Spilled Perfume

"Spilled Perfume" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in March 1994 as the lead single from her album Sweetheart's Dance. The song was written by Tillis and Dean Dillon.

"Spilled Perfume"
Single by Pam Tillis
from the album Sweetheart's Dance
B-side"'Til All the Lonely's Gone"
ReleasedMarch 26, 1994
FormatCD single
GenreCountry
Length3:53 (album version)
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Pam Tillis
Dean Dillon
Producer(s)Pam Tillis
Steve Fishell
Pam Tillis singles chronology
"Do You Know Where Your Man Is"
(1993)
"Spilled Perfume"
(1994)
"When You Walk in the Room"
(1994)

Content

The lyrics are a first-person account of a friend comforting a woman who is regretful after a one-night stand.

Music video

A music video directed by Steven Goldmann was made for the song, and premiered in mid-1994.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[1]

  • Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  • Paul Franklin — steel guitar
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Mary Ann Kennedy — background vocals
  • Brent Mason — electric guitar
  • Terry McMillan — percussion
  • Steve Nathan – piano
  • Bobby Ogdin – synthesizer
  • Pam Tillis – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums

Chart performance

For the chart week of June 18, 1994, "Spilled Perfume" reached the top 5 of Billboards Hot Country Songs chart, her fifth single to do so at the time.[2]

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 36

References

  1. Sweetheart's Dance (CD booklet). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1994. 18758.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Pam Tillis – Spilled Perfume (Billboard chart history)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2521." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 4, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. "Pam Tillis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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