Rebel Heart (Dan Seals album)

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).

Rebel Heart
Studio album by Dan Seals
Released	1983
Genre	Country, urban cowboy
Length	34:11
Label	Liberty
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Dan Seals chronology
Harbinger (1982) Rebel Heart (1983) San Antone (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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
		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

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