Up Against My Heart

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Up Against My Heart
PattyLovelessUpAgainstMyHeart.jpg
Studio album by
Patty Loveless
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1991
StudioEmerald Sound Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre
Label MCA
Producer
Patty Loveless chronology
On Down the Line
(1990)		Up Against My Heart
(1991)		 Greatest Hits
(1993)
Singles from Up Against My Heart
  1. "Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)"
    Released: September 7, 1991
  2. "Jealous Bone"
    Released: January 14, 1992
  3. "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"
    Released: April 25, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A+ [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Up Against My Heart is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was her final studio album for MCA Records. The album produced the singles "Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)", "Jealous Bone", and "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You".

Contents

Musical style and composition

Up Against My Heart has been described as a neotraditional country and progressive country album with elements of country rock. [2] [4] It has been compared to the works of traditional country musicians Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jealous Bone"Rick Giles, Steve Bogard3:17
2."Nobody Loves You Like I Do" Kostas 2:52
3."I Already Miss You (Like You're Already Gone)"Jim Rushing, Allen Shamblin 3:37
4."Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy3:00
5."If You Don't Want Me"Monte Warden, Emory Gordy Jr. 3:10
6."I Came Straight to You" Kevin Welch, John Barlow Jarvis 2:43
7."If It's the Last Thing I Do"Phyllis Austin, Doug Gill3:30
8."Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"Kostas, Dean Folkvord3:21
9."Waitin' for the Phone to Ring"Joe Tassi, Bob Tassi2:38
10."God Will" Lyle Lovett 2:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [6]

Musicians
Technical

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums27
U.S. Billboard 200151

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 Chicago Tribune review
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  4. 1 2 3 Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  6. ↑ Up Against My Heart (cassette insert). Epic Records. MCA Records. 1992. MCAC-10336.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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