Rebel Heart (Dan Seals album) explained

Rebel Heart
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Dan Seals
Cover:	image 2danseals.jpg
Released:	1983
Genre:	Country, urban cowboy
Length:	34:11
Label:	Liberty
Producer:	Kyle Lehning
Prev Title:	Harbinger
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	San Antone
Next Year:	1984

Rebel Heart is the third studio album by American country music artist Dan Seals, released in 1983 through Liberty Records.^[1] The album marks the departure from his established soft rock sound and became a more country sound. It was also his first album to appear on the charts, reaching #40 on the Top Country Albums chart. He achieved his first top ten single with the song "God Must Be a Cowboy".^[2] The other singles released from the album were "Everybody's Dream Girl" (#18), "After You" (#28), and "You Really Go for the Heart" (#37).

Personnel

• Dan Seals – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• Shane Keister – keyboards, synthesizers
• Bobby Ogdin – keyboards
• Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar
• Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• John Porter McMeans – electric guitar
• Fred Newell – electric guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Doyle Grisham – steel guitar
• David Hungate – bass
• Jack Williams – bass
• Larrie Londin – drums
• James Stroud – drums
• Buddy Spicher – fiddle
• Sherri Huffman – backing vocals (5)
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals (5)
• Diane Tidwell – backing vocals (5)

Production

• Kyle Lehning – producer, overdubbing, mixing
• Joseph Bogan – recording
• John Eberle – recording, mastering
• Russ Martin – assistant engineer
• Kirt Odle – assistant engineer, overdub assistant, mix assistant
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• Amy Nagasawa – design
• Jennifer Griffiths – photography

Studios

• Recorded at Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Overdubbed and Mixed at Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee).
• Mastered at Nashville Record Productions (Nashville, Tennessee).

Chart performance

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1983	"Everybody's Dream Girl"	18	—
	"After You"	28	30
	"You Really Go for the Heart"	37	23
1984	"God Must Be a Cowboy"	10	8

Notes and References

1. News: Burger . Frederick . Record Reviews . Miami Herald . January 29, 1984 . 2L.
2. News: Bailey . Rick . Dan Seals Has Found Good Place in Country . Lexington Herald-Leader . January 25, 1987 . D1.