''Rhinestone'' is the soundtrack album from the 1984 film of the same name starring

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and

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. It was released on June 18, 1984, by

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. The album was produced by

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and Parton. It peaked at number 22 on the ''

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chart and number 135 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The Dolly Parton-composed soundtrack produced two top ten singles on the ''Billboard''

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chart: "Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "God Won't Get You", which peaked at numbers one and ten, respectively.

Background

Parton stated in her 1994 autobiography, ''My Life and Other Unfinished Business'', that she regards the soundtrack album as some of the best work she's done, though the film was largely regarded as a critical and commercial flop. She also cites "What a Heartache" as a personal favorite of all the songs she has written. She has since re-recorded twice. The first time was on the 1991 album ''

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'' and again on the 2002 album ''

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''.

Release and promotion

The album was released June 18, 1984 on CD, cassette, 8-track, and LP.

Singles

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" was released as the album's first single in May 1984. It peaked at number one on both the ''

chart and the Canadian '' RPM'' Country Singles chart. "God Won't Get You", was released in August 1984 and peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and number eight on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Singles chart. "Goin' Back to Heaven" was released in October 1984 as the fourth single and it did not chart. "What a Heartache" was released as a single in the Netherlands in 1984 and did not chart.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 54 on the ''

chart dated July 28, 1984. It peaked at number 32 on the chart dated September 8, its seventh week on the chart. The album charted for a total of 17 weeks. It also peaked at number 135 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Reissues

''Rhinestone'' was released digitally for the first time on December 4, 2015.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. Performance *

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– drums *Dennis Belfield – bass *John Bidasio – steel guitar *Rusty Buchanan – lead vocals *Richard Dennison – background vocals *Linda Dillard – background vocals *John Goux – guitars * David Lindley – fiddle *

Tommy Morgan Thomas Morgan Edwards (December 4, 1932 – June 23, 2022) was an American harmonicist and session musician, who had been active since the 1950s. He was considered one of the most heard harmonica players in the world, playing in over 500 fea ...

– harmonica *

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– piano *Willie Ornelas – drums *Dolly Parton – lead vocals * Floyd Parton – lead vocals *

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– lead vocals, background vocals *

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– lead vocals *

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– guitars, banjo, background vocals *Pete Robinson – synthesizers *

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– background vocals *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

– bass *

– lead vocals * Ian Underwood – synthesizers *Kim Vassy – lead vocals *

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– guitars Production *Dolly Parton – producer *Doug Parry – recording, mixing *

– producer, arrangements *Ray Sheibley – second engineer Other personnel *Tim Bryant – art direction, art design * Steve Shapiro – photography

Charts

Notes

References

* Parton, Dolly, 1994. ''My Life and Other Unfinished Business''. HarperCollins Press, New York.

External links

Rhinestone Soundtrack at Dolly Parton On-Line
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