Up Against My Heart

Studio album by Patty Loveless

Released

September 3, 1991

MCA

Emory Gordy, Jr. and Tony Brown

Patty Loveless chronology

On Down the Line
(1990)

Up Against My Heart
(1991)

Greatest Hits
(1993)

Singles from Up Against My Heart

"Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)"
Released: September 1991
"Jealous Bone"
Released: January 1992
"Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"
Released: April 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A+^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]

Up Against My Heart was the fifth and final album that country music artist Patty Loveless would record 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."

Track listing

"Jealous Bone" (Rick Giles, Steve Bogard) – 3:17
"Nobody Loves You Like I Do" (Kostas) – 2:52
"I Already Miss You (Like You're Already Gone)" (Jim Rushing, Allen Shamblin) – 3:37
"Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" (Deborah Allen, Rafe VanHoy) – 3:00
"If You Don't Want Me" (Monte Warden, Emory Gordy, Jr.) – 3:10
"I Came Straight to You" (Kevin Welch, John Barlow Jarvis) – 2:43
"If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Phyllis Austin, Doug Gill) – 3:30
"Can't Stop Myself from Loving You" (Kostas, Dean Folkvord) – 3:21
"Waitin' for the Phone to Ring" (Joe Tassi, Bob Tassi) – 2:38
"God Will" (Lyle Lovett) – 2:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[6]

Musicians

Deborah Allen – background vocals (track 4)
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin (track 6)
Vince Gill – background vocals (tracks 6, 10)
Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass guitar
Tim Hensley – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7)
John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
Larrie Londin – drums
Patty Loveless – lead vocals, background vocals (track 10)
Lyle Lovett – background vocals (track 10)
Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, background vocals (tracks 6, 9, 10)
Dolly Parton – background vocals (track 9)
Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Tammy Steffey – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7)

Technical

Milan Bogdan - digital editing
Tony Brown - production
Emory Gordy, Jr. - production
John Guess - recording, mixing
Russ Martin - engineering
Glenn Meadows - mastering

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	27
U.S. Billboard 200	151

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Chicago Tribune review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Los Angeles Times review
↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
↑ Up Against My Heart (cassette insert). Epic Records. MCA Records. 1992. MCAC-10336.

Patty Loveless

Discography

Patty Loveless	"Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" "Wicked Ways" "I Did" "After All"

If My Heart Had Windows	"You Saved Me" "If My Heart Had Windows" "A Little Bit in Love"

Honky Tonk Angel	"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	"On Down the Line" "The Night's Too Long" "I'm That Kind of Girl" "Blue Memories"

Up Against My Heart	"Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" "Jealous Bone" "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"

Only What I Feel	"Blame It on Your Heart" "Nothin' but the Wheel" "You Will" "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"

When Fallen Angels Fly	"I Try to Think About Elvis" "Here I Am" "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" "Halfway Down"

The Trouble with the Truth	"You Can Feel Bad" "A Thousand Times a Day" "Lonely Too Long" "She Drew a Broken Heart" "The Trouble with the Truth"

Long Stretch of Lonesome	"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" "To Have You Back Again" "High on Love" "Like Water into Wine"

Classics	"Can't Get Enough" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"

Strong Heart	"That's the Kind of Mood I'm In" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Strong Heart"

Mountain Soul	"The Boys Are Back in Town" "Out of Control Raging Fire"

On Your Way Home	"Lovin' All Night" "On Your Way Home" "I Wanna Believe"

Dreamin' My Dreams	"Keep Your Distance"

Sleepless Nights	"Why Baby Why"

Mountain Soul II	"Busted"

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Classics Bluegrass & White Snow

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