The Trouble with the Truth

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Patty Loveless has always had an attractive voice, able to turn pretty melodies into hits, but only in the past few years has she acquired the emotional depth of country's greatest singers. That maturity sets the stage for The Trouble with the Truth. Her husband, former Emmylou Harris bassist Emory Gordy Jr., is the producer, and he keeps the arrangements lean so his wife's stronger, more open voice has room to maneuver. The couple has selected smart, tuneful songs about troubled adult relationships by Jim Lauderdale, Matraca Berg, Gary Nicholson, and Richard Thompson, and Loveless expertly juggles the mixed feelings that accompany so many broken hearts. --Geoffrey Himes

The Trouble with the Truth,Patty Loveless,Sony,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Country-Rock,Neo-Traditionalist Country,Pop

Average customer rating: CMA Female Vocalist of 1996!!!!! Need I say more... No trouble here An important album in Patty's career Chalk Up Another Winner No 'Trouble' Here

The Trouble with the Truth Patty Loveless Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: When Fallen Angels Fly Up Against My Heart Honky Tonk Angel On Down the Line Strong Heart ASIN: B000002B8Z Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Tear-Stained Letter
2. The Trouble With The Truth
3. I Miss Who I Was (With You)
4. Everybody's Equal In The Eyes Of Love
5. Lonely Too Long
6. You Can Feel Bad
7. A Thousand Times A Day
8. She Drew A Broken Heart
9. To Feel That Way At All
10. Someday I Will Lead The Parade

Amazon.com essential recording

Patty Loveless has always had an attractive voice, able to turn pretty melodies into hits, but only in the past few years has she acquired the emotional depth of country's greatest singers. That maturity sets the stage for The Trouble with the Truth. Her husband, former Emmylou Harris bassist Emory Gordy Jr., is the producer, and he keeps the arrangements lean so his wife's stronger, more open voice has room to maneuver. The couple has selected smart, tuneful songs about troubled adult relationships by Jim Lauderdale, Matraca Berg, Gary Nicholson, and Richard Thompson, and Loveless expertly juggles the mixed feelings that accompany so many broken hearts. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

CMA Female Vocalist of 1996!!!!! Need I say more..........2006-01-29

WOW!!! Patty Loveless' "The Trouble With the Truth" is simply AMAZING!!!! Perfect from start to finish. Not even one single filler in this album. Her voice shines on this album... like on every album Patty has ever released. I LOVE "Tear Stained Letter," it's a great song and when I saw her live she opened with this song. The title hit "The Trouble With the Truth" is another awesome slow song on this album. "You Can Feel Bad" too is great... the result it being a #1 hit on the Country charts for Patty. "Everybody's Equal in the Eyes of Love" is a nice uptempo song to change the pace of the album which shows Patty's rocking side and "She Drew A Broken Heart" is a very fun song to listen to and a pure breath of fresh air. This album is a must for any country music fan's cd collection. This album is solid proof of why Patty was named the coveted ACM and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year respectively for the year 1996. Go Patty!!!!

No trouble here.......2004-07-08

Still on a roll, Patty Loveless released THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH in early 1996, and the album spawned some more hit singles for her to put under her belt. The album depends mostly on ballads, though there are some nice uptempo songs thrown in for good measure. The first single, the Matraca Berg penned "You Can Feel Bad", was an instant hit for Loveless. The album also features one of my favorite ballads, "Lonely Too Long", about two people who give into passion then justify it by saying they were lonely too long. It was also a single, and a big hit. "A Thousand Times A Day", a smoldering ballad, was the second single, about not being able to get over someone. It was before recorded by George Jones, who she later dueted with on the 1997 song "You Don't Seem To Miss Me". "She Drew A Broken Heart" was also a single, a fun uptempo song. The album is aptly titled, as the songs seem to fit under that umbrella of what truth is, and what it means. Another highlight is the ballad "I Miss Who I Was With You", "To Feel That Way At All", and the positive album closer "Someday I Will Lead The Parade". The mark of a good album is, the non single tracks, could have easily worked as singles. Overall another strong album from Loveless.

An important album in Patty's career.......2004-04-23

This is one of Patty's most successful albums - deservedly so. It spawned six country hits, which is amazing for a ten-track album. Despite all these hits, only two made it on to her hits collection, Classics, which I reviewed a long time ago.

Tear stained letter is an up-tempo song that this should get your toes tapping. Trouble with the truth is about wrestling with conscience. Lonely too long is a lovely ballad about two people at what might be the beginning of a relationship. You can feel bad is a feisty, up-tempo song in which Patty pours scorn on an ex-partner. A thousand times a day (previously recorded by George Jones on his album, High-tech redneck) is about the difficulty of forgetting an ex-partner. She drew a broken heart, another song about a former relationship, completes the hits.

Of the four non-hits, there are two ballads reminiscing about the past (I miss who I was with you, To feel that way at all), a wonderful, upbeat song (Everybody's equal in the eyes of love) and a brilliant ballad in which Patty dreams of a bright future (Someday I will lead the parade). Any of these four would have made good choices for singles, demonstrating just how strong this album is.

This is a classic album that helped Patty to win CMA female vocalist of the year in 1996. If you enjoy contemporary country, nineties style, you'll love this - it is one of the best examples of this type of music.

Chalk Up Another Winner.......2002-08-24

Patty Loveless' 1996 album THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH is another impressive album from this talented lady. We have one of her best singles in recent years on here, "Lonely Too Long", a song about two lonely people reaching out to each other. Of course there are the tongue in cheek Loveless classics we have all learned to expect and love from her, such as "You Can Feel Bad", "She Drew A Broken Heart", "Tear-Stained Letter" and more. "A Thousand Times A Day" is another beautiful ballad, and "Someday I will Lead The Parade" is inspiring and beautiful. Overall anotehr consistently good album from Patty Loveless, who has yet to disapoint me.

No 'Trouble' Here.......2001-06-18

After two sparkling examples of great country music, Patty Loveless' third Sony release seemed to stumble, though only the slightest bit. Her cover of 'Tear-Stained Letter', though admirable, wasn't particularly a standout, and there was little uptempo material to be found, focusing for the most part on ballads. That's not necessarily bad, just that Loveless is that rare breed who excels at both uptempo and balladry, with nary a misstep. So, although the ballads are strong, it would have been nice to see more rockers. Nonetheless, still ten times better than alot of the corporate radio candy released at the time, and the album that won her long deserved Female Vocalist of the Year awards from both the CMAs and ACMs.

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A.E. Housman: A Shropshire Lad, Complete in verse and song Alan Bates , Anthony Rolfe Johnson , and Graham Johnson Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005S85Q Release Date: 2001-12-11

Average customer rating: A century of British art songs to delight those who love them

English Song Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Treasury of English Song Favorite English Songs Songs by Roger Quilter The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 Silent Noon ASIN: B0002JEG6I Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
2. Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
3. Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
4. Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
5. The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
6. Henry King - Neal Davies
7. Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
8. In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
9. The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
10. Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
11. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
12. The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
13. On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
14. The Call - Graham Johnson
15. Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
16. Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
17. The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
18. Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
19. The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
20. Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
21. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
22. Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
23. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
24. The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
25. Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
26. A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
27. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

1. The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
2. The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
3. Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
4. Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
5. The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
6. Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
7. As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
8. The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
9. Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
10. Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
11. The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
12. Chopcherry - John Constable
13. A Sad Song - John Constable
14. Rutterkin - John Constable
15. Bethlehem Down - John Constable
16. Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
17. Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
18. Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
19. Popular Song - Martyn Hill
20. Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
21. Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
22. Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
23. The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
24. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
25. Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
26. The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

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