Drifter (Sylvia album)
Drifter is the debut album by country music singer Sylvia. It features the top ten singles "Heart on the Mend", "Tumbleweed", "It Don't Hurt to Dream", "The Matador", and the number-one single, "Drifter".[1] The album reached No. 10[2] on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Tom Collins | |||
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It offers a traditional country feel, using fiddles and steel guitars.
Track listing
Side one
- "Drifter" (Don Pfrimmer, Archie Jordan) — 2:25
- "Tumbleweed" (Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan) — 3:11
- "I'm Going with Him" (Fleming, Morgan) — 3:19
- "It Don't Hurt to Dream" (Charles Quillen, D. Pate, J. Pate) — 2:39
- "The Matador" (Bob Morris, Pfrimmer) — 3:15
Side two
- "Whippoorwill" (Morgan, Fleming) — 3:23
- "Heart on the Mend" (Fleming, Morgan) — 3:04
- "Cry Baby Cry" (Fleming, Morgan) — 2:39
- "Missin' You" (Fleming, Morgan) — 2:41
- "Rainbow Rider" (Klang) — 2:52
Personnel
- Acoustic guitar: Jimmy Capps, Dennis Morgan, Dale Sellers, Paul Worley
- Background ocals: Jim Glaser, The Jordanaires, Louis Dean Nunley, The Lea Jane Singers, Gordon Stoker, Hurshel Winginton
- Bass guitar: Mike Leech
- Drums: Gene Christman, Larrie Londin, Buster Phillips
- Electric guitar: Bruce Dees, Fred Newell, Brent Rowan, Billy Sanford
- Fiddle: Tommy Williams
- Lead vocals: Sylvia
- Piano: David Briggs, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Ogdin
- Steel guitar: John Hughey
- Strings: The Sheldon Kurland Strings (tracks 1,3,4,5,10)
- String arranger: D. Bergen White
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 139 |
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References
- "Hot Country Songs - Drifter". Billboard. 3 April 1981. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "Top Country Albums - Drifter". Billboard. 3 July 1981. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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