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| Studio album by Dallas Smith | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2020 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
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| Dallas Smith chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Timeless | ||||
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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.
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".
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. Smith said he hoped to release "timeless country music" in "uncertain times".
Content
The album contains twelve songs in total and includes all six songs from his previously released, Juno Award-nominated extended play, The Fall. Five singles: "Make 'Em Like You", "Rhinestone World", "Drop", "Timeless", and "Like a Man" 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. The album features collaborations with fellow Canadian country artists Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter as well as American country rock artist Hardy. The latter collaboration, "Some Things Never Change" was sent to country radio as the sixth single off the album, and would extend Smith's record to six number one singles from the same album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 58 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country |
CAN | |||
| 2018 | "Make 'Em Like You" | 1 | — | |
| "Rhinestone World" | 1 | — | ||
| 2019 | "Drop" | 1 | 77 |
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| "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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 40,000 |
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canadian Country Music Awards | Single of the Year | "Drop" | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Juno Awards of 2021 | Country Album of the Year | Timeless | Nominated | |
| Canadian Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Timeless | Nominated | ||
| 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 | |
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| CD | ||||
| December 18, 2020 | Vinyl |
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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- 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.
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