Heartbreaker (Dolly Parton album)

Heartbreaker is the twentieth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on July 17, 1978, by RCA Victor. 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 Burnin'"/"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.

Heartbreaker
Studio album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedJuly 17, 1978
RecordedMarch 7–10, 1978
StudioSound Labs (Los Angeles)
GenreCountry, pop
Length32:02
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerGary Klein
Dolly Parton chronology
Here You Come Again
(1977)		 Heartbreaker
(1978)		 Great Balls of Fire
(1979)
Singles from Heartbreaker
  1. "Heartbreaker"
    Released: July 24, 1978
  2. "It's Too Late to Love Me Now"
    Released: 1978
  3. "Baby I'm Burnin'"
    Released: November 6, 1978
  4. "I Really Got the Feeling"
    Released: November 6, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

Disco remix singles of two of the album's songs, "Baby I'm Burnin'" and "I Wanna Fall in Love" were also released and received significant airplay in clubs and discos at the time.

The album cover, a gatefold design 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 went on to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3]

The song "Nickels and Dimes" was later covered by Nana Mouskouri on her Roses Love Sunshine album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dolly Parton, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."I Really Got the Feeling"Billy VeraMarch 7, 19783:09
2."It's Too Late to Love Me Now"
  • Rory Bourke
  • Gene Dobbins
  • Johnny Wilson
March 9, 19783:02
3."We're Through Forever ('Til Tomorrow)" (with Richard Dennison)Blaise TostiMarch 8, 19783:51
4."Sure Thing" March 9, 19783:33
5."With You Gone" March 10, 19783:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Baby I'm Burnin'" March 8, 19782:37
2."Nickels and Dimes"
  • Dolly Parton
  • Floyd Parton
March 7, 19783:24
3."The Man" March 10, 19783:16
4."Heartbreaker"
March 7, 19783:35
5."I Wanna Fall in Love" March 8, 19782:26

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (1978) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 27
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 67
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums 20

References
  1. Heartbreaker at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Heartbreaker". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 230. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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