On Your Way Home

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On Your Way Home
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2003
Genre Country
Length42:36
Label Epic
Producer Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless chronology
Bluegrass & White Snow
(2002)
On Your Way Home
(2003)
Dreamin' My Dreams
(2005)
Singles from On Your Way Home
  1. "Lovin' All Night"
    Released: June 14, 2003
  2. "On Your Way Home"
    Released: 2003
  3. "I Wanna Believe"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

On Your Way Home is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in 2003 on Epic Records, the album produced only one Top 20 country single: a cover of Rodney Crowell's 1992 hit "Lovin' All Night" (#18). "Lovin' All Night" would go on to be Loveless' last top 20 hit, the album's second single "On Your Way Home" peaked at #29 marking Patty's last appearance in the country top 40. The third and final single "I Wanna Believe" was the last charting single of her career barely making it to #60 on the single chart.

Contents

Recorded in April and May 2003, the album was released in September. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on October 4 (peaking at #7), and remained on the charts for 33 weeks until May 20, 2004. [5]

The CD also included a bonus DVD which had footage from Loveless' 2001 Austin City Limits appearance with performances of "Here I Am", from her When Fallen Angels Fly album; "Pretty Little Miss" and "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive", both from her Mountain Soul album. It also has the video for "Lovin' All Night" along with a photo gallery of publicity photos and the credits.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Draggin' My Heart Around" Paul Kennerley, Marty Stuart 3:26
2."Nothin' Like the Lonely"Scott Parker, Craig Fuller, Caryl Mack Parker 3:29
3."I Wanna Believe" Al Anderson, Gary Nicholson, Jessi Alexander 3:56
4."On Your Way Home"Ronnie Samoset, Matraca Berg 3:39
5."I Don't Wanna Be That Strong" Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden3:37
6."Born-Again Fool"Roger Brown4:48
7."Looking for a Heartache Like You" Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Miller, Julie Miller 3:11
8."Higher Than the Wall" Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton 3:22
9."Lovin' All Night" Rodney Crowell 3:38
10."Last in a Long Lonesome Line" Bob DiPiero, Anderson, Jeffrey Steele 3:42
11."The Grandpa That I Know"Mensy, Shawn Camp 5:19

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [6]

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums7
U.S. Billboard 20077

References

  1. "About.com review". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. People review
  5. Billboard.biz - Music Business - Billboard Charts - Album Sales - Concert Tours
  6. Patty Loveless (2003). On Your Way Home (CD booklet). Epic Records. EK 86620.