| What a Woman Wants to Hear | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 15, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:05 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
| Dawn Sears chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [1] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
What a Woman Wants to Hear is the debut album of American country music singer Dawn Sears. It was released in 1991 via Warner Bros. Records. The tracks "Till You Come Back to Me" and "Good Goodbye" were released as singles.
Giving it a "B+", Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly praised Sears' "emotive" voice, comparing her favorably to Reba McEntire and Shelby Lynne. She also wrote that the album contained a "solid repertoire". [1]
Michael McCall of AllMusic writes, "Her powerful debut, produced by Barry Beckett, it reveals her ability with a forceful country rocker ("Good Goodbye") as well as a touching ballad ("Till You Come Back to Me.")" [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What a Woman Wants to Hear" |
| 3:56 |
| 2. | "Half as Much" | Curley Williams | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Tell Me I'm Crazy" | 3:35 | |
| 4. | "Old-Fashioned Broken Heart" |
| 3:43 |
| 5. | "Good Goodbye" |
| 2:50 |
| 6. | "He's in Dallas" |
| 3:07 |
| 7. | "No More Tears" |
| 2:41 |
| 8. | "Till You Come Back to Me" |
| 2:35 |
| 9. | "Could Be the Mississippi" |
| 4:14 |
| 10. | "Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces)" | Harlan Howard | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 33:05 | ||
Compiled from liner notes. [3]
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