Patty Loveless - Trouble with the Truth

Having broken through at the tail-end of the neo-traditionalist trend in country in the 1980s, Patty Loveless was one of the few established artists to navigate the transition into the post-Garth pop-country trend of the '90s. Trouble with the Truth, her third album and the follow-up to the CMA Album of the Year When Fallen Angels Fly, found her again relying on her steady stable of writers -- Gary Nicholson, Jim Lauderdale, Tony Arata, Matraca Berg -- for another series of songs that acknowledged the country tradition of twang, yet kept to a sharp beat, and that maintained the female country sensibility of faithful loving, while avoiding victimization. "You Can Feel Bad," the album's first single and a number one hit, was a breakup song with a twist or two, while the second single, "A Thousand Times a Day," treated love as a 12-step addiction, and "I Miss Who I Was (With You)," caught a sense of regret tempered with acceptance. Some of the writing was a bit abstract, notably the title track, and there didn't seem much reason to cover Richard Thompson's up-tempo, Cajun-flavored "Tear-Stained Letter," which Jo-El Sonnier took into the Top Ten in 1988 (except, of course, that it's a great song). But Trouble with the Truth was a consistent collection that consolidated Loveless' prominent place in the country music scene of the mid-'90s. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Amy Hughes Engineer Biff Watson Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) Brent Mason Guitar (Electric) Butch Lee Organ (Hammond) Carmella Ramsey Vocals (Background) Connie Ellisor Violin Craig Krampf Drums Curtis Young Vocals (Background) Dan Dugmore Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Steel) David Davidson Violin Dawn Sears Vocals (Background) Donna McElroy Vocals (Background) Emory Gordy Producer Gary VanOsdale Viola Harry Stinson Vocals (Background) Jeff White Vocals (Background) Jerry Douglas Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar Jim Grosjean Viola Jim Rushing Bass (Vocal) John Catchings Cello John Hobbs Keyboards Kathryn Plummer Viola Kathy Burdick Vocals (Background) Kristin Wilkinson Viola Liana Manis Vocals (Background) Lonnie Wilson Drums Mike Lawler Keyboards Mike Rojas Keyboards Pamela Sixfin Violin Patty Loveless Vocals Paul Franklin Guitar (Steel) Russ Martin Engineer Steve Gibson Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) Stuart Duncan Fiddle, Mandolin Tim Hensley Vocals (Background) Tom Britt Guitar (Electric) Vince Gill Vocals (Background)