[1] Parton's recording was performed as a slow tempo ballad, gradually building to a dramatic crescendo.

[2] Dolly’s recording would also make Donna Summer the first black female to co-write a number 1 country hit.

The song tells the story of a middle-aged couple separating after 30 years of marriage.

Weekly Year-end Reba McEntire also covered the song in 1995 for her Starting Over album.

[8] In the album's liner notes, McEntire wrote that she chose to cover the song as a tribute to Parton and Summer, both artists whom she'd admired.