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Slow Dancing with the Moon

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Slow Dancing with the Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1993
Recordedc. October 1992
GenreCountry
Length40:23
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerSteve Buckingham, Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton chronology
Straight Talk
(1992)
Slow Dancing with the Moon
(1993)
Honky Tonk Angels
(1993)
Singles from Slow Dancing with the Moon
  1. "Romeo"
    Released: January 25, 1993
  2. "More Where That Came From"
    Released: April 19, 1993
  3. "Full Circle"
    Released: June 21, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Music Week[4]

Slow Dancing with the Moon is the thirty-second solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on February 23, 1993. The album features a number of famous guest artists, including Collin Raye, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea, Tanya Tucker, Maura O'Connell, Billy Dean, Pam Tillis, Marty Stuart and Billy Ray Cyrus. The album released three singles, "Romeo" (top 30), "More Where That Came From" (which did not make the top 40), and "Full Circle" (which did not chart). Despite the singles' lackluster chart performance, however, the album itself was well-received critically, and reached number 4 on the U.S. country albums charts – where it spent 35 weeks – and number 16 on the pop albums charts. It ended up being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

[5] Composed mostly of Parton's own songs, the album also contained a cover of Jackie DeShannon's "Put a Little Love in Your Heart".

The song "More Where That Came From" appeared in a 1993 episode of Beavis and Butt-Head and was used in a 2008 commercial for Target.

The song "What Will Baby Be" was a re-recorded version of her 1973 song however the original version was not released until her Dolly box set album in 2009.

In 2009, Sony Music reissued Slow Dancing with the Moon in a triple-feature CD set with Eagle When She Flies and White Limozeen.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dolly Parton except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Full Circle"Dolly Parton, Mac Davis3:56
2."Romeo" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Pam Tillis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathy Mattea, and Tanya Tucker) 3:34
3."(You Got Me Over) A Heartache Tonight" (with Billy Dean)Dolly Parton, Larry Weiss3:04
4."What Will Baby Be" 3:24
5."More Where That Came From" 3:14
6."Put a Little Love in Your Heart"Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holliday, Randy Myers2:27
7."Why Can't We?"Chuck Cannon, Austin Cunningham, Allen Shamblin3:48
8."I'll Make Your Bed" 3:17
9."Whenever Forever Comes" (with Collin Raye) 3:26
10."Cross My Heart"Rachel Dennison, Frank Dycus, Randy Parton3:31
11."Slow Dancing with the Moon"Mac Davis3:28
12."High and Mighty" 3:09

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 16
Australia (ARIA Charts)[6] 137
Canadian RPM Country Albums 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 29

References

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  1. ^ Slow Dancing with the Moon at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 372". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Colin Larkin (2006). "Parton, Dolly". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 435–6. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  4. ^ Faux, Karen (February 20, 1993). "Market Preview: Country" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Slow Dancing with the Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ "Dolly Parton ARIA chart history, received April 29, 2019". ARIA. Retrieved April 1, 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top Country Albums – Year-End Charts (1993)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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