Heartbreaker in Bloomington, MN

Dolly Parton
found increasing success in the late '70s, and
Heartbreaker
showcases her increasing confidence beautifully. In 1978
Parton
was the winner of the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award, probably due in part to
's rise to number one on the
country
charts and its two number one singles (
"I Really Got the Feeling"
and the title track). While the clean
country-pop
is a step away from her much rootsier previous albums, it is the natural progression toward her
9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
pop
crossover success in the years to come. Unfortunately with this
BMG Special Products
release, the liner notes are nonexistent (
's duet partner,
Richard Dennison
, on
"We're Through Forever ('Til Tomorrow)"
goes completely uncredited) and the
disco
remixes of
"Baby I'm Burning"
and
"I Wanna Fall in Love"
(which were two of the year's biggest club hits) would've been terrific bonus cuts, but they are nowhere to be found. Still, it's great to have
back in print, no matter the shortcomings of the packaging. ~ Zac Johnson