The Trouble with the Truth (album)

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The Trouble with the Truth
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1996
Genre Country
Label Epic
Producer Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless chronology
When Fallen Angels Fly
(1994)
The Trouble with the Truth
(1996)
Long Stretch of Lonesome
(1997)
Singles from The Trouble with the Truth
  1. "You Can Feel Bad"
    Released: December 30, 1995
  2. "A Thousand Times a Day"
    Released: April 13, 1996
  3. "Lonely Too Long"
    Released: August 24, 1996
  4. "She Drew a Broken Heart"
    Released: December 21, 1996
  5. "The Trouble with the Truth"
    Released: April 26, 1997

The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth album by country music artist Patty Loveless. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts, and number 86 on the Pop charts. It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. The singles "Lonely Too Long" and "You Can Feel Bad" both made number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts; "She Drew a Broken Heart" hit number 4. "A Thousand Times a Day" and the title track both made Top 20 hitting number 13 and 15 respectively.

Contents

"Tear-Stained Letter" is a cover of a song which was originally recorded by British singer Richard Thompson, and again in 1988 by country singer Jo-El Sonnier, whose version was a Top 10 country hit. Additionally, "A Thousand Times a Day" was previously cut by George Jones on his 1993 album High-Tech Redneck .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Billboard Favorable [5]

The album received a mostly-favorable review in Billboard which said that Loveless "manages to sound simultaneously contemporary and traditional", but criticized the cover of "Tear-Stained Letter" for not fitting thematically with the rest of the songs. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Tear-Stained Letter" (Richard Thompson) – 3:28
  2. "The Trouble with the Truth" (Gary Nicholson) – 4:21
  3. "I Miss Who I Was (With You)" (Jim Lauderdale, John Leventhal) – 3:19
  4. "Everybody's Equal in the Eyes of Love" (Tony Arata) – 3:27
  5. "Lonely Too Long" (Mike Lawler, Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn) – 4:38
  6. "You Can Feel Bad" (Matraca Berg, Tim Krekel) – 3:24
  7. "A Thousand Times a Day" (Gary Burr, Nicholson) – 3:31
  8. "She Drew a Broken Heart" (Jon McElroy, Ned McElroy) – 2:52
  9. "To Feel That Way at All" (Lauderdale, Jack Tempchin) – 3:47
  10. "Someday I Will Lead the Parade" (Arata, Scott Miller) – 4:00

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

Chart performance

Chart (1996)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums10
U.S. Billboard 20086
Canadian RPM Country Albums16

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References

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