Mountain Soul is the eleventh album of original recordings by Patty Loveless. The album was recorded between January and March 2001 and was released on June 26 in the United States. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on July 14 (peaking on July 28 at #19), and remaining on the charts for 87 weeks until March 8, 2003. Other country superstars also have done "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" such as Kathy Mattea and Brad Paisley. A follow-up album, Mountain Soul II was released in September 2009.[8]
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| Released | June 26, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Franklin, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Emory Gordy, Jr. | |||
| Patty Loveless chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Mountain Soul | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Boys Are Back in Town" on YouTube | ||||
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| "Out Of Control Raging Fire " on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com | (favorable)[1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| Rolling Stone |  [6] |
| Spin | (9/10)[7] |
The album also charted on the main Top Billboard 200 chart, Top Bluegrass Album chart and the Top Internet Albums chart.[9]
Rhapsody ranked the album #9 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.[10]
Country Universe, ranked the album #10.[11]
Engine 145 country music blog list it #6 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list.[12]
Track listing
edit- "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Don Humphries, Pat Enright, Stuart Duncan) – 2:34
- "The Richest Fool Alive" (Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer) – 3:22
- "Daniel Prayed" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:45
- "Someone I Used to Know" (Jack Clement) – 2:17
- duet with Jon Randall
- "Out of Control Raging Fire" (Kostas, Melba Montgomery) – 3:33
- duet with Travis Tritt
- "Rise Up Lazarus" (Emory Gordy Jr., Patty Loveless) – 2:21
- "Cheap Whiskey" (Jim Rushing, Gordy Jr.) – 3:42
- "Pretty Little Miss" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 2:41
- "I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)" (Don Reno, Mack Magaha) – 2:54
- duet with Travis Tritt
- "Sorrowful Angels" (Leslie Satcher, Tommy Conners) – 3:58
- "Soul of Constant Sorrow" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:04
- "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (Darrell Scott) – 6:06
- "Two Coats" (arr. Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:18
- "Sounds of Loneliness" (Loveless) – 3:48
Personnel
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Charts
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References
edit- ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
- ^ "PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD". Sanguaro Road. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Billboard.biz - Music Business - Billboard Charts - Album Sales - Concert Tours
- ^ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade, Conclusion: #10-#1". www.countryuniverse.net. 10 December 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1) - Engine 145". Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.