Exchange of Hearts is the debut album by American singer-songwriter David Slater. It was released in 1988 on Capitol Records, and produced by Randy Scruggs. The album reached the top 40 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 33. Three of its singles charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with the first two singles, "I'm Still Your Fool" and "The Other Guy" (Little River Band cover) reaching the top 40 at numbers 36 and 30, respectively. The third single from the album is a cover of the 1980 Jim Photoglo song "We Were Meant to Be Lovers"; this version reached number 63 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
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Critical reception
Wayne Bledsoe of The Knoxville News-Sentinel gave the album a positive review, calling the album "quality stuff for relaxed listening." Ron Wynn of The Commercial Appeal was mixed, considering Slater's voice "thin" on some tracks but praising Scruggs's production style.
Personnel
Musicians
Depp Britt - background vocals
Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
Steve Gibson - electric guitar
Vince Gill - background vocals
Jim Horn - saxophone
Dave Innis - keyboards
Jerry Kroon - drums, percussion
Don Potter - acoustic guitar
Gary Prim - keyboards
Ron "Snake" Reynolds - percussion
Earl Scruggs - banjo
Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
Wendy Suits - background vocals
Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Bob Wray - bass guitar
Technical
Milan Bogdan - engineering
Glenn Meadows - mastering
Ron "Snake" Reynolds - engineering
Randy Scruggs - producer