| Heartbreaker | ||||
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| Studio album by Dolly Parton | ||||
| Released | August 12, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Los Angeles, February - April 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 32:02 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Gary Klein | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C[2] |
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Heartbreaker is the 20th solo studio album by Dolly Parton, released on August 12, 1978. Released following the huge pop crossover success of Here You Come Again, Heartbreaker was designed as an even more direct aim at the pop charts, with several of its songs verging on disco. The title song, a ballad written by Carole Bayer Sager, topped the U.S. country charts, and became Parton's third top-forty pop hit, while the follow-up single was the double-A-sided "Baby I'm Burning"/"I Really Got the Feeling", with "Baby I'm Burnin'" targeted for pop airplay, and "I Really Got the Feeling" for country. The formula (which had previously worked for Here You Come Again's double-A-sided "Two Doors Down"/"It's All Wrong, but It's All Right") was successful again, with the single reaching #1 on the country charts, and #25 on the pop charts.
Disco remix singles of two of the album's songs, "Baby I'm Burning" and "I Wanna Fall in Love"were also released and received significant airplay in clubs and discos at the time.
The album cover, depicting Parton in a series of surreal, dream-like images, was designed by graphic artist Ed Caraeff, who'd also designed the cover art for Here You Come Again.
The album stayed at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for nine consecutive weeks. It ended up being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3]
Contents |
All songs written and composed by Dolly Parton except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Really Got the Feeling" | Billy Vera | 3:09 |
| 2. | "It's Too Late to Love Me Now" | Rory Bourke, Gene Dobbins, Johnny Wilson | 3:02 |
| 3. | "We're Through Forever ('til Tomorrow)" (with Richard Dennison) | Blaise Tosti | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Sure Thing" | 3:33 | |
| 5. | "With You Gone" | 3:07 | |
| 6. | "Baby I'm Burning" | 2:37 | |
| 7. | "Nickles and Dimes" | Dolly Parton, Floyd Parton | 3:24 |
| 8. | "The Man" | 3:16 | |
| 9. | "Heartbreaker" | Carole Bayer Sager, David Wolfert | 3:35 |
| 10. | "I Wanna Fall in Love" | 2:26 |
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 27 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 20 |
| Preceded by Love or Something Like It by Kenny Rogers |
Top Country Albums number-one album September 9-November 4, 1978 |
Succeeded by I've Always Been Crazy by Waylon Jennings |