I Was Blown Away

"I Was Blown Away"
"I Was Blown Away"
Single by Pam Tillis
from the album Sweetheart's Dance
B-side	"Calico Plains"
Released	March 11, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	2:45
Label	Arista
Songwriter	Layng Martine Jr.
Producers	Pam Tillis, Steve Fishell
Pam Tillis singles chronology

Last updated January 20, 2026

"I Was Blown Away" is a song written by Layng Martine Jr. and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in March 1995 as the fourth single from her album Sweetheart's Dance . The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Content

Tillis withdrew the song after receiving letters from families of victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.^[2]

Critical reception

An uncredited review in Billboard stated that "she sings her heart out, but not even she can hold up this cliché‑ridden song."^[3]

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[4]

Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
Paul Franklin — steel guitar
Rob Hajacos — fiddle
Brent Mason — electric guitar
Terry McMillan — harmonica
Steve Nathan — piano
Suzi Ragsdale — background vocals
Pam Tillis — lead vocals, background vocals
Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
Lonnie Wilson — drums

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM )^[5]	20
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[6]	16

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 348.
↑ "Arts beat". The Dallas Morning News . 27 April 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
↑ "Reviews". Billboard . 4 March 1995. p. 67.
↑ Sweetheart's Dance (CD booklet). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1994. 18758.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9017". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
↑ "Pam Tillis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard .

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 348.

[2] "Arts beat". The Dallas Morning News . 27 April 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[3] "Reviews". Billboard . 4 March 1995. p. 67.

[4] Sweetheart's Dance (CD booklet). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1994. 18758.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Canadacountry_-5] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9017". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Pam_Tillis-6] "Pam Tillis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard .

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Discography
Studio albums	Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey Put Yourself in My Place Homeward Looking Angel Sweetheart's Dance All of This Love Every Time Thunder & Roses It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis RhineStoned Just in Time for Christmas Dos Divas
Compilation albums	Collection Greatest Hits
Singles	"One of Those Things" "Those Memories of You" "Don't Tell Me What to Do" "Put Yourself in My Place" "Maybe It Was Memphis" "Blue Rose Is" "Shake the Sugar Tree" "Let That Pony Run" "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial" "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" "Spilled Perfume" "When You Walk in the Room" "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" "I Was Blown Away" "In Between Dances" "Deep Down" "The River and the Highway" "It's Lonely Out There" "All the Good Ones Are Gone" "Land of the Living" "I Said a Prayer" "Every Time" "Please"
Other songs	"Ancient History" "Five Minutes" "Someone Else's Trouble Now"
See also	Mel Tillis Bob DiPiero