Patty Loveless

Patty Loveless live, 1990s

Patty Loveless (* 4. January 1957 as Patricia Lee Ramey in Pikeville , Kentucky ) is an American country - singer and two-time Grammy -Preisträgerin that in the 1990s, with over six million sold CDs of the most successful country artists their home belonged to.

biography

Loveless grew up in a modest family in the small town of Pikeville in the Appalachian Mountains . Her father worked in a coal mine. It was through him that she came into contact with country and bluegrass . The music of the Stanley Brothers , Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe shaped the singer as a child. Loveless performed as a duo with her brother Roger before getting the chance to sing with the Wilburn Brothers as a teenager . She married the brothers' drummer, Terry Lovelace, and moved with him to North Carolina in 1976 . There she sang for many years in a local cover band and made experiences with alcohol and other drugs .

In 1985, the same year they were divorced, she recorded her first demo tape. She moved to Nashville , Tennessee and was soon discovered by the MCA record label , which she signed to. In the same year she had her first minor hit in the country charts with Lonely Days, Lonely Nights , which was followed by more in 1986. In 1987 she released her debut album with Patty Loveless . During this time it was already being produced by Emory Gordy, Jr., whom she married in February 1989. Patty Loveless only made her breakthrough in 1988 after a manager change with the album If My Heart Had Windows . Her mixture of traditional sounds, rock 'n' roll fragments and foreign compositions made the singer not only popular with the audience, but also a favorite of the critics who count her as part of the new traditionalist movement of the 1980s.

With If My Heart Had Windows , the Steve Earle title A Little Bit in Love and Blue Side of Town , she had her first top ten hits in the country charts in 1988. In the same year she became a permanent member of the Grand Ole Opry . The following year she was listed at number one for the first time with Timber I'm Falling in Love . The accompanying album Honky Tonk Angel (1988) stayed in the charts for over 100 weeks, went platinum for one million records sold and achieved another number one with Chains (1990). Loveless remained loyal to the MCA label until 1992 and still had a few top ten hits there. During this time she already noticed problems with her voice. In autumn 1992, the problems had come to a head, an aneurysm was found on her vocal cords . Loveless had an operation and after months without speaking, let alone singing, she was able to resume her career as a singer. In the summer of 1993 she played the album Only What I Feel , which was released by Epic . The album sold next to none of their previous records and the first single Blame It on Your Heart climbed back to number one.

Her greatest success came in 1995 when her album When the Fallen Angels Fly received the CMA Award for "Album of the Year". It was only the second time that a woman received this award (after Anne Murray 1984). The following year she received another award, this time as best singer. The singles You Can Feel Bad and Lonely Too Long from the album The Trouble with the Truth were their last number one hits in the country charts.

Loveless also sang duets with George Jones ( You Don't Seem to Miss Me , 1997) and Vince Gill ( My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man , 1999), which reached the top 30 of the charts. Loveless received the best reviews of her career in 2001 for the bluegrass album Mountain Soul , which had nothing at all to do with the contemporary pop music trend in country music.

In 2009 she released another bluegrass-influenced album, Mountain Soul II , which won a Grammy in its category. Loveless continues to perform live but hasn't released a new album since 2009.

Loveless is a distant cousin of Loretta Lynn and her sister Crystal Gayle .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1987	Patty Loveless	-	Country35 (12 weeks) Country	Label: MCA
1988	If My Heart Had Windows	-	Country33 (36 weeks) Country	Label: MCA
1989	Honky Tonk Angel	US- platinum US	Country7 (101 weeks) Country	Label: MCA
1990	On Down The Line	US- gold US	Country12 (65 weeks) Country	Label: MCA
1991	Up Against My Heart	US151 (11 weeks) US	Country27 (48 weeks) Country	Label: MCA
1993	Greatest hits	US- gold US	Country60 (7 weeks) Country	Compilation, label: MCA
1994	Only What I Feel	US63 platinum (45 weeks)US	Country9 (82 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
	When Fallen Angels Fly	US60 platinum (46 weeks)US	Country8 (91 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
1996	The Trouble With The Truth	US86 platinum (43 weeks)US	Country10 (88 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
1997	Long stretch of lonesome	US68 gold (16 weeks)US	Country9 (49 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
1999	Classics	US99 gold (8 weeks)US	Country6 (40 weeks) Country	Compilation, label: Epic
2000	Strong Heart	US123 (2 weeks) US	Country13 (24 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
2001	Mountain Soul	US159 (7 weeks) US	Country19 (81 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
2002	Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas	US172 (2 weeks) US	Country20 (9 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
2003	On Your Way Home	US77 (3 weeks) US	Country7 (21 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
2005	Dreamin 'My Dreams	US175 (1 week) US	Country29 (7 weeks) Country	Label: Epic
2008	Sleepless Nights	US86 (2 weeks) US	Country13 (22 weeks) Country	Label: Saguaro Road
2009	Mountain Soul II	US91 (4 weeks) US	Country19 (19 weeks) Country	Label: Saguaro Road
	Number one albums	US-US	Country-Country
	Top 10 albums	US-US	Country7thCountry
	Albums in the charts	US13US	Country18thCountry

more publishments

• 1996: Patty Loveless Sings Songs of Love , compilation (MCA)
• 2005: The Definitive Collection , compilation (MCA)
• 2007: 16 Biggest Hits , Compilation (Epic)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1985	Lonely Days Lonely Nights Patty Loveless	-	Country46 (10 weeks) Country
1986	Wicked Ways Patty Loveless	-	Country49 (10 weeks) Country
1987	After All Patty Loveless	-	Country43 (10 weeks) Country
	I did Patty Loveless	-	Country56 (8 weeks) Country
	You Saved Me If My Heart Had Windows	-	Country43 (11 weeks) Country
1988	A Little Bit In Love If My Heart Had Windows	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	If My Heart Had Windows If My Heart Had Windows	-	Country10 (20 weeks) Country
1989	Chains Honky Tonk Angel	-	Country1 (27 weeks) Country	one week at number 1 on the country charts
	Blue Side Of Town Honky Tonk Angel	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	Timber I'm Falling In Love Honky Tonk Angel	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	one week at number 1 on the country charts
	Don't Toss Us Away Honky Tonk Angel	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
	The Lonely Side Of Love Honky Tonk Angel	-	Country6 (26 weeks) Country
1990	On Down The Line On Down The Line	-	Country5 (21 weeks) Country
	The Night's Too Long On Down The Line	-	Country20 (20 weeks) Country
1991	Blue Memories On Down The Line	-	Country22 (20 weeks) Country
	I'm That Kind Of Girl On Down The Line	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
	Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way) Up Against My Heart	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
1992	Send A Message To My Heart Dwight Yoakam: If There Was A Way	-	Country47 (10 weeks) Country	with Dwight Yoakam
	Can't Stop Myself From Loving You Up Against My Heart	-	Country30 (20 weeks) Country
	Jealous Bone Up Against My Heart	-	Country13 (20 weeks) Country
1993	You Will Only What I Feel	-	Country6 (20 weeks) Country
	Nothin 'But The Wheel Only What I Feel	-	Country20 (20 weeks) Country
	Blame It On Your Heart Only What I Feel	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	two weeks at number 1 on the country charts
1994	How Can I Help You Say Goodbye Only What I Feel	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
	I Try To Think About Elvis When Fallen Angels Fly	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
1995	Here I Am When Fallen Angels Fly	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	You Don't Even Know Who I Am When Fallen Angels Fly	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
	Halfway Down When Fallen Angels Fly	-	Country6 (20 weeks) Country
1996	You Can Feel Bad The Trouble With The Truth	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	two weeks at number 1 on the country charts
	Lonely Too Long The Trouble With The Truth	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	one week at number 1 on the country charts
	A Thousand Times A Day The Trouble With The Truth	-	Country13 (20 weeks) Country
1997	The Trouble With The Truth The Trouble With The Truth	-	Country15 (20 weeks) Country
	She Drew A Broken Heart The Trouble With The Truth	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	You Don't Seem To Miss Me Long Stretch Of Lonesome	-	Country14 (20 weeks) Country
1998	Like Water Into Wine Long Stretch Of Lonesome	-	Country57 (5 weeks) Country
	High On Love Long Stretch Of Lonesome	-	Country20 (20 weeks) Country
	To Have You Back Again Long Stretch Of Lonesome	-	Country12 (20 weeks) Country
1999	Can't Get Enough Classics	US96 (4 weeks) US	Country21 (20 weeks) Country
	My Kind Of Woman / My Kind Of Man Vince Gill: The Key	-	Country27 (20 weeks) Country	with Vince Gill
2000	That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In Strong Heart	US71 (14 weeks) US	Country13 (28 weeks) Country
2001	The Last Thing On My Mind Strong Heart	-	Country20 (21 weeks) Country
2003	Lovin 'All Night On Your Way Home	US81 (10 weeks) US	Country18 (20 weeks) Country
2004	On Your Way Home On Your Way Home	-	Country29 (20 weeks) Country
	I want to believe on your way home	-	Country60 (1 week) Country
	Number one singles	US-US	Country1Country
	Top 10 singles	US-US	Country2Country
	Singles in the charts	US3US	Country4thCountry

more publishments

• 2005: Keep Your Distance
• 2008: Why Baby Why
• 2009: Busted

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Patty Loveless on the Recording Academy Grammy Awards website
2. ↑ ^{a b} Patty Loveless in the RIAA Awards Database
3. ^ Patty Loveless , Grand Ole Opry website
4. ↑ ^{a b} chart sources:
   • Patty Loveless in the US Hot Country Songs chart
   • Patty Loveless in the US Top Country Albums chart
   • Patty Loveless on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
   • Patty Loveless in the US Hot Country Songs chart

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Patty Loveless at Allmusic (English)
• Patty Loveless at Discogs (English)
• Patty Loveless in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Patty Loveless on MusicBrainz (English)