Up Against My Heart

Up Against My Heart was the fifth and final album that country music artist Patty Loveless would record for MCA Records. The album produced the singles "Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)," "Jealous Bone," and "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You."

Up Against My Heart
Studio album by Patty Loveless
Released	September 3, 1991
Studio	Emerald Sound Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Label	MCA
Producer	Emory Gordy Jr. Tony Brown
Patty Loveless chronology
On Down the Line (1990) Up Against My Heart (1991) Greatest Hits (1993)
Singles from Up Against My Heart
"Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" Released: September 7, 1991 "Jealous Bone" Released: January 14, 1992 "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You" Released: April 25, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]

Track listing

1. "Jealous Bone" (Rick Giles, Steve Bogard) – 3:17
2. "Nobody Loves You Like I Do" (Kostas) – 2:52
3. "I Already Miss You (Like You're Already Gone)" (Jim Rushing, Allen Shamblin) – 3:37
4. "Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" (Deborah Allen, Rafe VanHoy) – 3:00
5. "If You Don't Want Me" (Monte Warden, Emory Gordy Jr.) – 3:10
6. "I Came Straight to You" (Kevin Welch, John Barlow Jarvis) – 2:43
7. "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Phyllis Austin, Doug Gill) – 3:30
8. "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You" (Kostas, Dean Folkvord) – 3:21
9. "Waitin' for the Phone to Ring" (Joe Tassi, Bob Tassi) – 2:38
10. "God Will" (Lyle Lovett) – 2:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[6]

Musicians

• Deborah Allen – background vocals (track 4)
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin (track 6)
• Vince Gill – background vocals (tracks 6, 10)
• Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass guitar
• Tim Hensley – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7)
• John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Patty Loveless – lead vocals, background vocals (track 10)
• Lyle Lovett – background vocals (track 10)
• Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, background vocals (tracks 6, 9, 10)
• Dolly Parton – background vocals (track 9)
• Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Tammy Steffey – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7)

Technical

• Milan Bogdan - digital editing
• Tony Brown - production
• Emory Gordy, Jr. - production
• John Guess - recording, mixing
• Russ Martin - engineering
• Glenn Meadows - mastering

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	27
U.S. Billboard 200	151

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. Los Angeles Times review
5. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
6. Up Against My Heart (cassette insert). Epic Records. MCA Records. 1992. MCAC-10336.CS1 maint: others (link)