The Heart of It All

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The Heart of It All
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 29, 1988
Recorded1987
StudioEmerald Sound Studios, Scruggs Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length36:43
Label RCA
Producer Emory Gordy Jr., Randy Scruggs
Earl Thomas Conley chronology
Too Many Times
(1986)
The Heart of It All
(1988)
Greatest Hits, Volume II
(1990)

The Heart of It All is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released on April 29, 1988 via RCA Records. The album includes the singles "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)", "We Believe in Happy Endings", his duet with Emmylou Harris, "What I'd Say", "Love Out Loud" and "You Must Not Be Drinking Enough". [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" Bob McDill, Paul Harrison4:02
2."Love Out Loud" Thom Schuyler 3:48
3."What I'd Say" Robert Byrne, Will Robinson3:52
4."You Must Not Be Drinking Enough" Danny Kortchmar 4:11
5."No Chance, No Dance" Earl Thomas Conley, Byrne3:23
6."I Love the Way He Left You"Byrne, Tom Brasfield3:42
7."Finally Friday"Bobby Boyd, DeWayne Mize, Dennis Robbins, Warren Haynes 2:41
8."We Believe in Happy Endings" (duet with Emmylou Harris)McDill3:35
9."Too Far from the Heart of It All"Conley, Scruggs4:11

Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 33

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References

  1. "Earl Thomas Conley - The Heart Of It All(1988, Vinyl) - Discogs".
  2. "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.