Dolly is regarded as one of America's top songwriters, having penned and published more than 3,000 original compositions, most of which she has never recorded. Below are the ones she has released over the years (the year and album shown will be the first time she recorded the song).

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Act Like a Fool 1982 Heartbreak Express

All I Can Do 1976 All I Can Do

Alley, The (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Another Woman’s Man previously-unreleased bonus track included on 2007 re-issue of Jolene

Answer is Love, The (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Appalachian Memories 1983 Burlap & Satin (See also "Smoky Mountain Memories")

Applejack 1977 New Harvest, First Gathering

As Long As I Love 1967 (Monument Records)

As Much As Always 1982 Heartbreak Express

Baby I'm Burning 1978 Heartbreaker

Back Home 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Backwoods Barbie 2008 Backwoods Barbie

Barbara On Your Mind 1982 Heartbreak Express

Bargain Store, The 1975 The Bargain Store

Be There 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

Because I Love You 1975 Dolly

Before One of Us Was Wrong 1968 Just Between You and Me

Beginning, The 1973 Bubbling Over

Beneath the Sweet Magnolia Tree 1980 Porter & Dolly

Best Woman Wins 1991 Eagle When She Flies

Bet Your Sweet Love (recorded by Margo O'Donnell)

Better Get To Livin' 2007 Backwoods Barbie

Better Part of Life, The 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Better Place to Live, The 1971 Coat of Many Colors

Between Us 1973 We Found It

Blackie, Kentucky 1975 Love Is Like A Butterfly

Bloody Bones 1970 A Real Live Dolly

Blue Me 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

Blue Smoke (never recorded, played in concert 2004)

Blue Valley Songbird 1998 Hungry Again

Bluer Pastures 2001Little Sparrow

Bobby's Arms 1975 Dolly

Brave Little Soldier 1994 Heartsongs

Bridge, The 1967 Just Because I'm a Woman

Bubbling Over 1973 Bubbling Over

Burning 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

Burning to Burned 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

But You Loved Me Then 1970 Fairest of Them All

Butterflies 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

Calm on the Water 1983 Burlap & Satin

Camel's Heart, The 1998 Hungry Again

Carolina Moonshiner (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Cassie (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Chas 1970 Fairest of Them All

Chasing Rainbows (themesong for her Dollywood museum)

Christina 1972 Together Always

Christmas In America (recorded by Kenny Rogers)

Christmas To Remember, A 1984 Once Upon a Christmas

Christmas Without You 1984 Once Upon a Christmas

Coat of Many Colors 1971 Coat of Many Colors

Cold 2005 Behind The Scenes

Cologne 2008 Backwoods Barbie

Color Me America 2003 For God And Country

Come Back to Me 1985 Real Love

Come to Me1973 Love and Music

Company You Keep, The 1967 Hello I'm Dolly

Could I Have Your Autograph 1987 Rainbow

Country Road 1991 Eagle When She Flies

Cowboy's Ways, A 1983 Burlap & Satin

Cracker Jack (D) previously-unreleased bonus track included on 2007 re-issue of Jolene

Crippled Bird 1995 Something Special

Curse of the Wild Weed Flower 1971 Two of A Kind

Daddy 1969 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

Daddy Come and Get Me 1970 Fairest of Them All

Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man 1970 Once More

Daddy Won't Be Home Anymore 1966 (Monument)

Daddy's Moonshine Still 1971 Joshua

Daddy's Old Fiddle 2007 Deuces

Daddy's Working Boots 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Dagger Through the Heart 2002 Halos & Horns

Dirty Job 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

Do I Ever Cross Your Mind 1976 The Best of Chet Atkins and Friends

Do You Think That Time Stands Still 1979 Great Balls of Fire

Dr. Robert F. Thomas 1983 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind 1969 In the Good Old Days

Down 1979 Great Balls of Fire

Down from Dover 1970 Fairest of Them All

Down on Music Row 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Drinkenstein (performed by Sylvester Stallone on Rhinestone soundtrack)

Eagle When She Flies 1991 Eagle When She Flies

Early Morning Breeze 1971 Coat of Many Colors

Endless Stream of Tears 1999 The Grass is Blue

Evening Shade 1969 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

Everything's Beautiful 1966 (Monument)

Fairchild (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Falling Out of Love With Me 1976 All I Can Do

Family 1991 Eagle When She Flies

Fight and Scratch 1970 Once More

Fighting Kind, The 1971 Two of a Kind

Fire That Keeps You Warm 1974 Porter 'N' Dolly

Fire's Still Burning, The 1971 Joshua

Fish Out of Water 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

Flame, The 1971 Two of a Kind

Freida (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Friends Tell Friends (Bill Phillips, Dolly's uncredited harmony) 1967 Style (BP)

Fuel to the Flame 1967 Hello I'm Dolly

Full Circle 1993 Slow Dancing With the Moon

Gamble Either Way, A 1983 Burlap & Satin

Gettin' Happy 1974 Love is Like a Butterfly

Getting in My Way 1977 New Harvest First Gathering

The Glory Forever (Dolly composed music only; lyrics from 23rd Psalm) 2003 For God And Country

Go To Hell 2003 For God And Country

God Won't Get You 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

God's Coloring Book 1977 Here You Come Again

Goin' Back To Heaven (performed by Stella Parton and Ken Vassy on Rhinestone soundtrack)

Golden Streets of Glory 1971 Golden Streets of Glory

Good Understanding, A 1970 Once More

The Grass is Blue 1999 The Grass is Blue

Greatest Days of All, The 1972 Touch Your Woman

Green Eyed Boy 1995 Something Special

Gypsy, Joe, and Me 1969 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

Halos and Horns 2002 Halos & Horns

He Would Know 1975 The Bargain Store

Heartache Tonight, You Got Me Over 1993 Slow Dancing With The Moon

Heartbreak Express 1982 Heartbreak Express

Heartsong 1994 Heartsongs

Hello God 2002 Halos & Horns

Here I Am 1971 Coat of Many Colors

He's a Go Getter 1969 In the Good Old Days

He Is Real (never recorded but performed in concert in 1970s)

Hey Lucky Lady 1976 All I Can Do

Hide Me Away 1980 Porter & Dolly

High and Mighty 1993 Slow Dancing With The Moon

Highlight of My Life 1974 Jolene

Hillbilly Willy 1966 (Monument)

Hold Me 1975 Dolly

Holdin' On to You 1977 New Harvest First Gathering

Hollywood Potters 1982 Heartbreak Express

Honky Tonk Songs 1998 Hungry Again

House of Shame (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

How Can I 1976 Say Forever You'll Be Mine

How Does It Feel 1977 New Harvest First Gathering

Hungry Again 1998 Hungry Again

Hush A Bye Hard Times 1980 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs

I Am Always Waiting 1973 We Found It

I Believe in Santa Claus 1984 Once Upon a Christmas

I Can 1970 Just the Two of Us

I Can't Be True 1985 Real Love

I Couldn't Wait Forever 1966 (Monument)

I Don't Want To Throw Rice 1967 Hello I'm Dolly

I Don't Want You Around Me 1966 (Monument)

I Dreamed About Elvis (never recorded, played in concert 2004)

I Get Lonesome By Myself 1973 Love and Music

I Have No Right to Care 1976 Say Forever You'll Be Mine

I Hope You're Never Happy 1985 Real Love

I Lived So Fast and Hard (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

I Remember 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

I Still Lost You 1998 Hungry Again

I Took Him for Granted 1965 (Monument, available on The Little Things, Belgium release)

I Wanna Fall in Love 1978 Heartbreaker

I Wanna Go Back There 1998 Hungry Again

I Want To Be What You Need 1975 The Bargain Store

I Wasted My Tears 1965; included on 1967 Hello I'm Dolly

I Will Always Love You 1974 Jolene

I Will Forever Hate Roses 2008 Backwoods Barbie

If Only 2002 Halos & Horns

If You Ain't Got Love 1993 Beverly Hillbillies soundtrack

If You Need Me 1991 Eagle When She Flies

If You Say I Can 1976 (B-side to Is Forever Longer Than Always)

I'll Make Your Bed 1993 Slow Dancing With The Moon

I'll Never Forget 1975 The Bargain Store

I'll Never Say Goodbye 1998 Hungry Again

I'll Oil Wells Love You 1968 Just Because I'm a Woman

I'll Put It Off Until Tomorrow 1966 Monument B-side

I'll Remember You as Mine 1975 Dolly

I'm a Drifter 1976 All I Can Do

I'm Doing This for Your Sake 1970 Fairest of Them All

I'm Gone 2002 Halos & Horns

I'm Gonna Miss You 2003 For God And Country

I'm In No Condition 1967 Hello I'm Dolly

I'm Not Worth The Tears 1967 (Monument)

I'm Wasting Your Time and You're Wasting Mine 1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca

In Each Love Some Pain Must Fall 1972 The Right Combination

In The Good Old Days When Times Were Bad 1969 In the Good Old Days

Is It Real 1971 Two of a Kind

It Might As Well Be Me 1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca

It's All Wrong But It's All Right 1977 Here You Come Again

It's Sure Gonna Hurt 1962 Mercury single

I've Been Married Just As Long As You Have 1973 We Found It

I've Been This Way Too Long 1972 The Right Combination

I've Got Work to Do (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Ivy Stone (never recorded but performed in concert in late 1970s)

J.J. Sneed 1971 Joshua

Jasper County Law (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Jeanie's Afraid of the Dark 1968 Just the Two of Us

Jealous Heart 1983 Burlap & Satin

John Daniel 2002 Halos & Horns

Johnny Carson Show, The (never recorded by performed on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson)

Jolene 1974 Jolene

Joshua 1971 Joshua

Just As Good As Gone 1972 (B-side of single only)

Just Because I'm a Woman 1968 Just Because I'm a Woman

Just For Me unreleased Monument/Columbine demo circa. 1965

Just the Way I Am 1970 Fairest of Them All

Kentucky Gambler 1975 The Bargain Store

Last Night’s Lovin’ (D) previously-unreleased bonus track included on 2007 re-issue of Jolene

Last One To Touch Me, The 1971 Joshua

Leave That Cowboy Alone 2003 Beyond Time (RB)

Let Her Fly 1994 Honky Tonk Angels

Letter, The 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Life Doesn't Move Me (recorded by Ray Corbin)

Light of A Clear Blue Morning 1977 New Harvest First Gathering

Little at a Time, A 1972 Touch Your Woman

Little Bird 1969 In the Good Old Days

Little David's Harp 1980 Porter & Dolly

Little Sparrow 2001Little Sparrow

Little Things, The 1966; included on 1967 Hello I'm Dolly

Little Tiny Tasseltop (first song she recalls having written, never recorded but has performed many times)

Livin' a Lie 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

Living on Memories of You 1974 Jolene

The Lonesomes 2008 Backwoods Barbie

Longer Than Always 1994 Heartsongs

Look What Love Has Done to Me (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Lord Hold My Hand 1971 Golden Streets of Glory

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Dolly composed music only; lyrics from 23rd Psalm) 2003 For God And Country

Lost Forever in Your Kiss 1972 Together Always

Lot of You Left in Me, A 1972 Touch Your Woman

Love Have Mercy on Us 1973 We Found It

Love I Used to Call Mine, The 1975 Dolly

Love Is Like a Butterfly 1974 Love Is Like a Butterfly

Love Is Worth Living 1968 Just Between You and Me

Love With Me 1973 Bubbling Over

Made Of Stone 2008 Backwoods Barbie

Malinda (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Mama Say A Prayer 1969 In the Good Old Days

Mammie 1970 Fairest of Them All

Man, The 1978 Heartbreaker

Marry Me 2001Little Sparrow

Master's Hand, The 1971 Golden Streets of Glory

Me and Little Andy 1977 Here You Come Again

Mendy Never Sleeps 1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca

Mine 1969 In the Good Old Days

Mission Chapel Memories 1972 Touch Your Woman

Mommie Ain't That Daddy 1968 Just Between You and Me

More Love Than Sense (recorded by Kitty Wells)

More Than I Can Say 1987 Rainbow

More Than Their Share 1970 Fairest of Them All

More Where That Came From 1993 Slow Dancing With The Moon

Most of All Why 1975 Dolly

Mountain Angel 2001Little Sparrow

Mountain Music (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy 1970 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

My Blue Tears 1971 Coat of Many Colors

My Eyes Can See Only You 1974 Love Is Like a Butterfly

My Hands Are Tied 1969 Always, Always

My Heart Started Breaking 1975 Dolly

My Kind of Man 1973 Bubbling Over

My Love Affair With Trains (recorded by Merle Haggard)

My Many Hurried Southern Trips (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

My Tennessee Mountain Home 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

My Way Of Life (recorded by Bud Logan)

Nickels and Dimes 1978 Heartbreaker

9 to 5 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs

No Good Way of Saying Goodbye 1995 Something Special

No Reason to Hurry Home 1969 Always, Always

Not for Me 2002 Halos & Horns

Old Black Kettle 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Old Enough to Know Better (1965 Monument single)

On My Mind Again 1975 The Bargain Store

Once Upon a Christmas 1984 Once Upon a Christmas

Once Upon a Memory 1974 Love is Like a Butterfly

One Emotion After Another 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

One More Dime (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

One of Those Days 1983 Burlap & Satin

Only Dreamin' 2008 Backwoods Barbie

Only Hand You'll Need to Hold 1975 The Bargain Store

Only the Memory Remains 1975 Dolly

Out of Silence Came a Song (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Pain of Loving You, The 1971 Two of a Kind

Paradise Road 1998 Hungry Again

Party, The 1968 Just the Two of Us

Pleasant as May 1973 Bubbling Over

Please Don't Stop Loving Me 1974 Porter 'N' Dolly

PMS Blues 1994 Heartsongs

Poor Folks Town 1972 Together Always

Preacher Tom 1976 All I Can Do

Prime of Our Love 1982 Heartbreak Express

Puppy Love 1957 (Goldband)

Put It Off Until Tomorrow (Bill Phillips, Dolly's uncredited harmony) 1966 Put It Off Until Tomorrow

Ragged Angel 1970 Once More

Randy 1974 Jolene

Raven Dove 2002 Halos & Horns

Red, White And Bluegrass 2003 For God And Country

River of Happiness 1974 Jolene

Robert 1970 Fairest of Them All

Romeo 1993 Slow Dancing With The Moon

Roses Out of Season (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Run That By Me One More Time 1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca

Runaway Feeling 1991 Eagle When She Flies

Sacred Memories 1974 Love is Like a Butterfly

Salt in My Tears, The 1998 Hungry Again

Sandy's Song 1979 Great Balls of Fire

Say Forever You'll Be Mine 1975 Say Forever You'll Be Mine

Second Best 1972 Touch Your Woman

Seeker, The 1975 Dolly

Shattered Image 1976 All I Can Do

She Never Met a Man She Didn't Like 1971 Coat of Many Colors

Shine On 1998 Hungry Again

Shinola 2008 Backwoods Barbie

Silver Sandals 1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca

Simple as I Am (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Sitting in the Shade (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Smoky Mountain Memories 1994 Heartsongs

Sneakin' Around 1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack

Somebody's Everything 2008 Backwoods Barbie

Something Fishy 1967 Hello I'm Dolly

Something To Reach For 1975 Say Forever You'll Be Mine

Something Special 1995 Something Special

Somewhere Along the Way 1972 The Right Combination

Sounds of Nature 1974 Porter 'N' Dolly

Speakin' of the Devil 1995 Something Special

Star of the Show 1979 Great Balls of Fire

Stay Out of My Bedroom 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

Steady as The Rain 1999 The Grass is Blue

Stella Dear Sweet Stella (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Stranger, The (recorded by Kenny Rogers in 1983)

Straight Talk 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

Sugar Hill 2002 Halos & Horns

Sure Thing 1978 Heartbreaker

Sweet Lovin' Friends Rhinestone soundtrack

Sweet Rachel Ann 1973 We Found It

Take Me Back 1974 Love is Like a Butterfly

Talkin' to Myself (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Teach Me To Trust 1995 Something Special

Tennessee Homesick Blues 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

There 1977 New Harvest First Gathering

There'll Always Be Music 1973 Love and Music

There'll Be Love 1971 Two of a Kind

These Old Bones 2002 Halos & Horns

This Boy Has Been Hurt 1966 (Monument)

Thought I Couldn't Dance 1992 Straight Talk soundtrack

'Til Death Do Us Part 1969 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

Time and Distance circa. 1966 Monument/Combine (unreleased demo)

Time and Tears 1998 Hungry Again

To Daddy recorded 1976 but not released until 1995 on Essential Dolly Vol. 1

Together Always 1972 Together Always

Together You and I 1973 Porter 'N' Dolly

Tomorrow is Forever 1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca

Tomorrow is Forever 1970 A Real Live Dolly

Too Far Gone 1974 Porter 'N' Dolly

Too Lonely Too Long 1967 (Monument)

Too Much Water (performed by Randy Parton on Rhinestone soundtrack)

Touch Your Woman 1972 Touch Your Woman

Travelin' Thru 2006 Transamerica soundtrack

Traveling Man 1971 Coat of Many Colors

True Blue 1994 Heartsongs

Truth or a Lie, The (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

Try (themesong for Imagination Library, recorded by Mary Haskell)

Two 1974 Porter 'N' Dolly

Two Doors Down 1977 Here You Come Again

Two of a Kind 1971 Two of a Kind

Two Sides to Every Story 1968 Just Between You and Me

Undercover 2003 Back To The Well

Unlikely Angel (from TV movie Unlikely Angel)

Wait 'Til I Get You Home 1989 White Limozeen

Walls of My Mind 1971 Joshua

Walter Henry Hagan 1994 Heartsongs

Waltz Me To Heaven (performed by Floyd Parton on Rhinestone soundtrack)

We Got Too Much 1985 Real Love

We Irish 2004 Live And Well

We Might Be In Love (from TV movie Blue Valley Songbird)

We Used To 1975 Dolly

We'd Have to Be Crazy 1974 Porter 'N' Dolly

Welcome Home 2003 For God And Country

What a Heartache 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

What Do You Think About Loving 1965 (Monument, available on The Little Things, Belgium release)

What Is It My Love 1989 White Limozeen

What Will Baby Be 1993 Slow Dancing With The Moon

When I Drink My Wine (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

When I'm Gone 1975 The Bargain Store

When Jesus Comes Calling for Me 1998 Hungry Again

When Love Is New 2001 Songcatcher soundtrack

When Possession Gets Too Strong 1970 Fairest of Them All

When Someone Wants To Leave 1974 Jolene

When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow 1976 All I Can Do

Whenever Forever Comes 1993 Slow Dancing with the Moon

Where Beauty Lives in Memory 1977 New Harvest First Gathering

White Limozeen 1989 White Limozeen

Why, Why, Why 1967 (Monument)

Wildest Dreams 1991 Eagle When She Flies

Will He Be Waiting 1972 Touch Your Woman

Wino (recorded by Porter Wagoner)

With Bells On 1984 Once Upon a Christmas

With You Gone 1978 Heartbreaker

Without You 1974 Porter 'N' Dolly

Woke Up In Love 1984 Rhinestone soundtrack

Working Girl 1980 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs

Wrong Direction Home, The 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home

Y'all Come 1970 A Real Live Dolly

Yellow Roses 1989 White Limozeen

You 1973 Love and Music

You Are 1977 New Harvest First Gathering

You Can't Reach Me Anymore 1971 Joshua

You're Gonna Be Sorry 1968 Just Because I'm a Woman

You're the One That Taught Me How to Swing 1974 Love is Like a Butterfly

Your Ole Handy Man 1967 Hello I'm Dolly