Homeward Looking Angel is the third studio album by 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.
| Homeward Looking Angel | ||||
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| Released | September 29, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Paul Worley, Ed Seay[1] | |||
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| Singles from Homeward Looking Angel | ||||
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"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.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| USA Today | [3] |
USA Today wrote that "Tillis has a strong, flexible voice and virtuosity in country, R&B and rock."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Gone Is Goodbye" | Pam Tillis, Bob DiPiero, Jan Buckingham | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Shake the Sugar Tree" | Chapin Hartford | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" | Carol Chase, Dave Gibson, Russell Smith | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial" | Tillis, DiPiero, Buckingham | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Love Is Only Human" (duet with Marty Roe of Diamond Rio) | Annette Cotter, Kim Tribble | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Rough and Tumble Heart" | Tillis, DiPiero, Sam Hogin | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Let That Pony Run" | Gretchen Peters | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Fine, Fine, Very Fine Love" | DiPiero, Jim Photoglo | 3:12 |
| 9. | "We've Tried Everything Else" | Tillis, DiPiero, Steve Seskin | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Homeward Looking Angel" | Tillis, DiPiero | 4:57 |
Personnel
editCompiled from liner notes.[4]
- 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
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 82 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 11 |
References
edit- ^ "Homeward Looking Angel by Pam Tillis". Billboard. 104 (40): 56. Oct 3, 1992.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ a b Zimmerman, David (13 Oct 1992). "Nashville's gems among rhinestones". USA Today. p. 7D.
- ^ Homeward Looking Angel (Media notes). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1992. 07822-18649-2.
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