Rebel Heart (Dan Seals album)
# Rebel Heart (Dan Seals album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

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

## 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 | Peak positions |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country |
| 1983 | "Everybody's Dream Girl" | 18 | — |
| 1983 | "After You" | 28 | 30 |
| 1983 | "You Really Go for the Heart" | 37 | 23 |
| 1984 | "God Must Be a Cowboy" | 10 | 8 |
