Mountain Soul

Mountain Soul
Mountain Soul
Studio album by Patty Loveless
Released	June 26, 2001
Recorded	Franklin, Tennessee
Genre	Bluegrass
Label	Epic
Producer	Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless chronology
Singles from Mountain Soul
	"The Boys Are Back in Town"; Released: November 2001; "Out of Control Raging Fire"; Released: January 2002;
Music video
	"The Boys Are Back in Town" on YouTube
Music video
	"Out Of Control Raging Fire " on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	(favorable)^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
PopMatters	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Spin	(9/10)^[7]

Mountain Soul is the eleventh album of original recordings by Patty Loveless. The album was recorded between January and March 2001 and was released on June 26 in the United States. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on July 14 (peaking on July 28 at #19), and remaining on the charts for 87 weeks until March 8, 2003. Other country superstars also have done "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" such as Kathy Mattea and Brad Paisley. A follow-up album, Mountain Soul II was released in September 2009.^[8]

The album also charted on the main Top Billboard 200 chart, Top Bluegrass Album chart and the Top Internet Albums chart.^[9]

Rhapsody ranked the album #9 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.^[10]

Country Universe, ranked the album #10.^[11]

Engine 145 country music blog list it #6 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list.^[12]

Track listing

"The Boys Are Back in Town" (Don Humphries, Pat Enright, Stuart Duncan) – 2:34
"The Richest Fool Alive" (Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer) – 3:22
"Daniel Prayed" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:45
"Someone I Used to Know" (Jack Clement) – 2:17
- duet with Jon Randall
"Out of Control Raging Fire" (Kostas, Melba Montgomery) – 3:33
- duet with Travis Tritt
"Rise Up Lazarus" (Emory Gordy Jr., Patty Loveless) – 2:21
"Cheap Whiskey" (Jim Rushing, Gordy Jr.) – 3:42
"Pretty Little Miss" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 2:41
"I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)" (Don Reno, Mack Magaha) – 2:54
- duet with Travis Tritt
"Sorrowful Angels" (Leslie Satcher, Tommy Conners) – 3:58
"Soul of Constant Sorrow" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:04
"You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (Darrell Scott) – 6:06
"Two Coats" (arr. Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:18
"Sounds of Loneliness" (Loveless) – 3:48

Personnel

Patty Loveless - lead vocals
Emory Gordy, Jr. - guitar, bass, slack key guitar
Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass, fiddle, bass vocal
Tim Hensley - mandolin, backing vocals
Stuart Duncan - mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
Deanie Richardson - fiddle
Rob Ickes - dobro
Alan O'Bryant - banjo
Carmella Ramsey - drone fiddle, backing vocals
Gene Wooten - dobro
Butch Lee - banjo, bass, mandolin

Ricky Skaggs - mandolin, backing vocals
Jon Randall - guitar, mandolin backing vocals
Earl Scruggs - banjo
Travis Tritt - duet vocal, lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Biff Watson - guitar
Steve Gibson - mandola
Rebecca Lynn Howard - backing vocals
Jeff White - guitar
Darrell Scott - dobro, banjo
Jeff White - backing vocals
Tom Britt - slide guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[13]	159
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)^[14]	5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[15]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[16]	75
Chart (2002)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[17]	67

References

^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
^ Allmusic review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ Los Angeles Times review
^ PopMatters review
^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ "PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD". Sanguaro Road. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Billboard.biz - Music Business - Billboard Charts - Album Sales - Concert Tours
^ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.
^ "The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade, Conclusion: #10-#1". www.countryuniverse.net. 10 December 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
^ "Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1) - Engine 145". Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[1] "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

[2] Allmusic review

[3] Entertainment Weekly review

[4] Los Angeles Times review

[5] PopMatters review

[6] "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[7] Album reviews at CD Universe

[Loveless-8] "PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD". Sanguaro Road. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] Billboard.biz - Music Business - Billboard Charts - Album Sales - Concert Tours

[10] "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.

[11] "The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade, Conclusion: #10-#1". www.countryuniverse.net. 10 December 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.

[12] "Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1) - Engine 145". Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

[ac_Billboard200_Patty_Loveless-13] "Patty Loveless Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[ac_BillboardBluegrass_Patty_Loveless-14] "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Patty_Loveless-15] "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[16] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[17] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Patty Loveless If My Heart Had Windows Honky Tonk Angel On Down the Line Up Against My Heart Only What I Feel When Fallen Angels Fly The Trouble with the Truth Long Stretch of Lonesome Strong Heart Mountain Soul Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas On Your Way Home Dreamin' My Dreams Mountain Soul II
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Classics
Notable singles	"If My Heart Had Windows" "A Little Bit in Love" "Blue Side of Town" "Don't Toss Us Away" "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" "The Lonely Side of Love" "Chains" "On Down the Line" "The Night's Too Long" "I'm That Kind of Girl" "Blue Memories" "Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" "Jealous Bone" "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You" "Blame It on Your Heart" "Nothin' but the Wheel" "You Will" "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" "I Try to Think About Elvis" "Here I Am" "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" "Halfway Down" "You Can Feel Bad" "A Thousand Times a Day" "Lonely Too Long" "She Drew a Broken Heart" "The Trouble with the Truth" "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" "To Have You Back Again" "High on Love" "Can't Get Enough" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" "That's the Kind of Mood I'm In" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Lovin' All Night" "Why Baby Why" "Busted"
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