Slow Dancing with the Moon

Slow Dancing with the Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1993
Recordedc. October 1992
GenreCountry
Length40:23
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerSteve Buckingham, Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton chronology
Straight Talk
(1992)
Slow Dancing with the Moon
(1993)
Honky Tonk Angels
(1993)
Singles from Slow Dancing with the Moon
  1. "Romeo"
    Released: January 25, 1993
  2. "More Where That Came From"
    Released: April 19, 1993
  3. "Full Circle"
    Released: June 21, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Music Week[4]

Slow Dancing with the Moon is the thirty-second solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on February 23, 1993. The album features a number of famous guest artists, including Collin Raye, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea, Tanya Tucker, Maura O'Connell, Billy Dean, Pam Tillis, Marty Stuart and Billy Ray Cyrus. The album released three singles, "Romeo" (top 30), "More Where That Came From" (which did not make the top 40), and "Full Circle" (which did not 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.

[5] Composed mostly of Parton's own songs, the album also contained a cover of Jackie DeShannon'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.

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 reissued Slow Dancing with the Moon in a triple-feature CD set with Eagle When She Flies and White Limozeen.

  1. ^ Slow Dancing with the Moon at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 372". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference larkin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Faux, Karen (February 20, 1993). "Market Preview: Country" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Slow Dancing with the Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.