Homeward Looking Angel

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Homeward Looking Angel
PamTillisHomewardLookingAngel.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1992
Recorded1992
Studio
  • The Money Pit, Javelina Studios and The Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length36:38
Label Arista
Producer
Pam Tillis chronology
Put Yourself in My Place
(1991)
Homeward Looking Angel
(1992)
Sweetheart's Dance
(1994)
Singles from Homeward Looking Angel
  1. "Shake the Sugar Tree"
    Released: August 22, 1992
  2. "Let That Pony Run"
    Released: January 4, 1993
  3. "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial"
    Released: May 1, 1993
  4. "Do You Know Where Your Man Is"
    Released: August 28, 1993

Homeward Looking Angel is the third studio album by American country music artist Pam Tillis. The album was a #23 album on the Billboard charts. This album produced four singles for Tillis on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Top Five hits "Shake the Sugar Tree" (#3) and "Let That Pony Run" (#4), as well as the Top 20 hits "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial" (#11) and "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" (#16). The demo tape of "Shake the Sugar Tree", sung by Stephanie Bentley, was incorporated into Tillis's recording.

Contents

"We've Tried Everything Else" was also recorded by Canadian country artist Michelle Wright on her 1994 album The Reasons Why , while "Rough and Tumble Heart" was previously recorded by Highway 101 on their 1989 album Paint the Town . The album has been certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

USA Today wrote that "Tillis has a strong, flexible voice and virtuosity in country, R&B and rock." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Gone Is Goodbye" Pam Tillis, Bob DiPiero, Jan Buckingham3:16
2."Shake the Sugar Tree"Chapin Hartford3:08
3."Do You Know Where Your Man Is"Carol Chase, Dave Gibson, Russell Smith 3:45
4."Cleopatra, Queen of Denial"Tillis, DiPiero, Buckingham3:12
5."Love Is Only Human" (duet with Marty Roe of Diamond Rio)Annette Cotter, Kim Tribble 3:38
6."Rough and Tumble Heart"Tillis, DiPiero, Sam Hogin 4:19
7."Let That Pony Run" Gretchen Peters 3:30
8."Fine, Fine, Very Fine Love"DiPiero, Jim Photoglo 3:12
9."We've Tried Everything Else"Tillis, DiPiero, Steve Seskin 3:39
10."Homeward Looking Angel"Tillis, DiPiero4:57

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. [4]

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums23
U.S. Billboard 20082
Canadian RPM Country Albums11

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References

  1. "Homeward Looking Angel by Pam Tillis". Billboard. 104 (40): 56. Oct 3, 1992.
  2. AllMusic review
  3. 1 2 Zimmerman, David (13 Oct 1992). "Nashville's gems among rhinestones". USA Today. p. 7D.
  4. Homeward Looking Angel (Media notes). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1992. 07822-18649-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)