If My Heart Had Windows (Patty Loveless album)

If My Heart Had Windows is the second album recorded by 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
Patty Loveless
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1988
Recorded1987
StudioSound Stage Studios, Masterfonics Studios Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
LabelMCA
ProducerEmory Gordy, Jr.
Tony Brown
Patty Loveless chronology
Patty Loveless
(1986)		 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
SourceRating
Allmusic link
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
  1. "So Good to Be in Love" (Karen Staley) – 2:26
  2. "Working Man's Hands" (Johnny Pierce, Joanne Christy, Paul Marshall) – 2:50
  3. "You Saved Me" (Curtis Wright) – 3:22
  4. "If My Heart Had Windows" (Dallas Frazier) – 2:59
  5. "A Little Bit in Love" (Steve Earle) – 2:26
  6. "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind" (Hank Williams) – 2:33
  7. "Baby's Gone Blues" (Pat Bunch, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy) – 4:13
  8. "A Little on the Lonely Side" (Roger Murrah, Kitty Murrah) – 3:31
  9. "Fly Away" (John Hall, Johanna Hall) – 3:56
  10. "Once in a Lifetime" (Eric Kaz, Marsha Zwilling) – 4:17

Personnel[5]

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

Singles
  • 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
  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
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