If My Heart Had Windows (Patty Loveless album)

If My Heart Had Windows is the second studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless, and was released in 1988. The title track — a cover of a George Jones song from 1967 — became Loveless' first top ten hit, peaking on the Billboard Country Music charts at number 10.[1] It was then followed by her biggest chart position (number 2 on September 10, 1988[2]) at the time with "A Little Bit In Love," a song written by country artist Steve Earle. It also features a recording of the song "Baby's Gone Blues", which would be recorded by Shelby Lynne for her 1990 album Tough All Over and by Reba McEntire for her 1992 album It's Your Call.

If My Heart Had Windows
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1988
Recorded1987
StudioSound Stage Studios, Masterfonics Studios Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length32:36
LabelMCA
ProducerEmory Gordy, Jr.
Tony Brown
Patty Loveless chronology
Patty Loveless
(1987)
If My Heart Had Windows
(1988)
Honky Tonk Angel
(1988)
Singles from If My Heart Had Windows
  1. "You Saved Me"
    Released: November 1987
  2. "If My Heart Had Windows"
    Released: February 1988
  3. "A Little Bit in Love"
    Released: June 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Chicago Tribune(mixed) link

The album peaked at number 33 on April 2, 1988.[3]

This album was released the same year (1988) that Loveless became a Member of the Grand Ole Opry.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Good to Be in Love"Karen Staley2:26
2."Working Man's Hands"Johnny Pierce, Joanne Christy, Paul Marshall2:50
3."You Saved Me"Curtis Wright3:22
4."If My Heart Had Windows"Dallas Frazier3:02
5."A Little Bit in Love"Steve Earle2:26
6."I Can't Get You Off of My Mind"Hank Williams2:33
7."Baby's Gone Blues"Pat Bunch, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy4:13
8."A Little on the Lonely Side"Roger Murrah, Kitty Murrah3:31
9."Fly Away"John Hall, Johanna Hall3:56
10."Once in a Lifetime"Eric Kaz, Marsha Zwilling4:17

Personnel

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Source:[5]

Production

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  • Produced by Tony Brown & Emory Gordy Jr.
  • Recording Engineers: Steve Tillisch & Ron Treat; assisted by Mark J. Coddington, Tim Kish, Russ Martin & Keith Odle
  • Overdubs Recorded by Ron Treat
  • Mixed by Steve Tillisch
  • Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
  • Mastered by Glenn Meadows

Chart performance

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 33

Singles

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  • Loveless stated that she dedicated "You Saved Me" to her producer at the time, and later husband, Emory Gordy, Jr. The song charted for 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching number 43 during the week of 12 December 1987.

References

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  1. ^ "Country Music: Top Country Songs Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  2. ^ "Country Music: Top Country Songs Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  3. ^ "Patty Loveless - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  4. ^ "Patty Loveless | Grand Ole Opry". 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. ^ Personnel and production at allmusic