On Down the Line (CD - 1990)

Personnel includes: Patty Loveless (vocals); Mac McAnally (acoustic & electric guitars); Paul Franklin (acoustic guitar, steel guitar, dobro); Kosta (acoustic guitar); Richard Bennett, Albert Lee (electric guitar);

Mark O'Connor (mandolin, fiddle); John Jarvis (piano, keyboards); Leland Sklar (bass); Larrie London (drums); Vince Gill, Russell Smith (background vocals).

Engineers include: Chuck Ainlay, Mark J. Coddington, Steve Tillisch.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel: Patty Loveless (vocals); Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Paul Franklin (acoustic guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, dobro); Kostas (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Albert Lee , Richard Bennett (electric guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandolin, fiddle); John Jarvis (piano, keyboards); Larrie Londin (drums); Claire Lynch, Harry Stinson, Karen Staley, Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset, Russell Smith, Vince Gill (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: John Guess.

Recording information: Sound Stage Studio.

Photographer: Mark Tucker .

Although Patty Loveless is often lumped in with the neo-traditionalists of the 1980s and '90s, her appeal has always been in her ability to blend rootsy country elements with pop and rock strategies. 1990's ON DOWN THE LINE is a perfect example of this, mixing up bits of honky tonk, folk, country-rock, and radio-friendly pop without ever sacrificing quality or integrity. Her cover of Lucinda Williams's plaintive "The Night's Too Long," is a highlight here, as is the honky-tonking "I've Got to Stop Loving You (And Start Living Again)." Elsewhere, Loveless applies a bit of muscle ("I'm That Kind of Girl") and slows things down ("Some Morning Soon"), but, per usual, she is spot-on in her performances, creating a distinctive brand of country that is as pure as it is wide in its appeal. minimize