Rolling Stone (7/8/93, p.111) - 3 Stars - Good - "...If Parton had wanted to run for president, this album could have been her platform..."
Entertainment Weekly (3/9/93, p.58) - "...stands as her strongest solo effort in a decade and reinforces her reputation as a country-music icon..." - Rating: B-
Q (4/93, p.85) - 3 Stars - Good - "...silver-voiced as ever, she develops her theme in styles sassy and solemn....what a charmer..."
Personnel includes: Dolly Parton (vocals); Bruce Watkins (acoustic guitar); Steve Gibson (guitar, mandolin); Kent Wells (guitar); John Hughey, Sonny Garrish (steel guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar, pedabro); Jimmy Mattingly (fiddle, mandolin); Alissa Jones-Wall (hammered dulcimer); Gove Scrivenor (Autoharp); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); Paddy Corcoran (Uilleann pipes); Joey Miskulin (accordion); Paul Hollowell, John Barlow Jarvis, Mitch Humphries (piano); Michael Davis (keyboards); Paul Uhrig (bass); Steve Turner (drums); Richard Dennison, Jennifer O'Brien-Enoch, Chuck Cannon, Christ Church Choir, Michael English, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Rodney Crowell, Maura O'Connell, Carl Jackson, Rhonda Vincent, Darrin Vincent, Alison Krauss, Lari White (background vocals).
Includes a 26 page booklet with quotes from guest artists, lyrics, photos and liner notes by Steve Buckingham.