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"Starting Over Again" was a 1980 U.S. pop and country hit single for Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist, known for her prolific work in country music....
. Telling the story of a middle aged couple separating after thirty-five years of marriage, the song was written by Donna Summer
Donna Summer

Donna Summer is an United States singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music.Summer was trained as a gospel music singer prior to her introduction to the music industry....
 and her husband Bruce Sudano
Bruce Sudano

Bruce Sudano is a singer/songwriter/producer best known for his collaboration with and marriage to disco singer Donna Summer, and the group he co-founded, Brooklyn Dreams ....
. (The story was actually based on Sudano's parents' divorce
Divorce

Divorce or dissolution of marriage is a legal process in which a judge or other authority dissolves the bonds of matrimony existing between two persons, thus restoring them to the marital status of being single....
.) Parton's recording was performed as a slow tempo ballad, gradually building to a dramatic crescendo. Released as the first single from Parton's 1980 album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly was a 1980 studio album by Dolly Parton. Coming at the height of her late 1970s-80s quest for pop success, the album was her least traditional country-sounding album to that point, with a number of songs bordering on disco....
, "Starting Over Again" made the U.S.






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"Starting Over Again" was a 1980 U.S. pop and country hit single for Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist, known for her prolific work in country music....
. Telling the story of a middle aged couple separating after thirty-five years of marriage, the song was written by Donna Summer
Donna Summer

Donna Summer is an United States singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music.Summer was trained as a gospel music singer prior to her introduction to the music industry....
 and her husband Bruce Sudano
Bruce Sudano

Bruce Sudano is a singer/songwriter/producer best known for his collaboration with and marriage to disco singer Donna Summer, and the group he co-founded, Brooklyn Dreams ....
. (The story was actually based on Sudano's parents' divorce
Divorce

Divorce or dissolution of marriage is a legal process in which a judge or other authority dissolves the bonds of matrimony existing between two persons, thus restoring them to the marital status of being single....
.) Parton's recording was performed as a slow tempo ballad, gradually building to a dramatic crescendo. Released as the first single from Parton's 1980 album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly was a 1980 studio album by Dolly Parton. Coming at the height of her late 1970s-80s quest for pop success, the album was her least traditional country-sounding album to that point, with a number of songs bordering on disco....
, "Starting Over Again" made the U.S. pop top forty, peaking at #36, and reached #1 on the U.S. country charts on May 24 1980.

The song was sometimes confused with John Lennon
John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
's similarly titled "(Just Like) Starting Over
(Just Like) Starting Over

" Starting Over" is a song written and performed by John Lennon for his Double Fantasy album. The B-side was Yoko Ono's "Kiss Kiss Kiss". It was released as a single on October 9, 1980, Lennon's 40th birthday, and reached number one in both the USA and United Kingdom two weeks after he was killed....
", which was released around the same time.

Chart positions

Chart (1980)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks1
U.S. Billboard Hot 10036
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks35
Canadian RPM Country Tracks2

Reba McEntire version


Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire

Reba Nell McEntire is an United States country music singer, performer and actress. Sometimes referred to as "The Queen of Country", she is known for her lively stage-shows and pop-tinged ballads....
 also covered the song in 1995 for her Starting Over
Starting Over (Reba McEntire album)

Starting Over is an album released by American country singer Reba McEntire in 1995. It was a tribute to her roots and influences, featuring covers of songs and artists who she admired growing up....
 album. Released as the album's third single, McEntire's version peaked at #19 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales....
 chart.

Chart positions

Chart (1996)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks19
Canadian RPM Country Tracks26


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