''Timeless'' is the fourth solo studio album by Canadian

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singer

Dallas Smith Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo country music artist and as lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to Big Loud Records. Smith is the curr ...

, and was released through

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on August 28, 2020.

Background

Smith told ''Parton and Pearl'' after releasing '' The Fall'', "I honestly just looked at that chunk of music as something individually". He then began to work on a second EP when he "got a sense of the record taking shape". Smith said "As far as a record and listening to it front to back I knew what was missing and how I wanted this chapter to be represented". While Smith recorded the vocals of the previously-released tracks in

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with longtime producer

Joey Moi Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Ow ...

, restrictions due to the

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forced Smith to record vocals for the rest of the album at his home in Langley, British Columbia. Smith said he hoped to release "timeless country music" in "uncertain times".

Content

The album contains twelve songs in total and includes all six songs from his previously released,

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-nominated extended play, '' The Fall''. Five singles: " Make 'Em Like You", "

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", " Drop", " Timeless", and " Like a Man" were released prior to the album and each one reached number one on the ''

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chart, breaking a record that Smith previously set for most number ones on a Canadian country album with his third album, ''

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''. The album features collaborations with fellow Canadian country artists

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and

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as well as American

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artist Hardy. The latter collaboration, " Some Things Never Change" was sent to country radio as the sixth single off the album, and would extend Smith's record to six number one singles from the same album.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the CD booklet. *Steve Marc Antonio - recording *Case Arnold - background vocals *Jeff Balding - recording *

- featured vocals on "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone" *Tyler Chiarelli - electric guitar * Dave Cohen - production, keys, programming *Scott Cooke - editing *Kris Donegan - electric guitar *Matt Dragstrem - programming * Paul Franklin -

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* David Garcia - production, programming *Ally Gecewitz - studio assistance, editing * Hardy - featured vocals on "Some Things Never Change", background vocals *Wes Hightower - background vocals *Mark Hill -

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*Mark Holman - programming *Chris Hornbuckle - photography *Annette Kirk - art design *Tori Johnson - art direction *

- production, background vocals, programming *Andrew Mendelson - mastering *Luke Mosley - keys *Eivind Norland - editing, mixing *Justin Ostrander - electric guitar *

- featured vocals on "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone" *Jerry Roe - drums, percussion *Justin Schipper -

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, steel guitar *Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar *

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- bass guitar *

- lead vocals, background vocals *

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- acoustic guitar, banjo,

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*Derek Wells - electric guitar *

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- drums, percussion

Chart performance

Album

Singles

Certifications

Awards and nominations

Release history

References

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