Sweetheart's Dance

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Sweetheart's Dance
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Studio album by
Pam Tillis
ReleasedApril 26, 1994 (1994-04-26)
GenreCountry
Length33:03
LabelArista
ProducerPam Tillis
Steve Fishell
Pam Tillis chronology
Homeward Looking Angel
(1992) 		Sweetheart's Dance
(1994) 		All of This Love
(1995)
Singles from Sweetheart's Dance
  1. "Spilled Perfume"
    Released: March 26, 1994
  2. "When You Walk in the Room"
    Released: August 6, 1994
  3. "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"
    Released: November 7, 1994
  4. "I Was Blown Away"
    Released: March 11, 1995
  5. "In Between Dances"
    Released: June 5, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

Sweetheart's Dance is a 1994 album from American country music singer Pam Tillis. It is her highest ranking album on the Billboard charts, at number 6.

This album produced five singles: "Spilled Perfume", "When You Walk in the Room" (a cover of a Jackie DeShannon song), "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)", "I Was Blown Away" and "In Between Dances". Respectively, these reached #5, #2, #1, #16, and #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "I Was Blown Away" was withdrawn from radio after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" (Pam Tillis, Jess Leary) – 2:51
  2. "Sweetheart's Dance" (Doug Gill) – 3:39
  3. "Calico Plains" (Matraca Berg, Michael Noble) – 3:47
  4. "When You Walk in the Room" (Jackie DeShannon) – 2:44
  5. "Spilled Perfume" (Tillis, Dean Dillon) – 3:53
  6. "I Was Blown Away" (Layng Martine, Jr.) – 2:45
  7. "They Don't Break 'Em Like They Used To" (Roger Brown, Jason Sellers) – 2:57
  8. "In Between Dances" (Craig Bickhardt, Barry Alfonso) – 3:21
  9. "Better Off Blue" (Susan Longacre, Walt Aldridge) – 2:52
  10. "Til All the Lonely's Gone" (Tillis, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill) – 3:55

Personnel[]

As listed in liner notes.[3]

  • Mike Brignardello - bass guitar (4-8)
  • Sam Bush - fiddle (2, 10)
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter - background vocals (4)
  • Ashley Cleveland - background vocals (9)
  • Bob DiPiero - 12-string guitar (4)
  • Dan Dugmore - acoustic guitar (1, 9), electric guitar (3, 10)
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar (4-8)
  • Vince Gill - background vocals (7)
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle (4-8)
  • Vicki Hampton - background vocals (9)
  • John Barlow Jarvis - accordion (1), piano (2, 3, 9, 10)
  • John Jorgenson - electric guitar (1, 3, 9), acoustic guitar solo (1), lead electric guitar (2, 10), mandolin (3)
  • Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals (5)
  • Greg Leisz - steel guitar (1, 9), rhythm electric guitar (2), Dobro (3, 10)
  • Liana Manis - background vocals (9)
  • George Marinelli - electric guitar (4)
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar (4-8)
  • Terry McMillan - percussion (5), harmonica (6)
  • Bill Monroe - mandolin (10)
  • Steve Nathan - piano (4-8)
  • Bobby Ogdin - synthesizer (5)
  • Suzi Ragsdale - background vocals (1, 6)
  • Kim Richey - background vocals (4)
  • Milton Sledge - drums (1, 2, 3, 9, 10), percussion (9, 10)
  • Harry Stinson - percussion (1), background vocals (2)
  • Carrie Tillis - background vocals (10)
  • Cindy Tillis Westmoreland - background vocals (10)
  • Connie Tillis Howden - background vocals (10)
  • Mel Tillis Jr. - background vocals (10)
  • Pam Tillis - vocals, background vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  • Biff Watson - acoustic guitar (all tracks)
  • Willie Weeks - bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 9, 10)
  • Lonnie Wilson - drums (4-8), percussion (4)
Technical
  • Chuck Ainlay - mixing
  • Don Cobb - digital editing
  • Steve Fishell - producer
  • Carlos Grier - digital editing
  • Graham Lewis - engineering
  • Mike Poole - engineering
  • Denny Purcell - mastering
  • Pam Tillis - producer

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Sokol, David. "2000 Records to Die For". Stereophile. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  3. ^ Sweetheart's Dance (CD booklet). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1994. 18758.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Pam Tillis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pam Tillis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Pam Tillis – Sweetheart's Dance". Music Canada. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Pam Tillis – Sweetheart's Dance". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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