B-side "Calico Plains" Format CD single Length 2:45 | Released March 11, 1995 Genre Country Label Arista | |
"I Was Blown Away" is a song written by Layng Martine, Jr., and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in March 1995 as the fourth single from the album Sweetheart's Dance. The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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Content
The narrator states that she was "blown away" by the actions of her male lover.
Tillis withdrew the song after receiving letters from families of victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Critical reception
An uncredited review in Billboard said that "She sings her heart out, but not even she can hold up this cliché-ridden song."
References
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