Up Against My Heart is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was her final studio album 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".
Musical style and composition Up Against My Heart has been described as a neotraditional country and progressive country album with elements of country rock. It has been compared to the works of traditional country musicians Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes
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) Peakposition
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