Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You
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"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" is a country song written by singer-songwriter Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. It was a number 14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a number 86 hit for Brian Collins the same year. It was later covered by Dolly Parton, who took it to the top of the U.S. country singles charts in August 1980.[1] Parton included her version on her 1980 Dolly, Dolly, Dolly album, and it was released as the album's second single after the success of "Starting Over Again". In 2013, Sebert's daughter, Kesha, released an acoustic cover of the song as part of her extended play Deconstructed. A new version featuring Parton is a track on Kesha's 2017 album Rainbow.
Quick Facts Single by Joe Sun, B-side ...
"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" | |
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Single by Joe Sun | |
B-side | "(Home Away From Home) I'll Find It Where I Can" |
Released | April 1978 |
Recorded | February 1978 |
Studio | LSI Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee |
Genre | Country |
Length | 3:12 |
Label | Ovation |
Songwriter(s) | Patricia Rose Sebert, Hugh Moffatt |
Producer(s) | Brien Fisher |
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Quick Facts Single by Dolly Parton, from the album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly ...
"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" | ||||
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Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
from the album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly | ||||
B-side | "I Knew You When" | |||
Released | June 23, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | Sound Labs, California | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Patricia Rose Sebert, Hugh Moffatt | |||
Producer(s) | Gary Klein | |||
Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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