Hearts in Armor

Hearts in Armor
Studio album by Trisha Yearwood
Released	September 1, 1992
Recorded	1992
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	37:23
Label	MCA
Producer	Garth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Trisha Yearwood (1991) Hearts in Armor (1992) The Song Remembers When (1993)
Singles from Hearts in Armor
"Wrong Side of Memphis" Released: August 8, 1992 "Walkaway Joe" Released: November 2, 1992 "You Say You Will" Released: March 1, 1993 "Down on My Knees" Released: June 7, 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A+ [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Q	[5]
Robert Christgau	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]

Hearts in Armor is the second studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released on September 1, 1992, by MCA Nashville.

Four of its tracks found spots in the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1992 and 1993: "Wrong Side of Memphis" rose to No. 5, "You Say You Will" to No. 12, and "Down on My Knees" to No. 19. The album rose to No. 12 in the Billboard country albums chart.

The album was released immediately following Yearwood's divorce with her first husband, and has been considered one of her greatest albums. It was met with mostly positive reviews by critics. The album includes a variety of styles, including slow ballads and fast up-tempo material. ^[8] Three of the album's tracks feature guest harmony vocalists: "Woman Walk the Line" (originally performed by Emmylou Harris on her album The Ballad of Sally Rose ) features background vocals from Harris. Raul Malo of The Mavericks is featured on "For Reasons I've Forgotten" and "Wrong Side of Memphis".

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Harmony vocals	Length
1.	"Wrong Side of Memphis"	Gary Harrison Matraca Berg	Harry Stinson Raul Malo Yearwood	2:46
2.	"Nearest Distant Shore"	Harrison Tim Mensy	Garth Brooks	3:23
3.	"You Say You Will"	Beth Nielsen Chapman Verlon Thompson	Malo Yearwood	3:38
5.	"Woman Walk the Line"	Emmylou Harris Paul Kennerley	Harris	4:31
6.	"Oh Lonesome You"	Jamie O'Hara Kieran Kane	Vince Gill	2:58
7.	"Down on My Knees"	Chapman		3:52
8.	"For Reasons I've Forgotten"	O'Hara	Malo	3:56
9.	"You Don't Have to Move That Mountain"	Keith Whitley	Gill	3:37
10.	"Hearts in Armor"	Jude Johnstone	Henley	4:23
Total length:				37:23

Personnel

• Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals

Musicians

• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1–7, 9, 10)
• Steve Nathan – acoustic piano (8)
• Brent Mason – electric guitars (1–9)
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar (1, 3–6, 8)
• Tim Mensy – acoustic guitar (2)
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar (2, 7, 9)
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar (8)
• Jerry Douglas – dobro (4)
• Sam Bush – mandolin (5, 6)
• Dave Pomeroy – bass (1–7, 9)
• Glenn Worf – bass (8)
• Eddie Bayers – drums (1–9)
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 8)
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle (5, 6)
• Kristin Wilkinson – viola (10)

Production

• Garth Fundis – producer, mixing
• Gary Laney – recording, mixing
• Linelle – recording assistant
• Dave Sinko – recording assistant, mixing
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
• Scott Pascahll – production assistant
• Bill Brunt Designs – art direction, design
• Jim "Señor" McGuire – front cover photography
• Randee St. Nicholas – additional photography
• Maria Von Matthiessen – additional photography
• Sheri McCoy – stylist

Charts

Album

Chart (1992–1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9]	162
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	12
U.S. Billboard 200	46
Canadian RPM Country Albums	7

Certifications

Certifications for "Hearts in Armor"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [10]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [11]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1992	"Wrong Side of Memphis"	5	4
1993	"You Say You Will"	12	24
	"Down on My Knees"	19	21

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Trisha YearwoodHearts in Armor (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)A fire..." Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. "Head--and Heart--Above the Rest : New albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent). : *** 1/2 TRISHA YEARWOOD "Hearts in Armor" MCA". Los Angeles Times . 1992-09-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
5. Album reviews at CD Universe
6. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
7. Rolling Stone review
8. Jurek, Thom. "Hearts in Armor album review". allmusic . Retrieved 2008-11-17.
9. "Trisha Yearwood's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
10. "Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Hearts in Armor". Music Canada.
11. "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Hearts in Armor". Recording Industry Association of America.