Rhinestone (soundtrack)

Rhinestone is the soundtrack album from the 1984 film of the same name starring Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone. It was released on June 18, 1984, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Mike Post and Parton. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 135 on the Billboard 200. The Dolly Parton-composed soundtrack produced two top ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "God Won't Get You", which peaked at numbers one and ten, respectively.

Rhinestone
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 18, 1984
Recordedc. August 1983–January 1984
StudioSmoketree Ranch (Chatsworth)
GenreCountry
Length50:19
LabelRCA Victor
Producer
Dolly Parton chronology
The Great Pretender
(1984)
Rhinestone
(1984)
Once Upon a Christmas
(1984)
Singles from Rhinestone
  1. "Tennessee Homesick Blues"
    Released: May 28, 1984
  2. "God Won't Get You"
    Released: August 20, 1984
  3. "Goin' Back to Heaven"
    Released: October 1984
  4. "What a Heartache"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background edit

Parton stated in her 1994 autobiography, My Life and Other Unfinished Business, that she regards the soundtrack album as some of the best work she's done, though the film was largely regarded as a critical and commercial flop. She also cites "What a Heartache" as a personal favorite of all the songs she has written. She has since re-recorded twice. The first time was on the 1991 album Eagle When She Flies and again on the 2002 album Halos & Horns.

Release and promotion edit

The album was released June 18, 1984 on CD, cassette, 8-track, and LP.

Singles edit

"Tennessee Homesick Blues" was released as the album's first single in May 1984. It peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart.

"God Won't Get You", was released in August 1984 and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number eight on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart.

"Goin' Back to Heaven" was released in October 1984 as the fourth single and it did not chart.

"What a Heartache" was released as a single in the Netherlands in 1984 and did not chart.

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated July 28, 1984. It peaked at number 32 on the chart dated September 8, its seventh week on the chart. The album charted for a total of 17 weeks. It also peaked at number 135 on the Billboard 200.

Reissues edit

Rhinestone was released digitally for the first time on December 4, 2015.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Dolly Parton, with the exception of "The Day My Baby Died", words by Phil Alden Robinson and music by Mike Post

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Tennessee Homesick Blues"Dolly Parton3:35
2."Too Much Water"Randy Parton2:41
3."The Day My Baby Died"Rusty Buchanan2:55
4."One Emotion After Another"Dolly Parton3:36
5."Goin' Back to Heaven"Stella Parton and Kin Vassy4:15
6."What a Heartache"Dolly Parton4:42
7."Stay Out of My Bedroom"Sylvester Stallone with Dolly Parton3:40
8."Woke Up in Love"Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone3:23
9."God Won't Get You"Dolly Parton4:15
10."Drinkin'stein"Sylvester Stallone3:55
11."Sweet Lovin' Friends"Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone3:29
12."Waltz Me to Heaven"Floyd Parton3:21
13."Butterflies"Dolly Parton3:20
14."Be There"Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone3:12
Total length:50:19

Personnel edit

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Performance

Production

  • Dolly Parton – producer
  • Doug Parry – recording, mixing
  • Mike Post – producer, arrangements
  • Ray Sheibley – second engineer

Other personnel

  • Tim Bryant – art direction, art design
  • Steve Shapiro – photography

Charts edit

Chart performance for Rhinestone
Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 135
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 32

Notes edit

References edit

  • Parton, Dolly, 1994. My Life and Other Unfinished Business. HarperCollins Press, New York. ISBN 0-06-109236-3

External links edit