The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless, released on January 23, 1996. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts, and number 86 on the Pop charts. It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. The singles "Lonely Too Long" and "You Can Feel Bad" both made number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts; "She Drew a Broken Heart" hit number 4. "A Thousand Times a Day" and the title track both made Top 20 hitting number 13 and 15 respectively.
"Tear-Stained Letter" is a cover of a song which was originally recorded by British singer Richard Thompson, and again in 1988 by country singer Jo-El Sonnier, whose version was a Top 10 country hit. Additionally, "A Thousand Times a Day" was previously cut by George Jones on his 1993 album High-Tech Redneck.
Critical reception
The album received a mostly-favorable review in Billboard which said that Loveless "manages to sound simultaneously contemporary and traditional", but criticized the cover of "Tear-Stained Letter" for not fitting thematically with the rest of the songs.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes.
Tom Britt – electric guitar Kathy Burdick – background vocals John Catchings - cello Jerry Douglas – Dobro, lap steel guitar (4) Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (6), lap steel guitar (8) Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (except 6) Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Vince Gill – background vocals Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar, string arrangements (10) Tim Hensley – background vocals John Hobbs – keyboards Amy Hughes - engineer Craig Krampf – drums (6, 8) Mike Lawler – keyboards Butch Lee – Hammond B–3 organ Patty Loveless – lead vocals Donna McElroy – background vocals Liana Manis – background vocals Russ Martin - engineer Brent Mason – electric guitar Nashville String Machine – string section Carmella Ramsey – background vocals Mike Rojas – keyboards Jim Rushing – bass vocals Dawn Sears – background vocals Harry Stinson – background vocals Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Jeff White – background vocals Lonnie Wilson – drums (except 6, 8) Curtis Young – background vocals Technical Caroline Greyshock - photography
Chart performance Chart (1996) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10 U.S. Billboard 200 86 Canadian RPM Country Albums 16
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