| Artist | Pam Tillis |
|---|---|
| Cover | PamTillisHomewardLookingAngel.jpg |
| Released | September 29, 1992 |
| Recorded | 1992 |
| Studio |
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| Genre | Country |
| Length | 36:38 |
| Label | Arista |
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| Prev year | 1991 |
| Next year | 1994 |
Homeward Looking Angel is the third studio album by American country music artist Pam Tillis. The album was a No. 23 album on the Billboard charts. This album produced four singles for Tillis on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Top Five hits "Shake the Sugar Tree" (No. 3) and "Let That Pony Run" (No. 4), as well as the Top 20 hits "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial" (No. 11) and "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" (No. 16). The demo tape of "Shake the Sugar Tree", sung by Stephanie Bentley, was incorporated into Tillis's recording.
"We've Tried Everything Else" was also recorded by Canadian country artist Michelle Wright on her 1994 album The Reasons Why, while "Rough and Tumble Heart" was previously recorded by Highway 101 on their 1989 album Paint the Town. The album has been certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S.
Critical reception
USA Today wrote that "Tillis has a strong, flexible voice and virtuosity in country, R&B and rock."[2]
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[3]
- Pam Tillis – lead vocals, backing vocals (2–4, 9, 10)
- Steve Nathan – piano (1, 3), organ (8, 10)
- Dennis Burnside – organ (2)
- Anthony Martin – piano (2), backing vocals (3), synthesizers (5, 7)
- John Hobbs – piano (4, 5, 7–9)
- John Jorgenson – electric guitar (1, 3), acoustic guitar (6)
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (1, 3–10)
- Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, tic tac bass (3), backing vocals (3), electric guitar (4), electric 12-string guitar (10)
- Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2), mandolin (2, 5, 7)
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar (4, 5, 7–10)
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (1, 3, 6)
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar (4, 5, 7–10), lap steel guitar (4)
- Gary Morse – steel guitar (10)
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar (1, 3–10)
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar (2)
- Paul Leim – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Lonnie Wilson – drums (2, 9)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (5, 7)
- Blaine Sprouce – fiddle (1–3, 6)
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals (1)
- Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (2)
- Marty Roe – duet vocals (5)
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (6, 9)
- Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals (7)
- Pam Rose – backing vocals (7)
- Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals (8)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (8)
Production
- Paul Worley – producer
- Ed Seay – producer, recording, mixing, recording (piano, acoustic guitar, fiddle & BGVs on 2)
- Anthony Martin – associate producer, second engineer
- Ernie Winfrey – recording (organ, guitars, mandolin, bass, drums & BGVs on 2)
- Clarke Schleicher – additional recording
- Carlos Grier – digital editing, mastering
- Don Cobb – mastering
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Ramona Simmons – project administrator
- Maude Gilman – art direction
- Peter Nash – photography
- Mary Beth Felts – make-up
- Linda DeMith – hair stylist
Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 82 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 11 |