Miss Fortune (album)

Miss Fortune
Studio album by Allison Moorer
Released	August 6, 2002
Genre	Country Pop
Length	57:42
Label	Universal South
Producer	R.S. Field, Allison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm
Allison Moorer chronology
The Hardest Part (2000) Miss Fortune (2002) Show (2003)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
No Depression	Favourable [3]

Miss Fortune is the third album by singer/songwriter Allison Moorer. It was her first for new label Universal South, which was co-founded by Tony Brown, who signed her to her first label MCA Nashville. Her first album there saw her working for the first time with Nashville producer R.S. Field and moving towards a more pop sound. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tumbling Down"	Allison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm	4:19
2.	"Cold In California"	Moorer, Primm	4:52
3.	"Let Go"	Moorer	3:49
4.	"Ruby Jewel Was Here"	Moorer, Primm	5:54
5.	"Can't Get There From Here"	Moorer, Bruce Robison	3:07
6.	"Steal The Sun"	Moorer, Primm	4:40
7.	"Up This High"	Moorer, Primm	3:26
8.	"Hey Jezebel"	Moorer, Primm	4:30
9.	"Mark My Word"	Moorer, Primm	2:51
10.	"No Place For A Heart"	Moorer, Primm	4:03
11.	"Yessirree"	Moorer, Primm	5:27
12.	"Going Down"	Moorer, Primm	3:57
13.	"Dying Breed"	Moorer, Primm	6:47

Personnel

• Jay Bennett – electric guitar, Leslie guitar, mandolin, Hammond organ
• Kenneth Blevins – drums
• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Chris Carmichael – fiddle, violin, strings, string arrangements, conductor
• Steve Conn – accordion, clarinet, piano
• R.S. Field – electric guitar
• David Grissom – electric guitar
• Yvonne Hodges – background vocals
• Jim Hoke – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
• Bill Huber – euphonium, trombone, bass trombone
• Manfred Jerome – percussion
• Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Allison Moorer – lead vocals, background vocals
• Kim Morrison – background vocals
• Greg Morow – drums, percussion
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Michael Noble – banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar
• Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
• Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
• Jared Reynolds – background vocals
• Neal Rosengarden – euphonium, french horn, trumpet
• Rick Schell – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Michael Webb – Fender Rhodes, keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5]	35
US Top Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [6]	34

References

1. "Miss Fortune Reviews". Metacritic.com.
2. "Miss Fortune - Allison Moorer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
3. "Allison Moorer – Miss Fortune « Americana and Roots Music - No Depression". Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
4. "Allison Moorer – Miss Fortune « Americana and Roots Music - No Depression". Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
5. "Allison Moorer Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
6. "Allison Moorer - Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved March 3, 2014.