Slow Dancing with the Moon is the thirty-second solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on February 23, 1993, by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Dolly and Steve Buckingham. It peaked at number four on the Billboard

Top Country Albums chart and number 16 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The album's first single, "Romeo", peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while the second single, "More Where That Came From", reached number 58.

The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Track listing

1. Full Circle (Dolly Parton, Mac Davis) 3:57


2. Romeo (with Billy Ray Cyrus, Tanya Tucker, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Pam Tillis) (Dolly Parton) 3:35


3. (You Got Me Over) A Heartache Tonight (duet with Billy Dean) (Dolly Parton, Larry Weiss) 3:04


4. What Will Baby Be (Dolly Parton) 3:24


5. More Where That Came From (Dolly Parton) 3:14


6. Put a Little Love in Your Heart (with the Christ Church Choir) (Jackie DeShannon, Randy Myers, Jimmy Holiday) 2:28


7. Why Can't We (Allen Shamblin, Austin Cunningham, Chuck Cannon) 3:49


8. I'll Make Your Bed (Dolly Parton) 3:17


9. Whenever Forever Comes (duet with Collin Raye) (Dolly Parton) 3:27


10. Cross My Heart (Rachel Dennison, Randy Parton, Frank Dycus) 3:32


11. Slow Dancing with the Moon (Mac Davis) 3:28


12. High and Mighty (with the Christ Church Choir) (Dolly Parton) 3:09

The album was recorded in Nashville at Nightingale Studio and Sound Stage Studios & Recording Arts.

Dolly first recorded "What Will Baby Be" in 1972, but this recording remained unreleased until the 2009 box set, Dolly.

Aaron Crisler recorded "High and Mighty" as a duet with Dolly for his 2003 album, In Good Hands.

??Dolly held a satellite press conference from the Grand Ole Opry House on February 1, 1993. It was recorded for broadcast across 20 key markets. Entertainment Tonight featured a behind the scenes look at the "Romeo" music video on February 18. Throughout the month of March, Dolly appeared on several television shows, including Good Morning America, Live with Regis & Kathy, CBS This Morning, The Joan Rivers Show, Today, Donahue, Larry King Live, The David Letterman Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, and Saturday Night Live.

?The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated March 13, 1993. It peaked at number four on the chart dated March 20, it's second week on the chart, and remained there for three additional weeks. The album charted for 35 weeks. It also peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200. The album peaked at number seven in Canada on the RPM Country Albums chart. It also reached number 137 in Australia on the ARIA Albums chart.

?The album charted at number 29 on the Billboard Top Country Albums year-end chart for 1993.

"Romeo" won Vocal Event of the Year at the 1994 CMT Music Awards (known as the TNN/Music City News Country Awards at the time) and Video Event of the Year at the 1994 CMT Video Awards. It was also nominated for Best Country Song at the American Music Awards of 1994 and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in 1994.

The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 19, 1993, for shipment of 500,000 copies. It was certified Platinum on October 5, 1993, for shipment of 1,000,000 copies. The album was certified Gold by Music Canada on September 24, 1993, for shipment of 50,000 copies.

Performance
Dolly Parton – lead vocals

The Mighty Fine Band
Richard Dennison – background vocals
Michael Davis – keyboards
Vicki Hampton – background vocals
Paul Hollwell – piano
Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle, mandolin
Jennifer O'Brien-Enoch – background vocals
?Howard Smith – background vocals
?Steve Turner – drums
?Paul Uhrig – bass
Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
?Kent Wells – electric guitar

Additional musicians
Chet Atkins – guitar
Paddy Corcoran – uilleann pipes
Paul Franklin – steel guitar, pedabro
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Steve Gibson – guitar, mandolin
Mitch Humphries – piano
John Hughey – steel guitar
John Barlow Jarvis – piano
Alisa Jones-Wall – hammer dulcimer
Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
Joey Miskulin – accordion
Gove Scrivenor – autoharp
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
Marty Stuart – mandolin

?Additional vocalists
Chuck Cannon – harmony vocals
Mary-Chapin Carpenter – guest vocals, harmony vocals
?The Christ Church Choir – guest vocals
Billy Ray Cyrus – guest vocals
Rodney Crowell – harmony vocals
Billy Dean – duet vocals
?Michael English – harmony vocals
?Vince Gill – harmony vocals
?Emmylou Harris – harmony vocals
Carl Jackson – harmony vocals
?Alison Krauss – harmony vocals
?Kathy Mattea – guest vocals
Maura O'Connell – harmony vocals
Collin Raye – duet vocals
?Ricky Skaggs – harmony vocals
?Pam Tillis – guest vocals
Tanya Tucker – guest vocals
Lari White – harmony vocals
Darrin Vincent – harmony vocals
Rhonda Vincent ?– harmony vocals

Production
Richard Dennison – vocal arrangements
Steve Buckingham – producer
Carlos Grier – editing
John Hurley – assistant engineer
John Kunz – assistant engineer
?Cari Landers – production assistant?
Wayne Morgan – assistant engineer
?Gary Paczosa – engineering, mixing
?John David Parker – assistant engineer
Dolly Parton – producer
Denny Purcell – mastering
Craig White – assistant engineer

Other personnel
David Blair – hair, makeup
Tony Chase – styling
Gallin-Morey & Associates – management
Jennifer Gibbs – art assistance
Bill Johnson – art direction
Tanya Owen – photo tinting
Randee St. Nicholas – photography
?Kim Stanton – studio pictures
Rollow Welch – design