We're Through Forever ('til Tomorrow) -

Featured on her chart-topping album Heartbreaker , the song is a "schmaltzy" seventies ballad performed with her longtime pianist and former brother-in-law, . Critical Perspectives

Dolly Parton’s 1978 duet is widely regarded by critics as a fascinating, if polarising, peak of her "pop crossover" era. We're Through Forever ('Til Tomorrow)

In stark contrast, trade publications like Billboard and Cashbox hailed the song as one of the "best cuts" on an album they described as bordering on "perfection". Modern listeners on Album of the Year have also been kinder, rating it as a highlight of the record with scores as high as 8.2/10 . Featured on her chart-topping album Heartbreaker , the

Rolling Stone famously savaged the track upon its release, describing it as a "straight-faced duet" that pushed the album from the realm of "lower-kitsch" into something resembling a "dead-singer joke". They found the "syrup-voiced" vocals and "turgid" orchestral settings to be at odds with the simplicity that once defined Parton’s country records. Modern listeners on Album of the Year have