Editing Dolly Parton (section)

===1976–1986: Pop transition===
[[File:Young-Dolly-Parton.jpg|thumb|upright|Parton in 1977]]
Between 1974 and 1980, Parton had a series of country hits, with eight singles reaching number one. Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Emmylou Harris]], and [[Linda Ronstadt]].<ref name=allMusicGuide/>

Parton began to embark on a high-profile crossover campaign, attempting to aim her music in a more mainstream direction and increase her visibility outside of the confines of country music. In 1976, she began working closely with [[Sandy Gallin]], who served as her personal manager for the next 25 years. With her 1976 album ''[[All I Can Do (album)|All I Can Do]]'', which she co-produced with Porter Wagoner, Parton began taking more of an active role in production, and began specifically aiming her music in a more mainstream, pop direction. Her first entirely self-produced effort, ''[[New Harvest...First Gathering]]'' (1977), highlighted her pop sensibilities, both in terms of choice of songs – the album contained covers of the pop and R&B classics "[[My Girl (The Temptations song)|My Girl]]" and "[[(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher|Higher and Higher]]" – and production.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Harvest ... First Gathering – 18th Solo Album|date=February 2, 1977|url=http://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/music/new-harvest-first-gathering-album/|publisher=Dolly Parton|access-date=June 14, 2015}}</ref> Though the album was well received and topped the U.S. country albums chart, neither it nor its single "[[Light of a Clear Blue Morning]]" made much of an impression on the pop charts.

After ''New Harvest''{{'s}} disappointing crossover performance, Parton turned to high-profile pop producer [[Gary Klein (producer)|Gary Klein]] for her next album. The result, 1977's ''[[Here You Come Again]]'', became her first million-seller, topping the country album chart and reaching number 20 on the pop chart. The [[Barry Mann]]-[[Cynthia Weil]]-penned [[Here You Come Again (song)|title track]] topped the country singles chart, and became Parton's first Top{{spaces}}10 single on the pop chart (no.{{spaces}}3). A second single, the double A-sided "[[Two Doors Down (Dolly Parton song)|Two Doors Down]]"/"[[It's All Wrong, But It's All Right]]" topped the country chart and crossed over to the pop Top{{spaces}}20. For the remainder of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, many of her subsequent singles moved up on both charts simultaneously. Her albums during this period were developed specifically for pop-[[crossover (music)|crossover]] success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dolly Parton's Official Song List|date=November 6, 2014 |url=http://dollyparton.com/music-discography-song-list/|publisher=Dolly Parton|access-date=June 14, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Dolly Parton and Burnett.jpg|thumb|upright|left|With [[Carol Burnett]], 1979]]
In 1978, Parton won a [[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance]] for her ''Here You Come Again'' album. She continued to have hits with "[[Heartbreaker (Dolly Parton song)|Heartbreaker]]" (1978), "[[Baby I'm Burning]]" (1979) and "[[You're the Only One (Dolly Parton song)|You're the Only One]]" (1979){{spaces}}all of which charted in the pop [[Top&nbsp;40]] and topped the country chart. "[[Sweet Summer Lovin']]" (1979) became the first Parton single in two years to not top the country chart (though it did reach the Top{{spaces}}10). During this period, her visibility continued to increase, with multiple television appearances. A highly publicized candid interview on a ''[[Barbara Walters Special]]'' in 1977 (timed to coincide with ''Here You Come Again''{{'s}} release) was followed by appearances in 1978 on [[Cher]]'s ABC [[Cher... Special|television special]], and her own joint special with [[Carol Burnett]] on CBS, ''[[Dolly & Carol in Nashville]]''.

Parton served as one of three co-hosts (along with [[Roy Clark]] and [[Glen Campbell]]) on the CBS special ''Fifty Years of Country Music''. In 1979, Parton hosted the [[NBC]] special ''The Seventies: An Explosion of Country Music'', performed live at the [[Ford Theatre]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and whose audience included President [[Jimmy Carter]].
Her commercial success grew in 1980, with three consecutive country chart number-one hits: the [[Donna Summer]]-written "[[Starting Over Again (Donna Summer song)|Starting Over Again]]", "[[Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You]]", and "[[9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)|9{{spaces}}to{{spaces}}5]]", which topped the country and pop charts in early 1981.<ref name="allMusicGuide"/> She had another Top{{spaces}}10 single that year with "Making Plans", a single released from a 1980 [[Porter & Dolly|album with Porter Wagoner]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Just Between Me And You compilation w/Porter Wagoner|date=May 13, 2014|url=http://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/music/just-between-you-and-me-compilation/|website=Dolly Parton|access-date=June 14, 2015}}</ref> released as part of a lawsuit settlement between the pair.

[[File:Dolly Parton 2.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Dolly Parton holding a baby in [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]], 1983]]
The theme song to the 1980 feature film ''[[9 to 5 (film)|9{{spaces}}to{{spaces}}5]]'', in which she starred along with [[Jane Fonda]] and [[Lily Tomlin]], not only reached number one on the country chart{{snd}}in February 1981 it reached number one on the pop and the [[adult contemporary music|adult-contemporary]] charts, giving her a triple number-one hit. Parton became one of the few female country singers to have a number-one single on the country and pop charts simultaneously. It also received a nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]]. Her singles continued to appear consistently in the country Top{{spaces}}10. Between 1981 and 1985, she had twelve Top{{spaces}}10 hits; half of them hit number one. She continued to make inroads on the pop chart as well. A re-recorded version of "I Will Always Love You", from the feature film ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'' (1982) scraped the Top{{spaces}}50 that year and her duet with [[Kenny Rogers]], "[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]" (written by the [[Bee Gees]] and produced by [[Barry Gibb]]), spent two weeks at number one in 1983.<ref name=allMusicGuide/>

In the mid-1980s, her record sales were still relatively strong, with "[[Save the Last Dance for Me]]", "[[Tennessee Homesick Blues]]", "God Won't Get You" (1984), "[[Real Love (Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers song)|Real Love]]" (another duet with Kenny Rogers), "[[Don't Call It Love (song)#Dolly Parton cover|Don't Call It Love]]" (1985) and "[[Think About Love (song)|Think About Love]]" (1986) all reaching the country Top{{spaces}}10 ("Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "Think About Love" reached number one; "Real Love" also reached number one on the country chart and became a modest crossover hit). However, RCA Records did not renew her contract after it expired in 1986, and she signed with [[Columbia Records]] in 1987.<ref name=allMusicGuide/>