The Bottom Line
Pros
- "To Have You Back Again"
- "Where I'm Bound"
- "You Don't Seem To Miss Me"
Cons
- None.
Description
- Patty's eleventh album.
- Contains ten songs.
- Produced by Emory Gordy, Jr.
Guide Review - Patty Loveless - Long Stretch of Lonesome
When this album was released in 1997, the air waves were being taken over by the likes of Shania Twain. Patty Loveless released one heck of an album that I feel might have been lost in the shuffle despite having four hits released ("To Have You Back Again," "You Don't Seem To Miss Me," "I Don't Want To Feel Like That," and "Like Water Into Wine")."The Party Ain't Over Yet" for Patty in the album's first song. Some time elapses after a breakup and she's come to the conclusion that the best thing she can do is move on and enjoy life to the fullest. However, in "To Have You Back Again," she changes her tune and sings about giving up her home just to be held in his arms once again. "High On Love" is an infectious song about how great love can make a person feel. Trying to find a relationship's spark that's been gone for a while is the topic of the Kim Richey/Tia Sillers-penned song, "That's Exactly What I Mean."
Jim Lauderdale wrote the very traditional sounding, "You Don't Seem To Miss Me," so there's no wondering why George Jones decided to lend his vocals on the song. Patty and George's voices blend together perfectly. "Too Many Memories" finds Patty singing beautifully about the town she loved and then about the man she couldn't quite forget. A highly spiritual sounding song, "Where I'm Bound," closes the album on a powerful note. My favorite line is part of the chorus: "I will take the last train out, riding rails of silver, going to where I'm bound."
