Patty Loveless (album)

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Patty Loveless is the debut album from country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in January 1987.[1] Among its tracks were Billboard Top Country Singles minor hits, "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights," "I Did," "After All," and "Wicked Ways." The album peaked at #35 on the Top Country Albums charts in 1987.

Patty Loveless
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1987
Recorded1985–1986
StudioSound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length31:24
LabelMCA
ProducerEmory Gordy, Jr. and Tony Brown
Patty Loveless chronology
Patty Loveless
(1987)
If My Heart Had Windows
(1988)
Singles from Patty Loveless
  1. "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights"
    Released: December 1985
  2. "Wicked Ways"
    Released: November 1986
  3. "I Did"
    Released: March 1987
  4. "After All"
    Released: June 1987

Content

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"Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" was the first single from the album. An uncredited review in Cashbox "a boot-tapper that shows off her strong voice and rhythmic phrasing."[2]

According to Loveless, MCA executives had originally held off on releasing the album due to the poor performance of its singles. However, she told these executives that "I Did" was popular with fans in spite of its low chart peak.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" (Karen Staley) – 2:49
  2. "I Did" (Loveless) – 2:47
  3. "You Are Everything" (Guy Clark, Keith Sykes) – 2:27
  4. "Blue Is Not a Word" (Jo-El Sonnier, Judy Ball) – 2:57
  5. "Slow Healing Heart" (Jim Rushing) – 3:42
  6. "After All" (Jimbeau Hinson, Harry Stinson) – 3:51
  7. "Wicked Ways" (Staley) – 3:06
  8. "Half Over You" (Staley) – 3:08
  9. "Some Blue Moons Ago" (Steve Earle, Richard Bennett) – 2:19
  10. "Sounds of Loneliness" (Loveless) – 4:18

Production

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Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 35

References

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  1. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 24, 1987. p. 68.
  2. ^ "New and developing" (PDF). Cashbox: 34. November 9, 1985.
  3. ^ Robert K. Oermann (November 12, 1988). "Patty Loveless: Today, she's the latest honky-tonk angel". The Tennessean. pp. 1D, 7D. Retrieved September 29, 2022.