Patty Loveless

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Patty Loveless (born Patty Lee Ramey on January 4, 1957 in Pikeville, Kentucky) is an American country music singer.

One of the most popular female country singers of the 1990s, Loveless rose to stardom thanks to her mix of honky tonk and emotive country ballads. She is a distant cousin of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle.

When she was a child, her brother, a producer with The Porter Wagoner Show, often brought her to that show's set, where she got to meet Wagoner Show star Dolly Parton (whom Loveless cites as a great influence on her career).

Patty is an active amateur "ham" radio operator.

She was signed to MCA Records in 1985 and released her self-titled debut in 1987. She released four more albums for MCA through 1991, scoring hits with songs such as "Timber, I'm Falling In Love," "Chains," "I'm That Kind of Girl," and "Jealous Bone." She parted ways with MCA in 1991 citing lack of major attention from the label. While there she was forced to compete with Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood and Wynonna. Feeling that she was not a label priority, she left for Epic Records.

Following throat surgery to repair her vocal chords, she released the album Only What I Feel in 1993 to the best reviews of her career. She scored smash hits with "Blame It On Your Heart" and "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye".

Perhaps her crowning achievement was that album's follow-up, When Fallen Angels Fly. It won the Country Music Association's Album of the Year award and gave her four Top 10 singles. She followed it up with The Trouble with the Truth in 1996 which gave her Female Vocalist of the Year awards from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association.

Although she continued to record for Epic, releasing Long Stretch of Lonesome and Strong Heart in the next four years, her commercial momentum came to a halt as she failed to score Top 10 singles from either album.

In an effort to control her own destiny, rather than be controlled by country radio, Loveless made an abrupt move away from commercial, country/pop and made a stone-cold bluegrass album in 2001. Mountain Soul was released to numerous critical accolades and sold decently despite a lack of radio support. She used the same bluegrass approach on a Christmas album, Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas, in 2002. On Your Way Home, a return to more commercial oriented country, was released in 2003 to critical acclaim.

In 2005 she released Dreamin' My Dreams. While critical reception was good, it did not fare at all well commercially. The album debuted and peaked at #29 on Billboard's country album chart while no song from the album made the singles chart. This was the first time in Loveless' career that this had happened.

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[edit] Singles

Year Song US Country Album
1985 Lonely Days, Lonely Nights 46 Patty Loveless
1986 I Did 56 Patty Loveless
1986 Wicked Ways 49 Patty Loveless
1987 After All 43 Patty Loveless
1987 You Saved Me 43 If My Heart Had Windows
1988 If My Heart Had Windows 10 If My Heart Had Windows
1988 A Little Bit in Love 2 If My Heart Had Windows
1988 Blue Side of Town 4 Honky Tonk Angel
1989 Don't Toss Us Away 5 Honky Tonk Angel
1989 Chains #1 Honky Tonk Angel
1989 The Lonely Side of Love 6 Honky Tonk Angel
1990 Timber, I've Fallin In Love #1 Honky Tonk Angel
1990 On Down the Line 5 On Down the Line
1990 The Night's Too Long 20 On Down the Line
1991 I'm That Kind of Girl 5 On Down the Line
1991 Blue Memories 22 On Down the Line
1991 Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way) 3 Up Against My Heart
1992 Jealous Bone 13 Up Against My Heart
1992 Can't Stop Myself from Loving You 30 Up Against My Heart
1993 Blame It on Your Heart #1 Only What I Feel
1993 Nothin' But the Wheel 20 Only What I Feel
1993 You Will 6 Only What I Feel
1994 How Can I Help You Say Goodbye 3 Only What I Feel
1994 I Try to Think About Elvis 3 When Fallen Angels Fly
1994 Here I Am 4 When Fallen Angels Fly
1995 You Don't Even Know Who I Am 5 When Fallen Angels Fly
1995 Halfway Down 6 When Fallen Angels Fly
1995 You Can Feel Bad #1 The Trouble with the Truth
1996 A Thousand Times a Day 13 The Trouble with the Truth
1996 Lonely Too Long #1 The Trouble with the Truth
1996 She Drew a Broken Heart 4 The Trouble with the Truth
1997 The Trouble With the Truth 15 The Trouble with the Truth
1997 You Don't Seem to Miss Me 14 Long Stretch of Lonesome
1998 To Have You Back Again 12 Long Stretch of Lonesome
1998 High on Love 20 Long Stretch of Lonesome
1998 Like Water Into Wine 57 Long Stretch of Lonesome
1999 Can't Get Enough 21 Classics
1999 My Kind Of Woman/My Kind Of Man 27 Classics
2000 That’s the Kind of Mood I’m In 13 Strong Heart
2001 The Last Thing on My Mind 20 Strong Heart
2001 The Boys Are Back In Town - Mountain Soul
2002 Out of Control Raging Fire - Mountain Soul
2003 Lovin' All Night 18 On Your Way Home
2004 On Your Way Home 29 On Your Way Home
2004 I Wanna Believe 60 On Your Way Home
2005 Keep Your Distance - Dreamin’ My Dreams

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