Long Stretch of Lonesome is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless, released on September 30, 1997. Three singles charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Highlights are "High on Love," "To Have You Back Again" and the George Jones-backed "You Don't Seem to Miss Me," each of which both charted in the top 20. "High on Love" was co-written by Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The single "Like Water Into Wine" charted at number 57, the first of Loveless' singles since 1986 to not chart in the country top 40. The album went on to be certified Gold for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the U.S.
- Musicians
- Deborah Allen – background vocals
- Susan Ashton – background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Nanette Bohannon-Britt – background vocals
- Tom Britt – slide guitar
- Kathy Burdick – background vocals
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – background vocals
- Vickie Carrico – background vocals
- Jerry Douglas – lap steel guitar
- Dan Dugmore – electric guitar, steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Paul Franklin – slide guitar, steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Quatra guitar
- Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar
- Owen Hale – drums
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Mike Henderson – electric guitar
- Tim Hensley – background vocals
- John Hobbs – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- George Jones – background vocals on "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
- Kostas – background vocals
- Mike Lawler – keyboards
- Butch Lee – Hammond B-3 organ
- Patty Loveless – lead vocals
- Mac McAnally – background vocals
- Raul Malo – electric guitar
- Liana Manis – background vocals
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Kim Richey – background vocals
- Mike Rojas – keyboards
- Harry Stinson – drums, background vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Strings on "Long Stretch of Lonesome"
Strings arranged by Emory Gordy Jr.
- Violins – David Davidson, Connie Heard, Clara Olson, Christian Teal
- Violas – Kathryn Plummer, Kris Wilkinson
- Cello – Anthony LaMarchina
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