Soft Talk
Soft Talk is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne. It was released in 1991 on the Epic label. Two tracks on the album, "The Very First Lasting Love" and "Stop Me" were performed with Les Taylor. The album reached No. 55 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. AllMusic's Bil Carpenter gave Soft Talk a star rating of three out of five and described it as "defiant, emotionally draining country." People considered the album "more subdued" but a "pleasing package".
Track listing
- "Don't Cross Your Heart" — 2:55
- "I've Learned to Live" — 3:52
- "Alive and Well" — 3:21
- "A Lighter Shade of Blue" — 3:47
- "It Must Be You" — 3:07
- "You Can't Break a Broken Heart" — 3:14
- "Soft Talk" — 3:39
- "The Very First Lasting Love" — 3:34
- "Stop Me" — 3:43
- "It Might Be Me" — 4:22
Personnel
;Music- Sonny Garrish – dobro, steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Chuck Jones – acoustic guitar
- Mike Lawler – organ, synthesizer
- Paul Leim – drums
- Shelby Lynne – lead vocals, background vocals
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitar
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Gary W. Smith – piano, keyboards
- Les Taylor – duet vocals on "Stop Me"
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Rodney Good – assistant engineer
- Julian King – assistant engineer
- John Kunz – mixing assistant
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing
- Bill Johnson – art direction
- Ron Keith – photography
- Rollow Welch – design