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DOLLYPARTON & KELLY CLARKSON RELEASE REIMAGINED “9 TO 5” DUET –OUT NOW!
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International icon Dolly Parton and global superstar Kelly Clarkson collaborate on a compellingly inspired duet version of “9 to 5,” arriving today via SMACKSongs/Atlantic Records ahead of the highly anticipated Still Working 9 to 5 documentary (which premiered September 16th). The GRAMMY Award-winning artists teamed up with the film’s executive producer Shane McAnally, Sasha Sloan & King Henry to reimagine the classic song into a melancholic yet inspirational anthem over 40 years after the original’s release as the fight for workplace equality persists.
Dolly Parton & Kelly Clarkson "9 To 5"
Written and recorded by Dolly Parton and produced by Gregg Berry, the original “9 to 5” debuted in 1980 in tandem with the film of the same name starring Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. The song went on to receive an Academy Award nomination for Original Song and four GRAMMY Award nominations – winning two of the latter for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
"Nobodysings like Kelly Clarkson. She makes any song come alive. I love hervoice on 9 to 5 and I am so proud I got to sing with her on it. I'mequally as proud of the wonderful arrangement and production byShane McAnally.” – DollyParton “Iam so honored that Dolly asked me to reimagine this iconic song, ‘9to 5,’ with her! She is so talented, an inspiration to all women,and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet! I hope y’alllike what we did, but even if you don’t, remember I got to sing aduet with the magical Dolly Parton and now have bragging rights tilthe end of time!” – KellyClarkson "Itis a wildest dream scenario to work with 2 of the world’s greatestsingers on one of the all-time greatest songs. Co-produced andrearranged with my friends Sasha Sloan and King Henry, this classichas taken on a brand new life 40 years after its original chart run,and I am so grateful to be a part of the first time Dolly and Kellyhave recorded together. I have a feeling it won’t be thelast.” – ShaneMcAnally
L-R Dolly Parton & Kelly Clarkson
Thefilm 9to 5 hastaken its place in American history as a beloved comedy with serioussubject matter. Multiple generations know every lyric to the iconictheme song that has become an anthem for working women everywhere whoseek fairness, equality and dignity from their male counterparts.After more than 40 years, the feature documentary StillWorking 9 to 5 celebratesthe iconic film, while chronicling the important impact it had on thewomen’s movement of the time and one that continues today.
StillWorking 9 to 5 reunitesstars Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman fromoriginal 9to 5 film,as well as Rita Moreno from the 9to 5 TVseries, Allison Janney from the Broadway musical, and other starsfrom the television and stage versions of the classic film. Alsofeatured are activists and individuals closely associated with thewomen’s movement both now and then. The documentary explores thecomedic tone of the film and how it resonated with a wide audience ata time when the feminist message was being rejected and/or feared bya large swathe of the population. It further follows how the successof the film spawned various 9to 5 spin-offsincluding a TV series (1980s) and musicals (2009 & 2019),discussing the same issues addressed in the film (and its spinoffs)and questions if the message retains its original poignancy, as wellas examining what has and has not changed for women in the workplaceover the last 40 years.
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