If My Heart Had Windows (Patty Loveless album)
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If My Heart Had Windows is the second album recorded by country music artist Patty Loveless, and was released in 1988. The title track — a cover of a George Jones song from 1967 — became Loveless' first top ten hit, peaking on the Billboard Country Music charts at #10.[1] It was then followed by her biggest chart position (#2 on September 10, 1988[2]) at the time with "A Little Bit In Love," a song written by country artist Steve Earle. It also features a recording of the song "Baby's Gone Blues", which would be recorded in 1992 by Reba McEntire and released on her album It's Your Call.
The album peaked at #33 on April 2, 1988.[3]
This album was released the same year (1988) that Loveless became a Member of the Grand Ole Opry.[4]
Track listing
- "So Good to Be in Love" (Karen Staley) – 2:26
- "Working Man's Hands" (Johnny Pierce, Joanne Christy, Paul Marshall) – 2:50
- "You Saved Me" (Curtis Wright) – 3:22
- "If My Heart Had Windows" (Dallas Frazier) – 2:59
- "A Little Bit in Love" (Steve Earle) – 2:26
- "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind" (Hank Williams) – 2:33
- "Baby's Gone Blues" (Pat Bunch, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy) – 4:13
- "A Little on the Lonely Side" (Roger Murrah, Kitty Murrah) – 3:31
- "Fly Away" (John Hall, Joanne Hall) – 3:56
- "Once in a Lifetime" (Eric Kaz, Marsha Zwilling) – 4:17
Personnel[5]
- Patty Loveless: Lead Vocals
- Anthony Crawford, Vince Gill, Mary Ann Kennedy, Patty Loveless, Claire Lynch, Mac McAnally, Donna MacElroy, Michael Mishaw, Joann Neal, Pam Rose, Karen Staley: Background Vocals
- Reggie Young, Billy Joe Walker, Jr.: Guitars
- Paul Franklin: Dobro & Steel Guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis, Matt Rollings: Piano
- Mike Lawler: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synthetic Percussion
- Emory Gordy, Jr.: Bass Guitar
- Glen Duncan: Fiddle
- Eddie Bayers: Drums
Production
- Produced by Tony Brown & Emory Gordy Jr.
- Recording Engineers: Steve Tillisch & Ron Treat; assisted by Mark J. Coddington, Tim Kish, Russ Martin & Keith Odle
- Overdubs Recorded by Ron Treat
- Mixed by Steve Tillisch
- Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 33 |
Singles
- Loveless stated that she dedicated "You Saved Me" to her producer at the time, and later husband, Emory Gordy, Jr. The song charted for 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching #43 during the week of 12 December 1987.
References
- ^ "Country Music: Top Country Songs Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ "Country Music: Top Country Songs Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ "Patty Loveless - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ "Patty Loveless | Grand Ole Opry". 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ Personnel and production at allmusic