Parton announces tour dates, new CD

"A Better Day" will be out on Parton's own label, Dolly Records. The first single, Together You & I, will be unveiled with a live performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. A video will be released thereafter.

"I wanted to do an album that would be very uplifting and positive, as well as inspirational," said Parton. "Times are hard all over. I think people need to feel better and I thought 'Better Day' was a perfect title because it says 'hope.'"

The new disc is the follow-up to "Backwoods Barbie" from 2008. Featuring 12 original Parton songs, the album will be released worldwide in June or July, marking the fourth release on the independent label.

The tour starts July 17 in Knoxville, Tenn. and ends Sept. 15 in Belfast, Northern Island.

Songs on the CD are:
In The Meantime
Just Leaving
Missing You
Together You & I
Country Is
Holding Everything
The Sacrifice
I Just Might
Better Day
Shine Like The Sun
Get Out
Let Love Grow

Tour dates are:
Sunday July 17 Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee - Thompson Boling Arena
Tuesday July 19 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre Grand Prairie
Wednesday July 20 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Casino
Friday July 22 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Saturday July 23 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Sunday July 24 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
Wednesday July 27 Prior Lake, MN Mystic Lake Casino
Thursday July 28 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theater
Saturday July 30 Wallingford, CT Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre
Sunday July 31 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap
Tuesday Aug. 2 Durham NC Durham Performing Arts Center
Wednesday Aug. 3 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park
Saturday Aug. 20 Glasgow Glasgow SECC
Sunday Aug. 21 Glasgow Glasgow SECC
Monday Aug. 22 Nottingham Nottingham Arena
Thursday Aug. 25 Copenhagen Copenhagen Forum
Saturday Aug. 27 Stockholm Globe Arena
Sunday Aug. 28 Goteborg, Sweden Gothenburg Scandinavium
Wednesday Aug. 31 Liverpool Echo Arena
Friday Sept. 2 Birmingham LG Arena
Saturday Sept. 3 Cardiff CIA Arena
Sunday Sept. 4 Cardiff CIA Arena
Tuesday Sept. 6 Bournemouth Bournemouth BIC
Wednesday Sept. 7 London O2 Arena
Thursday Sept. 8 London O2 Arena
Saturday Sept. 10 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sunday Sept. 11 Manchester Evening News Arena
Monday Sept. 12 Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Wednesday Sept. 14 Dublin 02 Arena
Thursday Sept. 15 Belfast Odyssey Arena

Australian dates will be announced soon.