Tattooed Heart is the third solo studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Dunn. The album was released on November 11, 2016 via Nash Icon Records. The album was originally scheduled for release on October 21, 2016.

Tattooed Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2016
GenreCountry
Length43:02
LabelNash Icon
ProducerJay DeMarcus, Tommy Lee James (track 8), Ronnie Dunn (track 9)
Ronnie Dunn chronology
Peace, Love, and Country Music
(2014)
Tattooed Heart
(2016)
Re-Dunn
(2020)
Singles from Tattooed Heart
  1. "Ain't No Trucks in Texas"
    Released: July 17, 2015
  2. "Damn Drunk"
    Released: August 5, 2016
  3. "I Worship the Woman You Walked On"
    Released: 2017
  4. "That's Why They Make Jack Daniels"
    Released: 2017

The lead single from the album was "Ain't No Trucks in Texas". It was released to radio on July 17, 2015. The single charted at number 42 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The second single from the album, "Damn Drunk" (with Kix Brooks, one half of Brooks & Dunn) was released on August 5, 2016. The third single from the album, "I Worship the Woman You Walked On", was released early 2017.

The album got its title from the Ariana Grande song of the same name. After his daughter played him the song, Dunn decided to record a cover for this album and selected it as the title track.[1]

The album has sold 40,600 copies in the United States as of March 2017.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't No Trucks in Texas"3:22
2."Damn Drunk" (duet with Kix Brooks)
4:24
3."I Worship the Woman You Walked On"
3:32
4."That's Why They Make Jack Daniels"3:24
5."I Put That There"3:23
6."Young Buck"3:13
7."I Wanna Love Like That Again"3:14
8."Still Feels Like Mexico" (featuring Reba McEntire)3:44
9."Tattooed Heart"
3:22
10."This Old Heart"
4:07
11."Only Broken Heart in San Antone"
4:17
12."She Don't Honky Tonk No More"
  • Dunn
  • Nikki Fernandez
  • Andrew Rollins
3:08
Total length:43:02

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[3]

  • Bob Bailey - background vocals (track 9)
  • Kix Brooks - featured vocals (track 2)
  • Tom Bukovac - electric guitar (track 1)
  • Joeie Canaday - bass guitar (tracks 2, 10, 11)
  • Dave Cohen - keyboards (all tracks except 9)
  • Perry Coleman - background vocals (tracks 3, 12)
  • Dorian Crozier - drums (track 1)
  • Chip Davis - background vocals (tracks 2, 4-6, 10, 11)
  • Jay DeMarcus - keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 11), piano (track 12), programming (tracks 1, 2, 5), string arrangements (track 3), string programming (track 3)
  • Dan Dugmore - steel guitar (1, 2, 10, 11)
  • Ronnie Dunn - lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Tabitha Fair - background vocals (track 7)
  • Jeneé Fleenor - fiddle (track 12)
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar (tracks 3-7, 12)
  • Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar (track 8)
  • Vicki Hampton - background vocals (tracks 7, 9)
  • Mark Hill - bass guitar (track 1)
  • David Huff - programming (tracks 1, 2, 10-12)
  • Evan Hutchings - drums (all tracks except 1 & 9)
  • Charlie Judge - bass guitar (track 9), keyboards (track 9), programming (track 9), strings (track 9)
  • Kim Keyes - background vocals (track 7)
  • Mike Kyle - keyboards (track 9), sounds (track 9)
  • Neil Kyle - drums (track 9), chimes (track 9)
  • David LaBruyere - bass guitar (track 8)
  • Stuart Mathis - all guitars (track 9)
  • Reba McEntire - featured vocals (track 8)
  • Rob McNelley - electric guitar (tracks 1, 3-7, 12)
  • Gene Miller - background vocals (track 10)
  • Gary Morse - steel guitar (track 9)
  • Sean Neff - electric guitar (track 1)
  • Justin Ostrander - electric guitar (track 8)
  • Jon Randall - electric guitar (track 8)
  • Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar (tracks 2, 8, 10, 11)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (tracks 3-7, 12)
  • Russell Terrell - background vocals (track 1)
  • Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 9), electric guitar (track 1), mandolin (track 1)
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar (tracks 3-7, 12)

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 33
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Ronnie Dunn Was Nervous to Cover Ariana Grande". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 13, 2017". Roughstock.
  3. ^ Tattooed Heart (CD booklet). Ronnie Dunn. Nash Icon Records. 2016. 0843930026630.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Ronnie Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ronnie Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.