"Dumb Blonde" was written by Nashville songwriter Curly Putman - it was one of Dolly Parton's few early hits that she did not write herself. It was her first chart hit, reaching #24 on the Country singles charts in mid-1967. Ironically, Parton's record label at the time, Monument, was reluctant to let her record country material, instead trying to sell her as a Brenda Lee-style pop artist. Though she had released a number of singles during her prior two years with Monument, they were all aimed at the pop market, and failed to chart. She was known primarily as a songwriter for other artists during this time, not a singer or recording artist.
The song's refrain, "Just because I'm blonde, don't think I'm dumb, 'cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool," is a fairly accurate summation of Parton's public persona.
Dolly Parton recorded a new version of the song with Miranda Lambert for the soundtrack of the 2018 Netflix film Dumplin'.
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