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Timeless (Dallas Smith album)

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Timeless
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020[1]
Recorded2018–2020
GenreCountry
Length38:11
Label
Producer
Dallas Smith chronology
The Fall
(2019)
Timeless
(2020)
Dallas Smith
(2023)
Singles from Timeless
  1. "Make 'Em Like You"
    Released: July 20, 2018
  2. "Rhinestone World"
    Released: November 23, 2018
  3. "Drop"
    Released: May 1, 2019
  4. "Timeless"
    Released: October 15, 2019
  5. "Like a Man"
    Released: April 1, 2020
  6. "Some Things Never Change"
    Released: September 24, 2020

Timeless is the fourth solo studio album by Canadian country singer Dallas Smith, and was released through 604 Records on August 28, 2020.[1][2]

Background

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Smith told Parton and Pearl after releasing The Fall, "I honestly just looked at that chunk of music as something individually". He then began to work on a second EP when he "got a sense of the record taking shape". Smith said "As far as a record and listening to it front to back I knew what was missing and how I wanted this chapter to be represented".[2]

While Smith recorded the vocals of the previously-released tracks in Nashville, Tennessee with longtime producer Joey Moi, restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced Smith to record vocals for the rest of the album at his home in Langley, British Columbia.[2] Smith said he hoped to release "timeless country music" in "uncertain times".[3]

Content

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The album contains twelve songs in total and includes all six songs from his previously released, Juno Award-nominated extended play, The Fall.[1][4] Five singles: "Make 'Em Like You",[5] "Rhinestone World",[6][7] "Drop",[8] "Timeless",[9] and "Like a Man"[10] were released prior to the album and each one reached number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart, breaking a record that Smith previously set for most number ones on a Canadian country album with his third album, Side Effects.[11] The album features collaborations with fellow Canadian country artists Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter as well as American country rock artist Hardy.[4] The latter collaboration, "Some Things Never Change" was sent to country radio as the sixth single off the album,[12] and would extend Smith's record to six number one singles from the same album.[13]

Track listing

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Timeless track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drop"3:23
2."Timeless"2:49
3."Some Things Never Change" (featuring Hardy)
2:51
4."Don't Need the Whiskey"
2:55
5."Like a Man"
3:08
6."Damn Sun"
3:34
7."Make 'Em Like You"
3:05
8."Rhinestone World"
3:24
9."The Fall"
3:42
10."Bars"3:06
11."Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone" (featuring Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter)
  • Thompson
  • Dragstrem
  • Clawson
3:08
12."People I've Known"
3:06
Total length:38:11

Personnel

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Adapted from the CD booklet.[14]

  • Steve Marc Antonio – recording
  • Case Arnold – background vocals
  • Jeff Balding – recording
  • Dean Brody – featured vocals on "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone"
  • Tyler Chiarelli – electric guitar
  • Dave Cohen – production, keys, programming
  • Scott Cooke – editing
  • Kris Donegan – electric guitar
  • Matt Dragstrem – programming
  • Paul Franklinsteel guitar
  • David Garcia – production, programming
  • Ally Gecewitz – studio assistance, editing
  • Hardy – featured vocals on "Some Things Never Change", background vocals
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Mark Hill – bass guitar
  • Mark Holman – programming
  • Chris Hornbuckle – photography
  • Annette Kirk – art design
  • Tori Johnson – art direction
  • Joey Moi – production, background vocals, programming
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Luke Mosley – keys
  • Eivind Norland – editing, mixing
  • Justin Ostrander – electric guitar
  • MacKenzie Porter – featured vocals on "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone"
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Justin Schipper – banjo, dobro, steel guitar
  • Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Dallas Smith – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, resonator guitar
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar
  • Nir Z – drums, percussion

Chart performance

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Album

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Chart performance for Timeless
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 58

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart
positions
Certifications
CAN Country
[13]
CAN
[16]
2018 "Make 'Em Like You" 1
"Rhinestone World" 1
2019 "Drop" 1 77
"Timeless" 1 93
2020 "Like a Man" 1 60
"Some Things Never Change"
(featuring Hardy)
1 55

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2020 Canadian Country Music Awards Single of the Year "Drop" Nominated [19]
2021 Juno Awards of 2021 Country Album of the Year Timeless Nominated [20]
Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the Year Timeless Nominated [21]
[22]
Single of the Year "Like a Man" Won

Release history

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Release formats for Timeless
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 28, 2020 Digital download 604 [23]
Streaming
CD
December 18, 2020 Vinyl

References

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  1. ^ a b c Colley, Katie (August 6, 2020). "Dallas Smith Announces New Album 'Timeless', Reveals Tracklisting". ET Canada. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c MacNeil, Jason (August 26, 2020). "Dallas Smith Hopes To Deliver Timeless Country In Uncertain Times". Parton & Pearl.
  3. ^ Uytdewilligen, Ryan (August 29, 2020). "Langley country artist Dallas Smith releases fourth album, Timeless". Aldergrove Star. Black Press Media.
  4. ^ a b Kennedy, John R. (6 August 2020). "Dallas Smith Shares New Album Details". iHeartRadio.ca.
  5. ^ "Listen to Dallas Smith's New Single "Make 'Em Like You"". Front Porch Music. 26 July 2018.
  6. ^ Kennedy, John R. (23 November 2018). "LISTEN: Dallas Smith Debuts 'Rhinestone World'". iHeart Radio.ca.
  7. ^ "Dallas Smith – Rhinestone World". Daily Play MPE. May 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Dallas Smith drops eighth No. 1 single". BC Local News. September 4, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  9. ^ Colley, Katie (January 8, 2020). "Dallas Smith Debuts Black-And-White Music Video For New Single 'Timeless'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Kennedy, John R. (3 April 2020). "LISTEN: Dallas Smith Shares New Song 'Like A Man'". iHeartRadio.ca.
  11. ^ "VIDEO: Dallas Smith surpasses Shania Twain in most No. 1 singles from same album". Surrey Now-Leader. January 22, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  12. ^ Mitz, Roman (September 28, 2020). "Dallas Smith – Country Music Awards Continue To 'Drop'". The Music Express. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Dallas Smith Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  14. ^ Timeless (CD booklet). Dallas Smith. 604 Records / Fontana North. 2020. 25396 12411.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Dallas Smith Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Dallas Smith Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d "Canadian certifications – Dallas Smith". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Dallas Smith – Timeless". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  19. ^ "2020 CCMA Awards: The complete country music winners list". Global News. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  20. ^ Gordon, Holly (June 5, 2021). "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music.
  21. ^ Kennedy, John R. (September 21, 2021). "The Reklaws Lead 2021 CCMA Awards Nominations". iHeartRadio.ca. Bell Media.
  22. ^ Samhan, Jamie (November 30, 2021). "2021 CCMA Awards winners list: Dallas Smith voted entertainer of the year". Global News.
  23. ^ "Timeless – Dallas Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2021.