Long Stretch of Lonesome (CD - 1997)

Personnel includes: Patty Loveless (vocals); Steve Gibson (acoustic, electric & quatra guitars); Biff Watson, Richard Bennett (acoustic & electric guitars); Dan Dugmore (electric & steel guitars); Brent Mason, Raul Malo, Michael Henderson (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (slide & steel guitars); Tom Britt (slide guitar); Jerry Douglas (lap steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); David Davidson, Clara Olson, Christian Teal, Connie Heard (violin); Kris Wilkinson, Kathryn Plummer (viola); Anthony LaMarchina (cello); John Hobbs (piano, Hammond B-3, keyboards); John Jarvis (piano); Butch Lee (Hammond B-3); Mike Rojas, Mike Lawler (keyboards); Emory Gordy, Jr. (bass); Harry Stinson (drums, background vocals); Owen Hale, Eddie Bayers (drums); Susan Ashton, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, Kim Richey, Kostas (background vocals).

Recorded at Woodland Digital, Masterfonics Inc., The Love Shack, Nashville, Tennessee.

LONG STRETCH OF LONESOME was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Country Album. "You Don't Seem To Miss Me" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals.

Personnel: Patty Loveless (vocals); Steve Gibson (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Richard Bennett , Biff Watson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dan Dugmore (electric guitar, steel guitar); Mike Henderson, Raul Malo, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (slide guitar, steel guitar); Tom Britt (slide guitar); Jerry Douglas (lap steel guitar); Clara Olson, Connie Heard, Christian Teal, David Davidson (violin); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Kathryn Plummer, Kristin Wilkinson (viola); Anthony LaMarchina (cello); John Hobbs (piano, keyboards); John Jarvis (piano); Mike Lawler, Mike Rojas (keyboards); Harry Stinson (drums, background vocals); Eddie Bayers, Owen Hale (drums); Deborah Allen, George Jones, Nanette Bohannon, Kostas, Mac McAnally, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Susan Ashton, Vicki Hampton, Vickie Carrico, Liana Manis, Kim Richey, Tim Hensley, Michael Black, Kathy Burdick (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: John Guess.

Recording information: The Love Shack, Nashville, TN; Woodland Digital, Masterfonics, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: Randee Saint Nicholas.

Arranger: Emory Gordy.

With her matchless raw emotional power, Patty Loveless covers familiar country music territory in a way that makes it sound both fresh and completely real. Loveless's voice is at its finest on her fourth album for Epic Nashville, throbbing with emotion on songs like "To Have You Back Again," an achingly sad tale of lost love, and conveying a quiet strength on "I Don't Want To Feel Like That." There is an underlying sense of hope throughout LONG STRETCH OF LONESOME which rescues the album from looming heartache, even on the most painful songs. Loveless is also adept at diving into more up-tempo numbers, such as the rocking "High On Love," and "The Party Ain't Over Yet." minimize