Old flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to you - wikipedia Old flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to you `` Old Flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to You '' Single by Dolly Parton from the album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly B - side `` I Knew You When '' Released July 19, 1980 Recorded 1980 Studio RCA Studios, Nashville Genre Country Length 3 : 26 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Patricia Rose Sebert, Hugh Moffatt Producer ( s ) Gary Klein Dolly Parton singles chronology `` Starting Over Again '' ( 1980 ) `` Old Flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to You '' ( 1980 ) `` 9 to 5 '' ( 1980 ) `` Starting Over Again '' ( 1980 ) `` Old Flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to You '' ( 1980 ) `` 9 to 5 '' ( 1980 ) `` Old Flames Ca n'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.. 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 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 on a track of Kesha 's 2017 album Rainbow. Contents 1 Content 2 Chart performance 2.1 Joe Sun 2.2 Brian Collins 2.3 Dolly Parton 3 References 4 External links Content In the song, the narrator tells their lover not to feel threatened by past affairs for these `` old flames '' are in the past. Chart performance Joe Sun Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 29 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 14 Brian Collins Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 86 Dolly Parton Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 262. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 0010a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Joe Sun Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Brian Collins Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 0246a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Dolly Parton Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. External links Old Flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to You lyrics at Dolly Parton On - Line Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Lookin ' for Love '' by Johnny Lee Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single September 27, 1980 Succeeded by `` Do You Wanna Go to Heaven '' by T.G. Sheppard Dolly Parton Albums Singles Studio albums Hello, I 'm Dolly ( 1967 ) Just Because I 'm a Woman ( 1968 ) In the Good Old Days ( When Times Were Bad ) ( 1969 ) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy ( 1969 ) The Fairest of Them All ( 1970 ) The Golden Streets of Glory ( 1971 ) Joshua ( 1971 ) Coat of Many Colors ( 1971 ) Touch Your Woman ( 1972 ) My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner ( 1972 ) My Tennessee Mountain Home ( 1973 ) Bubbling Over ( 1973 ) Jolene ( 1974 ) Love Is Like a Butterfly ( 1974 ) The Bargain Store ( 1975 ) Dolly ( 1975 ) All I Can Do ( 1976 ) New Harvest... First Gathering ( 1977 ) Here You Come Again ( 1977 ) Heartbreaker ( 1978 ) Great Balls of Fire ( 1979 ) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly ( 1980 ) 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs ( 1980 ) Heartbreak Express ( 1982 ) Burlap & Satin ( 1983 ) The Great Pretender ( 1984 ) Real Love ( 1985 ) Rainbow ( 1987 ) White Limozeen ( 1989 ) Eagle When She Flies ( 1991 ) Slow Dancing with the Moon ( 1993 ) Something Special ( 1995 ) Treasures ( 1996 ) Hungry Again ( 1998 ) The Grass Is Blue ( 1999 ) Little Sparrow ( 2001 ) Halos & Horns ( 2002 ) For God and Country ( 2003 ) Those Were The Days ( 2005 ) Backwoods Barbie ( 2008 ) Better Day ( 2011 ) Blue Smoke ( 2014 ) Pure & Simple ( 2016 ) Compilations As Long as I Love ( 1970 ) The Best of Dolly Parton ( 1970 ) Just the Way I Am ( 1972 ) Mine ( 1973 ) Best of Dolly Parton ( 1975 ) Dolly Parton 's Greatest Hits ( 1982 ) Collector 's Series ( 1985 ) Think About Love ( 1986 ) The Best There Is ( 1987 ) Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3 ( 1987 ) I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits ( 1996 ) Ultimate Dolly Parton ( 2003 ) Singer, Songwriter & Legendary Performer ( 2006 ) The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2007 ) 16 Biggest Hits ( 2007 ) Playlist : The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2008 ) Dolly ( 2009 ) Exclusives Precious Memories ( 1999 ) Sha - Kon - O - Hey ! Land of Blue Smoke ( 2009 ) Collaborations Just Between You And Me Just the Two of Us Always, Always Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca Once More Two of a Kind The Right Combination Burning the Midnight Oil Together Always We Found It Love & Music Porter ' n ' Dolly Say Forever You 'll Be Mine Porter & Dolly The Winning Hand Trio Honky Tonk Angels Trio II Songs `` Dumb Blonde '' `` Mule Skinner Blues '' `` Joshua '' `` Coat of Many Colors '' `` Touch Your Woman '' `` My Tennessee Mountain Home '' `` Jolene '' `` I Will Always Love You '' `` Love is Like a Butterfly `` The Bargain Store '' `` The Seeker '' `` We Used To '' `` All I Can Do '' `` Light of a Clear Blue Morning '' `` Here You Come Again '' `` Two Doors Down '' / `` It 's All Wrong, But It 's All Right '' `` Heartbreaker '' `` Baby I 'm Burning '' `` You 're The Only One '' `` Sweet Summer Lovin ' '' `` Starting Over Again '' `` Old Flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to You '' `` 9 to 5 '' `` But You Know I Love You '' `` The House of the Rising Sun '' `` Single Women '' `` Heartbreak Express '' `` Hard Candy Christmas '' `` Potential New Boyfriend '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Tennessee Homesick Blues '' `` Do n't Call It Love '' `` Real Love '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` Think About Love '' `` Tie Our Love ( In a Double Knot ) '' `` We Had It All '' `` The River Unbroken '' `` Why 'd You Come in Here Lookin ' Like That '' `` Yellow Roses '' `` White Limozeen '' `` Rockin ' Years '' `` Silver and Gold '' `` Eagle When She Flies '' `` Romeo '' `` Little Sparrow '' `` Better Get to Livin ' '' `` Together You and I '' Collaboration singles `` The Last Thing on My Mind '' `` Please Do n't Stop Loving Me '' `` Say Forever You 'll Be Mine '' `` To Know Him Is to Love Him '' `` Telling Me Lies '' `` Those Memories of You '' `` Wildflowers '' Guest singles `` Islands in the Stream '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` Love Is Strange '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( w / Brad Paisley ) Soundtracks The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone Straight Talk Live albums A Real Live Dolly Heartsongs : Live from Home Live and Well Live from London An Evening With... Dolly Live ! Christmas albums Once Upon a Christmas ( w / Kenny Rogers ) Home for Christmas Children 's albums I Believe in You Films Hollywood to Dollywood The Book Lady For the Love of Dolly Dolly Parton 's Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton 's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love Tours Halos & Horns Tour Hello, I 'm Dolly Tour The Vintage Tour An Evening with Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Tour Better Day World Tour Blue Smoke World Tour Pure & Simple Tour Theme parks and attractions Dollywood Dollywood 's Splash Country Dolly Parton 's Dixie Stampede Related articles Awards and nominations Stella Parton Rachel Dennison Dollywood Foundation Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography Just Because I 'm a Woman : Songs of Dolly Parton Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Flames_Can%27t_Hold_a_Candle_to_You&oldid=805144048 '' Categories : 1978 singles 1980 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Brian Collins ( 1970s singer ) songs Dolly Parton songs Joe Sun songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Hugh Moffatt Songs written by Pebe Sebert 1978 songs Song recordings produced by Gary Klein ( producer ) Kesha songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 13 October 2017, at 10 : 32. 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Question: who wrote old flames cant hold a candle to you
Answer: Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt; Pebe Sebert; Patricia Rose Sebert; Pebe Sebert