Sweetheart's Dance is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Pam Tillis, released on April 26, 1994, via Arista Records. It is her highest ranking album on the Billboard charts, at number 6.

Sweetheart's Dance
Studio album by
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
Allmusic[1]

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 "I Was Blown Away" was withdrawn from radio after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.[2]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 edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"Pam Tillis, Jess Leary2:51
2."Sweetheart's Dance"Doug Gill3:39
3."Calico Plains"Matraca Berg, Michael Noble3:47
4."When You Walk in the Room"Jackie DeShannon2:44
5."Spilled Perfume"Tillis, Dean Dillon3:53
6."I Was Blown Away"Layng Martine Jr.2:45
7."They Don't Break 'Em Like They Used To"Roger Brown, Jason Sellers2:57
8."In Between Dances"Craig Bickhardt, Barry Alfonso3:21
9."Better Off Blue"Susan Longacre, Walt Aldridge2:52
10."Til All the Lonely's Gone" (duet with Mel Tillis)Tillis, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill3:55

Personnel edit

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 edit

Certifications edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Sokol, David (21 February 2000). "2000 Records to Die For". Stereophile. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  3. ^ Sweetheart's Dance (CD booklet). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1994. 18758.{{cite AV media notes}}: 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.