Mountain Soul
Mountain Soul is the eleventh album of original recordings by Patty Loveless. The album was recorded between January and March 2001 and was released on June 26 in the United States. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on July 14, and remaining on the charts for 87 weeks until March 8, 2003. Other country superstars also have done "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" such as Kathy Mattea and Brad Paisley. A follow-up album, Mountain Soul II was released in September 2009.
The album also charted on the main [Billboard 200|Top Billboard 200] chart, Top Bluegrass Album chart and the Top Internet Albums chart.
Rhapsody ranked the album #9 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.
Country Universe, ranked the album #10.
Engine 145 country music blog list it #6 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list.
Track listing
- "The Boys Are Back in Town" – 2:34
- "The Richest Fool Alive" – 3:22
- "Daniel Prayed" – 2:45
- "Someone I Used to Know" – 2:17
- * duet with Jon Randall
- "Out of Control Raging Fire" – 3:33
- * duet with Travis Tritt
- "Rise Up Lazarus" – 2:21
- "Cheap Whiskey" – 3:42
- "Pretty Little Miss" – 2:41
- "I Know You're Married " – 2:54
- * duet with Travis Tritt
- "Sorrowful Angels" – 3:58
- "Soul of Constant Sorrow" – 3:04
- "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" – 6:06
- "Two Coats" – 3:18
- "Sounds of Loneliness" – 3:48
Personnel
- Patty Loveless - lead vocals
- Emory Gordy, Jr. - guitar, bass, slack key guitar
- Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass, fiddle, bass vocal
- Tim Hensley - mandolin, backing vocals
- Stuart Duncan - mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
- Deanie Richardson - fiddle
- Rob Ickes - dobro
- Alan O'Bryant - banjo
- Carmella Ramsey - drone fiddle, backing vocals
- Gene Wooten - dobro
- Butch Lee - banjo, bass, mandolin
- Ricky Skaggs - mandolin, backing vocals
- Jon Randall - guitar, mandolin backing vocals
- Earl Scruggs - banjo
- Travis Tritt - duet vocal, lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Biff Watson - guitar
- Steve Gibson - mandola
- Rebecca Lynn Howard - backing vocals
- Jeff White - guitar
- Darrell Scott - dobro, banjo
- Jeff White - backing vocals
- Tom Britt - slide guitar
Charts