Drifter (Sylvia album)

Drifter
Studio album by
Sylvia
Released1981
StudioMusic City Music Hall (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerTom Collins
Sylvia chronology
Drifter
(1981) 		Just Sylvia
(1982)
Singles from Drifter
  1. "Tumbleweed"
    Released: September 6, 1980
  2. "Drifter"
    Released: January 1981
  3. "The Matador"
    Released: April 25, 1981
  4. "Heart on the Mend"
    Released: September 12, 1981

Drifter is the debut studio album by American country music singer Sylvia. It features the top ten singles "Heart on the Mend", "Tumbleweed", "It Don't Hurt to Dream", "The Matador", and the number-one single, "Drifter".[1] The album reached No. 10[2] on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

It offers a traditional country feel, using fiddles and steel guitars.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drifter"Don Pfrimmer, Archie Jordan2:25
2."Tumbleweed" 3:11
3."I'm Going with Him" 3:19
4."It Don't Hurt to Dream"Charles Quillen, D. Pate, J. Pate2:39
5."The Matador"Bob Morris, Pfrimmer3:15
6."Whippoorwill" 3:23
7."Heart on the Mend" 3:04
8."Cry Baby Cry" 2:39
9."Missin' You" 2:41
10."Rainbow Rider"Klang2:52

Personnel

  • Sylvia - lead vocals
  • Jimmy Capps, Dennis Morgan, Dale Sellers, Paul Worley - acoustic guitar
  • Jim Glaser, The Jordanaires, Louis Dean Nunley, The Lea Jane Singers, Gordon Stoker, Hurshel Winginton - backing vocals
  • Mike Leech - bass guitar
  • Gene Christman, Larrie Londin, Buster Phillips - drums
  • Bruce Dees, Fred Newell, Brent Rowan, Billy Sanford - electric guitar
  • Tommy Williams - fiddle
  • David Briggs, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Ogdin - piano
  • John Hughey - steel guitar
  • The Sheldon Kurland Strings - strings (tracks 1,3,4,5,10)
  • Bergen White - string arrangements

Chart performance

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10
U.S. Billboard 200 139

References

  1. ^ "Hot Country Songs - Drifter". Billboard. 3 April 1981. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Top Country Albums - Drifter". Billboard. 3 July 1981. Retrieved 19 January 2020.