Dolly Parton found increasing success in the late '70s, and Heartbreaker showcases her increasing confidence beautifully.
In 1978 Parton was the winner of the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award, probably due in part to Heartbreaker's rise to number one on the country charts and its two number one singles ("I Really Got the Feeling" and the title track).
While the clean country-pop is a step away from her much rootsier previous albums, it is the natural progression toward her 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs pop crossover success in the years to come.
Unfortunately with this BMG Special Products release, the liner notes are nonexistent (Parton's duet partner, Richard Dennison, on "We're Through Forever ('Til Tomorrow)" goes completely uncredited) and the disco remixes of "Baby I'm Burning" and "I Wanna Fall in Love" (which were two of the year's biggest club hits) would've been terrific bonus cuts, but they are nowhere to be found.
Still, it's great to have Heartbreaker back in print, no matter the shortcomings of the packaging.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Really Got the FeelingBilly Vera | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | It's Too Late to Love Me NowBobby Braddock, Curly Putman | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | We're Through Forever ('Til Tomorrow)Blaise Tosti | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Sure ThingDolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | With You GoneDolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Baby I'm Burnin'Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Nickels and DimesDolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The ManDolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | HeartbreakerCarole Bayer Sager, David Wolfert | Dolly Parton | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | I Wanna Fall in LoveDolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 mins | 73 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Ball | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Jeff Baxter | Guitar (Synthesizer) |
| 3 | Harry Bluestone | Concert Master |
| 4 | Bobby Braddock | Composer |
| 5 | Paulinho Da Costa | Congas |
| 6 | Frank DeCaro | Coordination |
| 7 | Nick DeCaro | Arranger |
| 8 | Richard Dennison | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Mandana Eidgah | Product Manager |
| 10 | Elliott Federman | Mastering |
| 11 | Robyn Flans | Liner Notes |
| 12 | David Foster | Piano |
| 13 | Linda Gerrity | Production Coordination |
| 14 | Jim Gilstrap | Vocal Coach, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Don Henderson | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Jerry Hey | Horn Arrangements |
| 17 | Jeremy Holiday | Production Coordination |
| 18 | David Hungate | Bass |
| 19 | Augie Johnson | Vocals (Background) |
| 20 | Charles Koppelman | Executive Producer |
| 21 | Myrna Matthews | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Michael Omartian | Piano |
| 23 | David Paich | Piano |
| 24 | Dean Parks | Guitar |
| 25 | Dolly Parton | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Coach, Vocals |
| 26 | Gregg Perry | Arranger, Piano, Vocal Coach |
| 27 | Curly Putman | Composer |
| 28 | Mike Ragogna | Reissue Producer |
| 29 | Mac Rebennack | Piano |
| 30 | William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. | Trombone |
| 31 | David Richman | Redesign |
| 32 | Carole Bayer Sager | Composer |
| 33 | Stephanie Spruill | Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Armin Steiner | Engineer, Remixing |
| 35 | Tom Tierney | Editorial Assistant |
| 36 | Blaise Tosti | Composer |
| 37 | Linda Tyler | Assistant Engineer |
| 38 | Billy Vera | Composer |
| 39 | Angela Winbush | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | David Wolfert | Arranger, Composer, Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |