The Trouble with the Truth

This article is about the Patty Loveless album. For the 2012 film, see The Trouble with the Truth (film).
The Trouble with the Truth
Studio album by Patty Loveless
Released January 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 1995
  2. "A Thousand Times a Day"
    Released: April 1996
  3. "Lonely Too Long"
    Released: August 1996
  4. "She Drew a Broken Heart"
    Released: December 1996
  5. "The Trouble with the Truth"
    Released: April 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.

"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 Ten 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
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
Los Angeles Times [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 Rice) – 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.
  • Liana Manis – background vocals
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Donna McElroy – background vocals
  • Nashville String Machine – string section
  • Carmella Ramsey – background vocals
  • Mike Rojas – keyboards
  • Jim Rushing – bass vocals
  • Dawn Sears – background vocals
  • Harry Stinson – background vocals
  • Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Jeff White – background vocals
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums (except "You Can Feel Bad" and "She Drew a Broken Heart")
  • Curtis Young – background vocals
  • Amy Hughes - engineer
  • Russ Martin - engineer

Chart performance

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10
U.S. Billboard 200 86
Canadian RPM Country Albums 16

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. The Trouble with the Truth at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Dretzka, Gary (1996-02-29). "Wynonna Revelations (Curb/MCA); Patty Loveless The Trouble With the Truth (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  3. ↑ Nash, Alanna (1996-02-02). "The Trouble with the Truth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  4. ↑ Cromelin, Richard (1996-01-20). "ALBUM REVIEWS / POP : Loveless' 'Truth' Is Just Shy of Daring". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Reviews: Country". Billboard: 75. 23 March 1996.