With pure love conspicuously absent as a topic for many modern country songs, Parton admits that Pure & Simple may not get a lot of radio airplay. “It would be wonderful if it did but I’m not expecting it because I had to write what I feel.”
She pauses long enough to laugh once more and reflect, “I guess my main hope is that some people buy it, do some Viagra and have a big old time listening to it!”
Parton begins a 60-stop Pure & Simple tour Sept. 9.