Dolly continued: I like our album of Dolly - it's got dialogue that's not on the other albums, it's got the I Put My Hand in Here dance music, which I love (Jerry didn't want it - I insisted - I won), it's got The Waiter's Galop, and more of Dancing and the little scene prior to Before the Parade Passes By.
Dish: It is unseemly to dish, however I don't believe it's any secret that I did not care for the experience of working with Miss Channing. I've worked with other legends who were faboo and delightful and no problem in any way. Carol thought she knew all about making an album - unfortunately her memory is faulty - she knew and knows nothing at all. When we first met backstage she told me that they'd taken four days to do the original album. Sorry, one day. She was sour, and obnoxious to Jerry, but never to me. At one point I said to Jerry, how can you put up with this, and he said he'd been putting up with it for twenty-five years or however long it had been. Doesn't matter, though, because she was wonderful in the revival, and she's one of the reasons the show was successful in the first place and Jerry will always love her and be grateful for it. My favorite Channing bon mot in the session was between takes. I'd sent word out that she should be closer to the mic. Jerry went out to deliver the message personally - over the mic we heard her say, "Oh, Jerry, they don't understand performers, they're just electricians." I got on the speaker and said, "Carol, this is the electrician in the booth and if you'd like to be heard on this recording, step forward. Thank you."
