Hearts in Armor

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Hearts in Armor
TrishaYearwoodHeartsinArmor.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1992
Recorded1992
Studio Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length37:23
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
  1. "Wrong Side of Memphis"
    Released: August 8, 1992
  2. "Walkaway Joe"
    Released: November 2, 1992
  3. "You Say You Will"
    Released: March 1, 1993
  4. "Down on My Knees"
    Released: June 7, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A+ [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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, "Walkaway Joe" to No. 2, "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. "Walkaway Joe" features vocals from Eagles vocalist Don Henley, and Raul Malo of The Mavericks is featured on "For Reasons I've Forgotten" and "Wrong Side of Memphis".

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Harmony vocalsLength
1."Wrong Side of Memphis"2:46
2."Nearest Distant Shore"
Garth Brooks 3:23
3."You Say You Will"
  • Malo
  • Yearwood
3:38
4."Walkaway Joe"
Don Henley 4:19
5."Woman Walk the Line"Harris4:31
6."Oh Lonesome You" Vince Gill 2:58
7."Down on My Knees"Chapman 3:52
8."For Reasons I've Forgotten"O'HaraMalo3:56
9."You Don't Have to Move That Mountain" Keith Whitley Gill3:37
10."Hearts in Armor" Jude Johnstone Henley4:23
Total length:37:23

U.S. Special Edition Track listing

  1. "You Say You Will" - 3:39
  2. "The Woman Before Me" - 3:47
  3. "When Goodbye Was A Word" - 3:10
  4. "Walkaway Joe" - 4:21
  5. "Down on My Knees" - 3:54
  6. "That's What I Like About You" - 2:38
  7. "Woman Walk The Line" - 4:33
  8. "You Don't Have To Move That Mountain" - 3:38
  9. "Hearts in Armor" - 4:22
  10. "Wrong Side of Memphis" - 2:46
  11. "Like We Never Had A Broken Heart" - 3:41
  12. "Fools Like Me" - 3:38
  13. "Nearest Distant Here" - 3:26
  14. She's in Love with the Boy" - 4:07
  15. "Lonesome Dove" - 3:34

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Album

Chart (1992-1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 162
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums12
U.S. Billboard 20046
Canadian RPM Country Albums7

Certifications

Certifications for "Hearts in Armor"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [10] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1992"Wrong Side of Memphis"54
"Walkaway Joe"22
1993"You Say You Will"1224
"Down on My Knees"1921

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