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Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 18 |
Singles
In anticipation of the album, in April 1989 the lead single, "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" was released. It was a #1 Country single, and was given a music video.After the album showed to be doing well, in July 1989 the second single, "Yellow Roses" was released, also becoming a #1 Country single.
October 1989 saw the third single, "He's Alive" being released. An accompanying video was released, consisting of footage of Parton's performance of the song on the CMA Awards show, earlier that month. It was a cover of Don Francisco
Don Francisco (Christian musician)
Don Francisco is an independent American singer, songwriter, and musician, specialising in the field of contemporary Christian music. He has won two Dove awards, 1980 song of the year , and 1980 Songwriter of the year....
's song of the same name. The single peaked at # 39.
In February 1990 she released the fourth single, "Time For Me to Fly", a cover of REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
's song of the same name. Like its immediate predacessor, the single also peaked at #39.
In May 1990 the fifth single, the title track, was released, also without promotion as by this point she was recording a holiday album, Home for Christmas
Home for Christmas (Dolly Parton album)
Home for Christmas is the second holiday album by singer/songwriter Dolly Parton. Unlike her 1984 duet holiday album Once Upon a Christmas with Kenny Rogers, which included a number of original songs, Home for Christmas relied heavily on classic holiday favorites. Its release was accompanied by an...
. It reached #29 on the country singles charts.
A sixth single, "Take Me Back to the Country", was released that same year, but is rarely known, and it was the final bit of promotion for this album. The single did not chart.
Production
- Produced By Ricky Skaggs
- Engineered By Tom Harding, Scott Hendricks, Pat Hutchinson, Doug Johnson, George MassenburgGeorge MassenburgGeorge Y. Massenburg is a recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for his 1972 paper on the parametric equalizer.-Background:...
, Mike Poole & Ed Seay - Assistant Engineers: Jeff Giedt, Rodney Good, Brad Jones
- Mixing: Doug Johnson
- Mastering: Denny Purcell
Personnel
- Drums: Eddie Bayers
- Percussion: Farrell Morris, Ricky SkaggsRicky SkaggsRickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
- Bass: Mike Brignardello, Craig Nelson
- Keyboards, Piano, DX-7: Barry BeckettBarry BeckettBarry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
, David HuntsingerDavid HuntsingerDavid Huntsinger is a pianist, composer, songwriter, and arranger who moved from his native California to Nashville, TN, in 1976 and played for the Rambos. He co-wrote the song, Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome, with Dottie Rambo, as well as the children’s musical, Down By The Creek Bank. In 1979 he...
, John Barlow Jarvis - Guitars: Mark Casstevens, Steve Gibson, Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
, Albert LeeAlbert LeeAlbert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...
, Mac McAnallyMac McAnallyLyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts...
, Ricky Skaggs, Reggie Young - Fiddle: Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
, Ricky Skaggs - Pedabro: Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
- SteelSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
: Terry Crisp, Lloyd Green, John Hughey, Paul Franklin - Banjo: Béla FleckBéla FleckBéla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...
- Mandolin: Ricky Skaggs
- Cello: Bob Mason
- Accordion: Jo-El SonnierJo-El SonnierJo-El Sonnier is an American singer-songwriter and accordionist who performs country music and Cajun music. Originally signed to Mercury Nashville Records, Sonnier charted several minor singles on the Billboard country charts in the late 1970s...
- Strings: Nashville String MachineNashville String MachineNashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians and has been credited on recordings as far back as 1974. The Nashville String Machine's composition varies from project to project. It has appeared as large as an orchestra, or as small as a duo.-Notable members:Being a...
- String Arrangements By D. Bergen White