Strong Heart

Patty Loveless | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004WKA7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,485 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patty gives us another winner!, August 31, 2000

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"matthew76" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strong Heart (Audio CD)

Patty's latest album, Strong Heart, does not quite rank with her best albums Only What I Feel and When Fallen Angels Fly, but it does compete with all her other albums. There is no country fluff like Faith Hill's "This Kiss" on here. Sure, it may be her least traditional album, but there's always something offered for the listener. The song "You're So Cool" has harmonica on it and a melody that is as cool as the theme. Clever lyrics have an adult woman thinking the one she loves is as cool as "Dylan back in '69." The song "You Don't Get No More" is one of her edgier songs yet, as is "The Key Of Love," but the guitars remind more of good rock and blues than pop. "That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In" has a chorus so uplifting that you won't mind that its theme has been done many times before. "Strong Heart" is a poppy ballad that uses tastefully lush arrangements, and it doesn't lose Patty's introspection. "My Heart Will Never Break Again" is a traditional ballad with good fiddle, and the arrangements are more in the feel of her great songs "Nothing But The Wheel" and "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" than any other song on here. The lyrics in "My Heart Will Never Break Again" are confessed from the soul. The ballad "Thirsty" with its tinge of bluegrass lets Patty's Appalachian twang wail to its fullest. It's definitely a highlight. The ballads "She Never Stopped Loving Him" and "Pieces On The Ground" are also very moving, despite kind of generic ballad arrangements on "She Never Stopped Loving Him." I definitely advise buying this album from one of the most genuine country singers around. Patty Loveless keeps the traditional backbone of country alive in a modern setting.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, January 31, 2004

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Jake Z "holden84" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strong Heart (Audio CD)

This is a really underrated album from Patty Loveless, and it has some of her best material. There was a time, back between 1994-1996 where Patty Loveless was on top of country music, and was winning all sorts of accolades. When she released her 1997 album LONG STRETCH OF LONESOME, it failed to yield a top 10 hit and it seemed country radio lost interest after that. Which is a shame, because they missed the boat on this album, and ones that would follow this one that were truly exceptional.

This album gets a lot of criticism because it is apparantely "too pop". Not at all. The title track, and a few other songs, have pop sounding arrangements, but the heart of it is still country. You look at artists like Shania Twain, and you will see this is definately country in comparison to Shania!

The album opens with the Matraca Berg written "You're So Cool", which would have been a great single. It has a nice sing a long quality to it. "The Last Thing On My Mind", written by Rebecca Lynn Howard, is a great ballad that was the second single from the album. One of my favorites is "My Heart Will Never Break This Way Again", an excellent country ballad that teams Loveless up with Trisha Yearwood and Claire Lynch. Great song!

The first single from the album was "That's The Kind Of Moon I'm In", it should have been a bigger hit but didn't really catch on with country radio. "Thirsty" is a nice duet with Travis Tritt. The title track is another favorite, as is the wonderful ballad "She Never Stopped Loving Him", which is the show stopping song here I believe. So much passion and it's a sad story, but it's great.

Overall, her 2000 album STRONG HEART may not have been as popular as past albums, but don't pass on it, it's a great album with some really good songs that country radio should have heard!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Versatile Talent, November 2, 2002

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"dbranham4" (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strong Heart (Audio CD)

Say what you will about some artists being too country for today's radio, but the true fact is Patty Loveless is probably the only artist that is versatile enough to vascilate so easily between the sub-genres of country. Honky-tonk, bluegrass, traditional, modern, pop....she can do it all. This set should satisfy all palates of country music fans. From the taunting start off song to the playfulness of "That's the Kind of Mood I'm In" to the deep storytelling song "She Never Stopped Loving Him", Patty delivers the real deal on this CD. Too bad she didn't release more from this one, because she certainly would have had numerous hits. I recommend this one for all country music fans. Great CD.