Dolly Parton Releases New Song Dedicated to Late Husband Carl Dean

Dolly Parton is honoring her late husband, Carl Dean, by pouring her coronary heart in a model new track.

The track, titled “If You Hadn’t Been There,” dropped on Friday … simply days after Dolly introduced her longtime accomplice of greater than half a century had handed.

The icon took to Instagram to share the track’s cowl artwork … that includes a classic photograph of Dolly wrapped round Carl, beaming with an enormous smile. Under the throwback pic, their signatures seem with the phrases, “Dolly + Carl = [Love].”

In her caption, Dolly says … “Carl and I fell in love once I was 18 and he was 23, and like all nice love tales, they by no means finish. They stay in reminiscence and in track, and I dedicate this to him.”

The touching observe leads off with some emotional lyrics … “For those who hadn’t been there / The place would I be? / With out your belief / Love and perception / The ups and downs / We have at all times shared / And I would not be right here / For those who hadn’t been there.”

Parton continues to mirror on her lifelong love, singing, “You at all times see the very best in me / Your loving arms have cradled me,” and “You made me dream / Greater than I dared.”

This is not the primary track Dolly has written for Carl — her 2012 observe, “From Right here to the Moon and Again” was additionally devoted to him.

Dolly did not reveal a explanation for demise when asserting Carl’s passing, nevertheless it’s value noting he was recognized with Alzheimer’s Illness in 2019. Parton says her late husband can be laid to relaxation in a non-public ceremony with speedy household attending.