Timeless (Dallas Smith album)
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Released | August 28, 2020[1] | |||
Recorded | 2018–2020 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 38:11 | |||
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Timeless is the fourth solo studio album by Canadian country singer Dallas Smith, and was released through 604 Records on August 28, 2020.[1][2]
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".[2]
While Smith recorded the vocals of the previously-released tracks in Nashville, Tennessee with longtime producer Joey Moi, restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced Smith to record vocals for the rest of the album at his home in Langley, British Columbia.[2] Smith said he hoped to release "timeless country music" in "uncertain times".[3]
Content
The album contains twelve songs in total and includes all six songs from his previously released, Juno Award-nominated extended play, The Fall.[1][4] Five singles: "Make 'Em Like You",[5] "Rhinestone World",[6][7] "Drop",[8] "Timeless",[9] and "Like a Man"[10] were released prior to the album and each one reached number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart, breaking a record that Smith previously set for most number ones on a Canadian country album with his third album, Side Effects.[11] The album features collaborations with fellow Canadian country artists Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter as well as American country rock artist Hardy.[4] The latter collaboration, "Some Things Never Change" was sent to country radio as the sixth single off the album,[12] and would extend Smith's record to six number one singles from the same album.[13]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Drop" |
| 3:23 |
2. | "Timeless" |
| 2:49 |
3. | "Some Things Never Change" (featuring Hardy) |
| 2:51 |
4. | "Don't Need the Whiskey" |
| 2:55 |
5. | "Like a Man" |
| 3:08 |
6. | "Damn Sun" |
| 3:34 |
7. | "Make 'Em Like You" |
| 3:05 |
8. | "Rhinestone World" |
| 3:24 |
9. | "The Fall" |
| 3:42 |
10. | "Bars" |
| 3:06 |
11. | "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone" (featuring Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter) |
| 3:08 |
12. | "People I've Known" |
| 3:06 |
Total length: | 38:11 |
Personnel
Adapted from the CD booklet.[14]
- Steve Marc Antonio – recording
- Case Arnold – background vocals
- Jeff Balding – recording
- Dean Brody – 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 – steel guitar
- 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 – bass guitar
- Mark Holman – programming
- Chris Hornbuckle – photography
- Annette Kirk – art design
- Tori Johnson – art direction
- Joey Moi – production, background vocals, programming
- Andrew Mendelson – mastering
- Luke Mosley – keys
- Eivind Norland – editing, mixing
- Justin Ostrander – electric guitar
- MacKenzie Porter – featured vocals on "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone"
- Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
- Justin Schipper – banjo, dobro, steel guitar
- Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Dallas Smith – lead vocals, background vocals
- Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, resonator guitar
- Derek Wells – electric guitar
- Nir Z – drums, percussion
Chart performance
Album
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 58 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |
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CAN Country [13] |
CAN [16] | |||
2018 | "Make 'Em Like You" | 1 | — | |
"Rhinestone World" | 1 | — | ||
2019 | "Drop" | 1 | 77 | |
"Timeless" | 1 | 93 |
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2020 | "Like a Man" | 1 | 60 |
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"Some Things Never Change" (featuring Hardy) |
1 | 55 |
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Canadian Country Music Awards | Single of the Year | "Drop" | Nominated | [19] |
2021 | Juno Awards of 2021 | Country Album of the Year | Timeless | Nominated | [20] |
Canadian Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Timeless | Nominated | [21] [22] | |
Single of the Year | "Like a Man" | Won |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | August 28, 2020 | Digital download | 604 | [23] |
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CD | ||||
December 18, 2020 | Vinyl |
References
- ^ a b c Colley, Katie (August 6, 2020). "Dallas Smith Announces New Album 'Timeless', Reveals Tracklisting". ET Canada. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c MacNeil, Jason (August 26, 2020). "Dallas Smith Hopes To Deliver Timeless Country In Uncertain Times". Parton & Pearl.
- ^ Uytdewilligen, Ryan (August 29, 2020). "Langley country artist Dallas Smith releases fourth album, Timeless". Aldergrove Star. Black Press Media.
- ^ a b Kennedy, John R. (6 August 2020). "Dallas Smith Shares New Album Details". iHeartRadio.ca.
- ^ "Listen to Dallas Smith's New Single "Make 'Em Like You"". Front Porch Music. 26 July 2018.
- ^ Kennedy, John R. (23 November 2018). "LISTEN: Dallas Smith Debuts 'Rhinestone World'". iHeart Radio.ca.
- ^ "Dallas Smith – Rhinestone World". Daily Play MPE. May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Dallas Smith drops eighth No. 1 single". BC Local News. September 4, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ Colley, Katie (January 8, 2020). "Dallas Smith Debuts Black-And-White Music Video For New Single 'Timeless'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020.
- ^ Kennedy, John R. (3 April 2020). "LISTEN: Dallas Smith Shares New Song 'Like A Man'". iHeartRadio.ca.
- ^ "VIDEO: Dallas Smith surpasses Shania Twain in most No. 1 singles from same album". Surrey Now-Leader. January 22, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Mitz, Roman (September 28, 2020). "Dallas Smith – Country Music Awards Continue To 'Drop'". The Music Express. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Dallas Smith Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Timeless (CD booklet). Dallas Smith. 604 Records / Fontana North. 2020. 25396 12411.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Dallas Smith Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Smith Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian certifications – Dallas Smith". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Dallas Smith – Timeless". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "2020 CCMA Awards: The complete country music winners list". Global News. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Holly (June 5, 2021). "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music.
- ^ Kennedy, John R. (September 21, 2021). "The Reklaws Lead 2021 CCMA Awards Nominations". iHeartRadio.ca. Bell Media.
- ^ Samhan, Jamie (November 30, 2021). "2021 CCMA Awards winners list: Dallas Smith voted entertainer of the year". Global News.
- ^ "Timeless – Dallas Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2021.