Mountain Soul

2001 studio album by Patty Loveless

Mountain Soul

Studio album by

Patty Loveless

Released| June 26, 2001
Recorded| Franklin, Tennessee
Genre| Bluegrass
Label| Epic
Producer| Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless chronology
| Strong Heart
(2000)  | Mountain Soul
(2001)  | Bluegrass & White Snow
(2002)

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Singles from  Mountain Soul

1. "The Boys Are Back in Town"
Released: November 2001
2. "Out of Control Raging Fire"
Released: January 2002

Music video
"The Boys Are Back in Town" on YouTube
Music video
"Out Of Control Raging Fire " on YouTube
Professional ratingsReview scores

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]

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]

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

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1. "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Don Humphries, Pat Enright, Stuart Duncan) – 2:34
2. "The Richest Fool Alive" (Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer) – 3:22
3. "Daniel Prayed" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:45
4. "Someone I Used to Know" (Jack Clement) – 2:17
* duet with Jon Randall
5. "Out of Control Raging Fire" (Kostas, Melba Montgomery) – 3:33
* duet with Travis Tritt
6. "Rise Up Lazarus" (Emory Gordy Jr., Patty Loveless) – 2:21
7. "Cheap Whiskey" (Jim Rushing, Gordy Jr.) – 3:42
8. "Pretty Little Miss" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 2:41
9. "I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)" (Don Reno, Mack Magaha) – 2:54
* duet with Travis Tritt
10. "Sorrowful Angels" (Leslie Satcher, Tommy Conners) – 3:58
11. "Soul of Constant Sorrow" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:04
12. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (Darrell Scott) – 6:06
13. "Two Coats" (arr. Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:18
14. "Sounds of Loneliness" (Loveless) – 3:48

## Personnel

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* Patty Loveless \- lead vocals
* Emory Gordy, Jr. \- guitar, bass, slack key guitar
* Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass, fiddle, bass vocal
* Tim Hensley - mandolin, backing vocals
* Stuart Duncan \- mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
* Deanie Richardson - fiddle
* Rob Ickes \- dobro
* Alan O'Bryant - banjo
* Carmella Ramsey - drone fiddle, backing vocals
* Gene Wooten \- dobro
* Butch Lee - banjo, bass, mandolin

* Ricky Skaggs \- mandolin, backing vocals
* Jon Randall \- guitar, mandolin backing vocals
* Earl Scruggs \- banjo
* Travis Tritt \- duet vocal, lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Biff Watson \- guitar
* Steve Gibson - mandola
* Rebecca Lynn Howard \- backing vocals
* Jeff White \- guitar
* Darrell Scott \- dobro, banjo
* Jeff White - backing vocals
* Tom Britt - slide guitar

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2001)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[13] | 159
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)[14] | 5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] | 19

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2001)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] | 75
Chart (2002)  | Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] | 67

## References

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1. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
4. ^ Los Angeles Times review
5. ^ PopMatters review
6. ^ "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)
7. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
8. ^ "PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD". Sanguaro Road. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.[permanent dead link]
9. ^ Billboard.biz - Music Business - Billboard Charts - Album Sales - Concert Tours
10. ^ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.
11. ^ "The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade, Conclusion: #10-#1". www.countryuniverse.net. December 10, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
14. ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
15. ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
16. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

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Patty Loveless

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Patty Loveless
* If My Heart Had Windows
* Honky Tonk Angel
* On Down the Line
* Up Against My Heart
* Only What I Feel
* When Fallen Angels Fly
* The Trouble with the Truth
* Long Stretch of Lonesome
* Strong Heart
* Mountain Soul
* Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas
* On Your Way Home
* Dreamin' My Dreams
* Mountain Soul II

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Classics

Notable singles|

* "If My Heart Had Windows"
* "A Little Bit in Love"
* "Blue Side of Town"
* "Don't Toss Us Away"
* "Timber, I'm Falling in Love"
* "The Lonely Side of Love"
* "Chains"
* "On Down the Line"
* "The Night's Too Long"
* "I'm That Kind of Girl"
* "Blue Memories"
* "Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)"
* "Jealous Bone"
* "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"
* "Blame It on Your Heart"
* "Nothin' but the Wheel"
* "You Will"
* "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"
* "I Try to Think About Elvis"
* "Here I Am"
* "You Don't Even Know Who I Am"
* "Halfway Down"
* "You Can Feel Bad"
* "A Thousand Times a Day"
* "Lonely Too Long"
* "She Drew a Broken Heart"
* "The Trouble with the Truth"
* "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
* "To Have You Back Again"
* "High on Love"
* "Can't Get Enough"
* "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"
* "That's the Kind of Mood I'm In"
* "The Last Thing on My Mind"
* "Lovin' All Night"
* "Why Baby Why"
* "Busted"

Related articles|

* "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"
* "Dear Miss Loretta"
* Emory Gordy Jr.

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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