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Rebel Heart

Studio album by

Dan Seals

Released

1983

Genre

Country, urban cowboy

Length

34:11

Dan Seals chronology

Harbinger
(1982)

Rebel Heart
(1983)

San Antone
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Rebel Heart is the third studio album by American country music artist Dan Seals, released in 1983 through Liberty Records.^[2] 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".^[3] The other singles released from the album were "Everybody's Dream Girl" (#18), "After You" (#28), and "You Really Go for the Heart" (#37).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Really Go for the Heart"	Charlie Black, Jerry Gillespie, Tommy Rocco	2:54
2.	"After You"	Paul Battle, Bucky Jones, Chris Waters	3:33
3.	"Everybody's Dream Girl"	Van Stephenson, Dave Robbins, Dan Seals	2:56
4.	"Down the Hall"	Troy Seals, Mike Reid	3:32
5.	"Up on a Hill"	D. Seals	4:30
6.	"Candle in the Rain"	D. Seals	2:56
7.	"God Must Be a Cowboy"	D. Seals	3:05
8.	"On a Night Like This"	D. Seals	2:59
9.	"The Banker"	D. Seals	4:41
10.	"Nothin' Left to Do But Cry"	Dave Loggins, D. Seals	3:05

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

Album

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	40

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	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

References

^ "Rebel Heart Dan Seals". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ Burger, Frederick (January 29, 1984). "Record Reviews". Miami Herald. p. 2L.
^ Bailey, Rick (January 25, 1987). "Dan Seals Has Found Good Place in Country". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. D1.

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Studio albums	Stones Harbinger Rebel Heart San Antone Won't Be Blue Anymore On the Front Line Rage On On Arrival Walking the Wire Fired Up In a Quiet Room In a Quiet Room II
Compilation albums	The Best Greatest Hits
Top 10 singles	"God Must Be a Cowboy" "(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me" "My Baby's Got Good Timing" "My Old Yellow Car" "Meet Me in Montana" (with Marie Osmond) "Bop" "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" "You Still Move Me" "I Will Be There" "Three Time Loser" "One Friend" "Addicted" "Big Wheels in the Moonlight" "They Rage On" "Love on Arrival" "Good Times" "When Love Comes Around the Bend"
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