What a Woman Wants to Hear

What a Woman Wants to Hear is the debut album of American country music singer Dawn Sears. It was released in 1991 via Warner Bros. Records. The tracks "Till You Come Back to Me" and "Good Goodbye" were released as singles.

For the song by Jamie Warren, see What a Woman Wants to Hear (song).
What a Woman Wants to Hear
Studio album by
Dawn Sears
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991 (1991-10-15)
GenreCountry
Length33:05
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBarry Beckett
Dawn Sears chronology
What a Woman Wants to Hear
(1991)		 Nothin' but Good
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment WeeklyB+[1]
AllMusic [2]
My Kind of CountryA-[3]

Critical reception

Giving it a "B+", Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly praised Sears' "emotive" voice, comparing her favorably to Reba McEntire and Shelby Lynne. She also wrote that the album contained a "solid repertoire".[1]

Michael McCall of AllMusic writes, "Her powerful debut, produced by Barry Beckett, it reveals her ability with a forceful country rocker ("Good Goodbye") as well as a touching ballad ("Till You Come Back to Me.")"[2]

Occasional Hope of My Kind of Country reviews the album with the conclusion, "This was a very good album which slipped beneath the radar."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What a Woman Wants to Hear"
3:56
2."Half as Much"Curley Williams2:53
3."Tell Me I'm Crazy"
3:35
4."Old-Fashioned Broken Heart"
  • Donny Kees
  • Terri Sharp
3:43
5."Good Goodbye"
2:50
6."He's in Dallas"
  • Kees
  • Richard Ross
  • Johnny MacRae
3:07
7."No More Tears"
2:41
8."Till You Come Back to Me"
2:35
9."Could Be the Mississippi"
4:14
10."Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces)"Harlan Howard3:31
Total length:33:05

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[4]

Musicians
Technical
  • Barry Beckett — production
  • Pete Greene — recording, mixing
  • Justin Niebank — recording, mixing
  • Denny Purcell — mastering
  • Ragena Warren — production coordination

References
  1. Nash, Alanna (22 November 1991). "What a Woman Wants to Hear". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. McCall, Michael. Dawn Sears – What a Woman Wants to Hear at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. Hope, Occasional (20 April 2018). "Album Review: Dawn Sears – 'What A Woman Wants To Hear'". mykindofcountry.wordpress.com. My Kind of Country. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. What a Woman Wants to Hear (CD booklet). Dawn Sears. Warner Bros. Records. 1990. 9 26442-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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