Long Stretch of Lonesome
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Long Stretch of Lonesome is an album released by Patty Loveless in 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.
Track listing
- "The Party Ain't Over Yet" (John David) – 3:32
- "To Have You Back Again" (Annie Roboff, Amie Roman) – 4:35
- "I Don't Want to Feel Like That" (Don Schlitz, Terry Radigan) – 4:19
- "High on Love" (Kostas, Jeff Hanna) – 3:03
- "Like Water into Wine" (Gretchen Peters) – 4:46
- "That's Exactly What I Mean" (Kim Richey, Tia Sillers) – 3:22
- "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (Jim Lauderdale) – 4:07
- duet with George Jones
- "Too Many Memories" (Stephen Bruton) – 3:52
- "Long Stretch of Lonesome" (Gary Scruggs, Tony Arata) – 3:57
- "Where I'm Bound" (Daryl Burgess, Tom Britt) – 4:04
Chart performance
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 68 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 31 |
Personnel
- 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
- 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