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| Released | August 28, 2020[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2020 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
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Timeless is the fourth solo studio album by Canadian country singer Dallas Smith, and was released through 604 Records on August 28, 2020.[1][2]
Background
Smith told Parton and Pearl after releasing The Fall, "I honestly just looked at that chunk of music as something individually". He then began to work on a second EP when he "got a sense of the record taking shape". Smith said "As far as a record and listening to it front to back I knew what was missing and how I wanted this chapter to be represented".[2]
While Smith recorded the vocals of the previously-released tracks in Nashville, Tennessee with longtime producer Joey Moi, restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced Smith to record vocals for the rest of the album at his home in Langley, British Columbia.[2] Smith said he hoped to release "timeless country music" in "uncertain times".[3]
Content
The album contains twelve songs in total and includes all six songs from his previously released, Juno Award-nominated extended play, The Fall.[1][4] Five singles: "Make 'Em Like You",[5] "Rhinestone World",[6][7] "Drop",[8] "Timeless",[9] and "Like a Man"[10] were released prior to the album and each one reached number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart, breaking a record that Smith previously set for most number ones on a Canadian country album with his third album, Side Effects.[11] The album features collaborations with fellow Canadian country artists Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter as well as American country rock artist Hardy.[4] The latter collaboration, "Some Things Never Change" was sent to country radio as the sixth single off the album,[12] and would extend Smith's record to six number one singles from the same album.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drop" | 
  | 3:23 | 
| 2. | "Timeless" | 
  | 2:49 | 
| 3. | "Some Things Never Change" (featuring Hardy) | 
  | 2:51 | 
| 4. | "Don't Need the Whiskey" | 
  | 2:55 | 
| 5. | "Like a Man" | 
  | 3:08 | 
| 6. | "Damn Sun" | 
  | 3:34 | 
| 7. | "Make 'Em Like You" | 
  | 3:05 | 
| 8. | "Rhinestone World" | 
  | 3:24 | 
| 9. | "The Fall" | 
  | 3:42 | 
| 10. | "Bars" | 
  | 3:06 | 
| 11. | "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone" (featuring Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter) | 
  | 3:08 | 
| 12. | "People I've Known" | 
  | 3:06 | 
| Total length: | 38:11 | ||
Personnel
Adapted from the CD booklet.[14]
- Steve Marc Antonio – recording
 - Case Arnold – background vocals
 - Jeff Balding – recording
 - Dean Brody – featured vocals on "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone"
 - Tyler Chiarelli – electric guitar
 - Dave Cohen – production, keys, programming
 - Scott Cooke – editing
 - Kris Donegan – electric guitar
 - Matt Dragstrem – programming
 - Paul Franklin – steel guitar
 - David Garcia – production, programming
 - Ally Gecewitz – studio assistance, editing
 - Hardy – featured vocals on "Some Things Never Change", background vocals
 - Wes Hightower – background vocals
 - Mark Hill – bass guitar
 - Mark Holman – programming
 - Chris Hornbuckle – photography
 - Annette Kirk – art design
 - Tori Johnson – art direction
 - Joey Moi – production, background vocals, programming
 - Andrew Mendelson – mastering
 - Luke Mosley – keys
 - Eivind Norland – editing, mixing
 - Justin Ostrander – electric guitar
 - MacKenzie Porter – featured vocals on "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Alone"
 - Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
 - Justin Schipper – banjo, dobro, steel guitar
 - Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
 - Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
 - Dallas Smith – lead vocals, background vocals
 - Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, resonator guitar
 - Derek Wells – electric guitar
 - Nir Z – drums, percussion
 
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2020) | Peak position  | 
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 58 | 
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions  | 
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [13]  | 
CAN [16]  | |||
| 2018 | "Make 'Em Like You" | 1 | — | |
| "Rhinestone World" | 1 | — | ||
| 2019 | "Drop" | 1 | 77 | |
| "Timeless" | 1 | 93 | 
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| 2020 | "Like a Man" | 1 | 60 | 
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| "Some Things Never Change" (featuring Hardy)  | 
1 | 55 | 
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | 
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 40,000‡ | 
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 ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.  | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canadian Country Music Awards | Single of the Year | "Drop" | Nominated | [19] | 
| 2021 | Juno Awards of 2021 | Country Album of the Year | Timeless | Nominated | [20] | 
| Canadian Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Timeless | Nominated | [21] [22]  | |
| Single of the Year | "Like a Man" | Won | 
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | August 28, 2020 | Digital download | 604 | [23] | 
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| CD | ||||
| December 18, 2020 | Vinyl | |||
References
- 1 2 3 Colley, Katie (August 6, 2020). "Dallas Smith Announces New Album 'Timeless', Reveals Tracklisting". ET Canada. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020.
 - 1 2 3 MacNeil, Jason (August 26, 2020). "Dallas Smith Hopes To Deliver Timeless Country In Uncertain Times". Parton & Pearl.
 - ↑ Uytdewilligen, Ryan (August 29, 2020). "Langley country artist Dallas Smith releases fourth album, Timeless". Aldergrove Star. Black Press Media.
 - 1 2 Kennedy, John R. (6 August 2020). "Dallas Smith Shares New Album Details". iHeartRadio.ca.
 - ↑ "Listen to Dallas Smith's New Single "Make 'Em Like You"". Front Porch Music. 26 July 2018.
 - ↑ Kennedy, John R. (23 November 2018). "LISTEN: Dallas Smith Debuts 'Rhinestone World'". iHeart Radio.ca.
 - ↑ "Dallas Smith – Rhinestone World". Daily Play MPE. May 7, 2019.
 - ↑ "Dallas Smith drops eighth No. 1 single". BC Local News. September 4, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
 - ↑ Colley, Katie (January 8, 2020). "Dallas Smith Debuts Black-And-White Music Video For New Single 'Timeless'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020.
 - ↑ Kennedy, John R. (3 April 2020). "LISTEN: Dallas Smith Shares New Song 'Like A Man'". iHeartRadio.ca.
 - ↑ "VIDEO: Dallas Smith surpasses Shania Twain in most No. 1 singles from same album". Surrey Now-Leader. January 22, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
 - ↑ Mitz, Roman (September 28, 2020). "Dallas Smith – Country Music Awards Continue To 'Drop'". The Music Express. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
 - 1 2 "Dallas Smith Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
 - ↑  Timeless (CD booklet). Dallas Smith. 604 Records / Fontana North. 2020. 25396 12411.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Dallas Smith Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
 - ↑ "Dallas Smith Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
 - 1 2 3 4 "Canadian certifications – Dallas Smith". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
 - ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Dallas Smith – Timeless". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
 - ↑ "2020 CCMA Awards: The complete country music winners list". Global News. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
 - ↑ Gordon, Holly (June 5, 2021). "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music.
 - ↑ Kennedy, John R. (September 21, 2021). "The Reklaws Lead 2021 CCMA Awards Nominations". iHeartRadio.ca. Bell Media.
 - ↑ Samhan, Jamie (November 30, 2021). "2021 CCMA Awards winners list: Dallas Smith voted entertainer of the year". Global News.
 - ↑ "Timeless – Dallas Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
 
