State of the Heart (Mary Chapin Carpenter album)

For other uses, see State of the Heart (disambiguation).

1989 studio album by Mary Chapin Carpenter

State of the Heart

Studio album by

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Released| June 13, 1989
Genre| Country
Length| 38:21
Label| Columbia Nashville
Producer| Mary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology
| Hometown Girl
(1987)  | State of the Heart
(1989)  | Shooting Straight in the Dark
(1990)

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Singles from  State of the Heart

1. "How Do"
Released: April 15, 1989
2. "Never Had It So Good"
Released: September 2, 1989
3. "Quittin' Time"
Released: January 6, 1990
4. "Something of a Dreamer"
Released: June 16, 1990

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Chicago Tribune| [2]
Q| [3]

State of the Heart is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on June 13, 1989.

Featuring a more country sound than her debut Hometown Girl (1987), State of the Heart eventually rose to the No. 28 position on the Billboard's Country Albums chart, with four of its tracks finding places within the Hot Country Singles chart. Chronologically, they were "How Do" at No. 19, "Never Had It So Good" at No. 8, "Quittin' Time" at No. 7, and "Something of a Dreamer" at No. 14.

## Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter unless noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "How Do"|  | 2:09
2.| "Something of a Dreamer"|  | 2:56
3.| "Never Had It So Good"| Carpenter, John Jennings| 4:04
4.| "Read My Lips"|  | 3:05
5.| "This Shirt"|  | 3:48
6.| "Quittin' Time"| Robb Royer, Roger Linn| 3:52
7.| "Down in Mary's Land"|  | 2:27
8.| "Goodbye Again"|  | 4:47
9.| "Too Tired"|  | 2:28
10.| "Slow Country Dance"|  | 4:00
11.| "It Don't Bring You"|  | 4:45
Total length:| 38:21

## Credits[edit]

* Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings – producers
* Bob Dawson – production assistance, recording, mixing
* Ted Jensen – mastering

### The band[edit]

* Mary Chapin Carpenter – acoustic guitars, lead & backing vocals
* John Jennings – electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals, bass ("Too Tired"), piano ("This Shirt")
* Peter "Tex Luigi" Bonta – accordion, keyboards, acoustic guitar ("How Do")
* Jon Carroll – organ, piano, keyboards
* Rico Petrucelli – bass, fretless bass
* Robbie Magruder – drums, percussion

### Additional personnel[edit]

* Mike Auldridge – dobro, pedal steel ("Slow Country Dance")
* Tommy Hannum – pedal steel ("How Do")
* Rickie Simpkins – fiddle, mandolin
* Shawn Colvin – backing vocals
* Kim Miller, David Premo, Bruce Myers, Steven Day – string quartet ("Goodbye Again")
* William Zsembery – French horn
* Strings written, arranged & conducted by Rico Petrucelli

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (1989–1990)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[4] | 183
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 28

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (1990)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 38

## References[edit]

1. ^ State of the Heart at AllMusic
2. ^ Hurst, Jack (August 31, 1989). "Mary Chapin Carpenter State of the Heart (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
3. ^ "Mary-Chapin Carpenter – State of the Heart CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
4. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
5. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Mary Chapin Carpenter's official website

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Mary Chapin Carpenter

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Hometown Girl
* State of the Heart
* Shooting Straight in the Dark
* Come On Come On
* Stones in the Road
* A Place in the World
* Time* Sex* Love*
* Between Here and Gone
* The Calling
* Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas
* The Age of Miracles
* Ashes and Roses
* Songs from the Movie
* The Things That We Are Made Of
* Sometimes Just the Sky
* The Dirt and the Stars

Compilation albums|

* Party Doll and Other Favorites
* The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter

Live albums|

* Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap
* One Night Lonely

Related articles|

* Shawn Colvin
* John Jennings
* "Romeo"
* "Sally's Pigeons"
* "Girls with Guitars"
* "Where Are You Now"
* "No Fear"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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