Homeward Looking Angel
Homeward Looking Angel | ||||
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Released | September 29, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Paul Worley, Ed Seay, Anthony Martin | |||
Pam Tillis chronology | ||||
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Singles from Homeward Looking Angel | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Homeward Looking Angel is the third album from American country music artist Pam Tillis. The album was a #23 album on the Billboard charts. This album produced four singles for Tillis on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Top Five hits "Shake the Sugar Tree" (#3) and "Let That Pony Run" (#4), as well as the Top 20 hits "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial" (#11) and "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" (#16). The demo tape of "Shake the Sugar Tree", sung by Stephanie Bentley, was incorporated into Tillis's recording.
"We've Tried Everything Else" was also recorded by Canadian country artist Michelle Wright on her 1994 album The Reasons Why, while "Rough and Tumble Heart" was previously recorded by Highway 101 on their 1989 album Paint the Town. The album has been certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S.
Track listing
- "How Gone Is Goodbye" (Pam Tillis, Bob DiPiero, Jan Buckingham) – 3:16
- "Shake the Sugar Tree" (Chapin Hartford) – 3:08
- "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" (Carol Chase, Dave Gibson, Russell Smith) – 3:45
- "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial" (Tillis, DiPiero, Buckingham) – 3:12
- "Love Is Only Human" (Annette Cotter, Kim Tribble) – 3:38
- Duet vocals: Marty Roe of Diamond Rio
- "Rough and Tumble Heart" (Tillis, DiPiero, Sam Hogin) – 4:19
- "Let That Pony Run" (Gretchen Peters) – 3:30
- "Fine, Fine, Very Fine Love" (DiPiero, Jim Photoglo) – 3:12
- "We've Tried Everything Else" (Tillis, DiPiero, Steve Seskin) – 3:39
- "Homeward Looking Angel" (Tillis, DiPiero) – 4:57
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
- Eddie Bayers – drums (5, 7)
- Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (2)
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (1, 3, 6)
- Dennis Burnside – organ (2)
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar (4, 5, 7-10)
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar (except 2)
- Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals (8)
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar (4, 5, 7-10), lap steel guitar (4)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (8)
- John Hobbs – piano (4, 7-9)
- Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2), mandolin (2, 5, 7)
- John Jorgenson – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (1, 3)
- Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals (7)
- Paul Leim – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Anthony Martin – piano, synthesizer (5, 7), backing vocals (3)
- Gary Morse – steel guitar (10)
- Steve Nathan – piano (1, 3), organ (8, 10)
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar (2)
- Pam Rose – backing vocals (7)
- Blaine Sprouce – fiddle (1, 2, 3)
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals (1)
- Pam Tillis – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 9, 10)
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (except 2)
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (6)
- Lonnie Wilson – drums (2, 9)
- Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (4), electric 12-string guitar (10), tic tac bass (3), backing vocals (3)
Chart performance
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 23 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 82 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 11 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Homeward Looking Angel (Media notes). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1992. 07822-18649-2.
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