Only What I Feel is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless and her first on the Epic Records label. It was released in 1993. Four tracks from the album made in into the Billboard top 20 country singles charts, including the #1 "Blame It on Your Heart" and the #3 "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye," later covered by Laura Branigan. The #6 hit "You Will" was originally recorded by Anne Murray as the title track of her 1990 album. The only single to not make the top ten was the #20 hit "Nothin' But The Wheel", considered by many Patty fans to be one of her finest works. The album peaked at #9, and was certified platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. This album was Loveless' first album since she had surgery to repair burst nodes on her vocal cords in 1992.[3]

Only What I Feel
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 1993
GenreCountry
LabelEpic
ProducerEmory Gordy Jr.
Patty Loveless chronology
Greatest Hits
(1993)
Only What I Feel
(1993)
When Fallen Angels Fly
(1994)
Singles from Only What I Feel
  1. "Blame It on Your Heart"
    Released: April 3, 1993
  2. "Nothin' but the Wheel"
    Released: July 1993
  3. "You Will"
    Released: November 11, 1993
  4. "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"
    Released: March 19, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Entertainment WeeklyA+ link
Los Angeles Times[1]
Music Week[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Will"Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Randy Sharp3:16
2."How About You"Chris Waters, Chuck Jones2:41
3."Nothin' but the Wheel"John Scott Sherrill3:57
4."Love Builds the Bridges (Pride Builds the Walls)"Jim McBride, Jerry Salley3:32
5."Mr. Man in the Moon"Wally Wilson, Mike Henderson3:11
6."Blame It on Your Heart"Harlan Howard, Kostas3:34
7."You Don't Know How Lucky You Are"Carl Jackson, David Wills3:42
8."All I Need (Is Not to Need You)"Will Robinson, Tim Nichols, Randy Scruggs2:53
9."What's a Broken Heart"Don Pfrimmer, George Teren3:09
10."How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"Burton Banks Collins, Karen Taylor-Good4:59

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The album produced four singles for Loveless, all of which reached top 20 on the U.S. country charts. Leading off the single releases was the Harlan Howard-Kostas co-write "Blame It on Your Heart," which in June 1993 became a Number One country hit. After it came "Nothin' but the Wheel," which peaked at #20 during the week of October 23, 1993. Peter Wolf covered the song on his record Sleepless. The album's third single was "You Will" at #6, followed by "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" with a #3 peak in July 1994.

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[4]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Randy (May 9, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Faux, Karen (August 7, 1993). "Market Preview: Country — Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Irwin Stambler, Grelun Landon (2000). "Patty Loveless". Country Music: The Encyclopedia. MacMillan. p. 264.
  4. ^ Only What I Feel (CD booklet). Epic Records. Epic Records. 1993. EK 53236. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.