Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You

"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" is a country song written by singer-songwriter Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. It was a number 14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a number 86 hit for Brian Collins the same year. It was later covered by Dolly Parton, who took it to the top of the U.S. country singles charts in August 1980.^[1] Parton included her version on her 1980 Dolly, Dolly, Dolly album, and it was released as the album's second single after the success of "Starting Over Again". In 1982, Irish duo Foster and Allen released their version of the song with the shortened title "Old Flames" which reached number 3 in the Irish singles chart. In 2013, Sebert's daughter, Kesha, released an acoustic cover of the song as part of her extended play Deconstructed. A new version featuring Parton is a track on Kesha's 2017 album Rainbow.

B-side"(Home Away From Home) I'll Find It Where I Can"

ReleasedApril 1978 (1978-04)

RecordedFebruary 1978

StudioLSI Recording Studio (Nashville)

Quick facts Single by Joe Sun, B-side ...

"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
Single by Joe Sun
B-side	"(Home Away From Home) I'll Find It Where I Can"
Released	April 1978 (1978-04)
Recorded	February 1978
Studio	LSI Recording Studio (Nashville)
Genre	Country
Length	3:12
Label	Ovation
Songwriters	Patricia Rose Sebert Hugh Moffatt
Producer	Brien Fisher

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B-side"I Knew You When"

ReleasedJune 23, 1980 (1980-06-23)

Recorded1980

StudioSound Labs (Los Angeles)

Quick facts Single by Dolly Parton, from the album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly ...

"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly
B-side	"I Knew You When"
Released	June 23, 1980 (1980-06-23)
Recorded	1980
Studio	Sound Labs (Los Angeles)
Genre	Country
Length	3:26
Label	RCA
Songwriters	Patricia Rose Sebert Hugh Moffatt
Producer	Gary Klein
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Starting Over Again" (1980) "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" (1980) "9 to 5" (1980)

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