Songs You Didn't Know Were Written By Dolly Parton

According to the Dallas Observer, Parton has been writing songs for over 60 years. "I started playing guitar when I was seven years old," Parton revealed. "So I wrote some serious songs after that," adding, "I still write the same way and for the same reasons." Speaking of her writing songwriting process, she admitted, "It's a very private thing for me... I prefer to be alone, but I can write anywhere, and do. I can be right in the middle of a session with music playing back and I'll come up with an idea and go into that little space, that little zone."

More recently, Parton can be credited with writing songs for the 9 to 5 musical as well as Netflix's Dumplin' and Joyful Noise, which she stars in alongside Queen Latifah.