3RLR4K5M/?ref=readmore) The beloved actor and singer skyrocketed to international fame when she appeared alongside John Travolta in the 1978 musical film Grease. She established herself as one of the best-selling music artists of all time and was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards including four wins. “We’ve always stayed close through the years and I’m so proud to be a part of this duet project.” A state memorial service is being held to honour the life of Newton-John at Hamer Hall Arts Centre in Melbourne on Sunday, February 26. Newton-John emigrated from England with her family when she was 5 and spent most of her childhood in Melbourne. “I am excited, I have always wanted to sing with Dolly,” Newton-John says in the video. She famously covered the song in 1976, three years after the song was originally released by Parton. The last song recorded by Olivia Newton-John has been released posthumously online, a week before she is honoured with a state funeral. The song is a duet of A music video released on YouTube on Saturday shows the pair clearly thrilled to be recording their vocals together.

Olivia Newton-John's posthumously released album, 'Just The Two Of Us,' drops May 5.

"My last memory of Olivia was when I sang with her on my song ‘Jolene’ which she recorded for an album not so very long ago," she added. "My first memory of Olivia was when her song ‘Let Me Be There’ was a hit. We had many occasions that we got to share together, either backstage or performing on the same shows, and I loved every moment that I ever got to spend with her. At the time of her death, Parton wrote on social media, "So happy that our lives crossed paths. "We're singing one of my all-time favorites that I've written called 'Jolene,' and she says it's one of her favorites, so why not just do a duet on our favorite?" We've always stayed close through the years and I am just so proud to be a part of this duet project that she's doing," Parton said at the time, as seen in a YouTube video shared Friday (February 17).

Olivia Newton-John's final recording was a re-recording of Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' with Dolly Parton.

Olivia Newton-John recorded the song in 1976 for her ‘Come On Over’ album. Dolly Parton wrote ‘Jolene’ and recorded the song on May 22, 1973 in Nashville at RCA Studio B. See things first SUBSCRIBE here: