Rockin' Years
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Rockin' Years" is a song written by Floyd Parton, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton. it was released in February 1991 as the lead-off single to both Parton's album Eagle When She Flies and Shelton's album Backroads, and on both albums, it is track #2 on each of the albums track lists. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, giving Parton her twenty-fourth number one and Shelton his eighth. The song would be Parton's last chart-topper until 2006.
Content
The song is a mid-tempo country waltz in which two narrators — a male and a female — promise to love each other until their "rockin' years"; i.e., when they are old and sitting in rocking chairs together.
Chart performance
Template:SinglechartTemplate:Singlechart| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[1] | 33 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 29 |
Other recorded versions
An unreleased duet between George Jones and Parton was recorded in 1988 but remained unreleased until the release of his 2008 album Burn Your Playhouse Down - The Unreleased Duets.
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- 1991 singles
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- Dolly Parton songs
- Ricky Van Shelton songs
- Male–female vocal duets
- George Jones songs
- Columbia Nashville Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)
- Music videos directed by Michael Salomon