Long Stretch of Lonesome

Long Stretch of Lonesome is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless, released on September 30, 1997. Three singles charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Highlights are "High on Love," "To Have You Back Again" and the George Jones-backed "You Don't Seem to Miss Me," each of which both charted in the top 20. "High on Love" was co-written by Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The single "Like Water Into Wine" charted at number 57, the first of Loveless' singles since 1986 to not chart in the country top 40. The album went on to be certified Gold for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the U.S.

Long Stretch of Lonesome
Studio album by
Patty Loveless
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1997
GenreCountry
LabelEpic
ProducerEmory Gordy, Jr.[1]
Patty Loveless chronology
The Trouble with the Truth
(1996)		 Long Stretch of Lonesome
(1997)		 Classics
(1999)
Singles from Long Stretch of Lonesome
  1. "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
    Released: September 1997
  2. "To Have You Back Again"
    Released: January 1998
  3. "High on Love"
    Released: April 1998
  4. "Like Water Into Wine"
    Released: October 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Party Ain't Over Yet"John David3:32
2."To Have You Back Again"Annie Roboff, Arnie Roman4:35
3."I Don't Want to Feel Like That"Don Schlitz, Terry Radigan4:19
4."High on Love"Kostas, Jeff Hanna3:03
5."Like Water into Wine"Gretchen Peters4:46
6."That's Exactly What I Mean"Kim Richey, Tia Sillers3:22
7."You Don't Seem to Miss Me"Jim Lauderdale4:07
8."Too Many Memories"Stephen Bruton3:52
9."Long Stretch of Lonesome"Gary Scruggs, Tony Arata3:57
10."Where I'm Bound"Daryl Burgess, Tom Britt4:04

Personnel
Musicians
Strings on "Long Stretch of Lonesome"

Strings arranged by Emory Gordy Jr.

  • Violins – David Davidson, Connie Heard, Clara Olson, Christian Teal
  • Violas – Kathryn Plummer, Kris Wilkinson
  • Cello – Anthony LaMarchina

Charts

References
  1. Dretzka, Gary (24 Oct 1997). "Album reviews". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 7.
  2. "Long Stretch of Lonesome - Patty Loveless | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Long Stretch of Lonesome". EW.com.
  4. Lewis, Randy (12 October 1997). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "Patty Loveless Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  6. "Patty Loveless Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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