''Slow Dancing with the Moon'' is the thirty-second solo studio album by American entertainer
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...
. It was released on February 23, 1993. The album features a number of famous guest artists, including
Collin Raye
Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Collin Raye, and previously as Bubba Wray. Under the latter name, he recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made ...
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reac ...
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Tanya Tucker
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Maura O'Connell
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O'Connell was born in Ennis, the main to ...
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Billy Dean
William Harold Dean Jr. (born April 2, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
He first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition ''Star Search''. Active as a recording artist since 1990, h ...
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Pam Tillis
Pamela Yvonne Tillis (born July 24, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis and ex-wife of songwriter Bob DiPiero. Tillis recorded unsuccessful ...
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Marty Stuart and
Billy Ray Cyrus
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. The album released three singles, "
Romeo
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" (top 30), "More Where That Came From" (which didn't make the top 40), and "Full Circle" (which didn't chart). Despite the singles' lackluster chart performance, however, the album itself was well-received critically, and reached number 4 on the U.S. country albums charts – where it spent 35 weeks – and number 16 on the pop albums charts. It ended up being certified Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America.
Composed mostly of Parton's own songs, the album also contained a cover of
Jackie DeShannon
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's "Put a Little Love in Your Heart".
The song "More Where That Came From" appeared in a 1993 episode of ''
Beavis and Butt-Head'' and was used in a 2008 commercial for
Target
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The song "What Will Baby Be" was a re-recorded version of her 1973 song however the original version was not released until her ''Dolly'' box set album in 2009.
In 2009,
Sony Music
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reissued ''Slow Dancing with the Moon'' in a triple-feature CD set with ''
Eagle When She Flies'' and ''
White Limozeen
''White Limozeen'' is the twenty-ninth solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on May 30, 1989, by Columbia Records. The album returned the performer to the country music fold, after the critical and commercial fa ...
''.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
Slow Dancing With The Moonat dollyon-line.com
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1993 albums
Dolly Parton albums
Columbia Records albums
Albums produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)