[4] Among the selections are songs by Merle Haggard, Jeanne Pruett, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Mac Davis.

Perhaps the most surprising choices were Young's "After the Gold Rush" (although Parton had previously recorded the song in 1994 with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris for the second Trio album, though that version would not be released until 1999) and Stevens' "Peace Train", which features Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

While this initially seemed to be the oddest pairing, Parton says that for years, she wanted to record "Peace Train" with a big chorus but couldn't find the sound she envisioned.

"[4] Parton premiered the album's lead single, "Just When I Needed You Most", during a September 19, 1996, appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Parton made an appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on November 27 and performed "Walking on Sunshine".

[8] The album's release was accompanied by a CBS television special, Dolly Parton: Treasures, which aired on November 30, 1996.

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