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As always, Patty Loveless connects with listeners, singing about their joys and sorrows. Sleepless Nights is her newly recorded homage to the classic country hits of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. She personally selected each song, country classics first made popular by George Jones, Hank Locklin, Porter Wagoner, Webb Pierce, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Conway Twitty. Born and bred country, Patty's pure crooning on these favorites is yearning and melancholy, enhanced only by sparse accompaniment. The new sessions feature several legendary band members: guitarist Harold Bradley, who played on the original hits of Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison; blind pianist Pig Robbins, an equally legendary session musician for decades: and the brilliant Al Perkins (ex-Flying Burrito Brothers and Manassas member) who plays steel guitar on many tracks.
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Customer Reviews: - Greatest Patty Loveless
This is the best there is a lot of join in and sing songs on this great traditional country tracks, when is vol.2 coming out...more info - Thank you, Patty
Thank God for Patty Loveless.
I had almost given up hope. All the female country singers sound alike. They've been chewed up by the Muzak Machine and made into carbon copies of each other.
Then Patty Loveless does this recording, sounding fresh and sounding traditional.
There is hope. Rejoice....more info - These Nights Really Are Sleepless
My girl wanted tickets to see Patty when she was in our town in October. So, I bought a couple of good ones and they hung on the refrigerator for a couple of months until the day of the show.
Understand that I liked Patty just fine before the show. She wasn't Emmylou, but good, good, good. I didn't even know about "Sleepless Nights" when we walked through the doors of the Carolina Theater. "That's All it Took" lived up to it's name and more. I kept hearing these fine old songs and kept thinking "Where did this come from?"
No kidding, we went home from the show, turned on the computer and downloaded the record. Burned it, put it in the car, and listened to it for THREE WEEKS straight. It's true. Every song is a gem. Even Emmylou's song, and nobody (but Patty now) can sing Emmylou. Almost all of these tunes are the best versions of the songs that I've ever heard.
I've heard it said that you can tell how good a girl country singer is by counting how many syllables she can make out of a one syllable word. It's a good test and by this and every other measure Patty Loveless is great. Buy two copies just in case you lose one or like someone enough to give them one....more info - Disappointing
After giving this CD several listening sessions, both at home and in the car, I have to say that this recording seems like those old "special products" LPs that filled the record store's bargain bin. The instrumentals seem flat and lifeless, and the dynamic range of the recording doesn't meet the high quality that used to be part of Patty's recordings.
I'm glad to see new recordings by one of my favorite artists, and the material is quite tasty, but this was a real letdown for me....more info - Excellent Beer Drinkin' Music
Great set of standarns - some covered (and written) by Hank Williams, Emmylou Harris, and others. Did some do better? Sure, but Patty does very well. I guess there are some who might be turned off by this style of singing (too much emoting?) but it sounds exactly right to me. Now where's my beer and my lady - I feel the urge to dance....more info - Back where it all began
This new album by Patty Loveless follows the road she has been on since "Mountain Soul", finding new mixes on the traditional mountain side of Patty's life. She had planned to do a CD for her older sister Dot and this was it. Her sister, she always considered to be a better singer and always kept her close by, then a few years back, she died. Her and Emory went thru 500 songs to get down to the 14 on the disc. On the road, she changed labels too, going with Saguaro Road Records. This is an interesting label, interested in rootsy singers, attracting the likes of Rebecca Lynn Howard and Joan Osborne, besides Patty.
Emory produced the disc, and went with half old school studio musicians and half contemporary types like Biff watson, Al Perkins, and Vince Gill on background vocals.
As for Old school ,there is Pig Robbins, Pete Finnie, Harold Bradley and Jedd Hughes. The result is what is called "traditional country soul", the records sub title.
"Sleepless Nights"(Bryant/Bryant) An awesome sweet ballad with Vince Gill, the title track. There is some really pretty pedal steel here.
"Crazy Arms"(Mooney/Seals) I love this song, heard Linda Ronstadt do a very similar version of it in '73. This is a timeless song.
"Color of the Blues" (Jones/Williams) has guitarist Guthrie Trapp ,a member of her road band for two years answering her vocals with some sweet understated blues guitar, great track. Patty sounds rejuvenated after going thru some trials of family deaths over the last couple of years.
"Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams) Well, Patty closes this record up with a real classic and she is singing full of emotion with nothing to prove. That is a real comfort level.
Overall, this a gal that probably will not get a lot of radio play for these very well sung picks of songs that she loved when she was growing up, but we get to look a little deeper into the gal who helped make country music what it is today.
...more info - Excellent - so nice to have her back!
Patty - you really did it this time. This look (and listen) at timeless classics is first rate - the songs you picked are truly country classics that stand up well to the test of time, and your treatment of them is fantastic. Your voice sounds better than ever, and fits very well with these songs. Very nice job!...more info - Patty the Great
This CD is the BEST. Love that old music and I love the way,( the only way that Patty does), that she puts a angle on all the songs. Wonderful!!!...more info - You go girl
I worried that an aging voice or a surrender to pop country would make this purchase a disappointment. Boy, was I wrong. What a wonderful album. Patty's voice is as strong as ever with a range and clarity that have deepened and mellowed with age. The cuts combine carefully selected country classics with new material that builds on a "back to country roots" focus started with her "Mountain Soul" CD. My only disappointment was a failure to acknowledge the accompanying artists for each track. Buy this CD, you won't be disappointed. ...more info - Sleepless Nights a Winner
Patty Loveless digs way back into country music history with her latest album, Sleepless Nights. Somewhat like Martina MacBride's Timeless, Loveless treats the old tunes respectfully and still leaves her stamp on them. It's country--no mixture of pop at all--with lots of steel guitar and generally spare arrangement. Doing so lets the song and Patty's powerful, unpretentious voice be the focus.
There are several George Jones tunes, some Porter and Dolly, Hank Williams, and Webb Pierce. "There Stands the Glass" is an unexpected treat, and her treatment of "The Pain of Loving You" has Patty Loveless classic written all over it. She's not doing any "sound-alikes" on this album--they're all her! But she's also not reinventing the songs. Rather, she's remaining true to the songs and to herself, and it's a wonderful blend.
If you're looking for something revolutionary, this is not it. If you're looking for REAL country music, this is it. Forget the Top 40. This is someone who knows what country is and how it's to be done. And Patty has never sounded better....more info - Great Classics
This is a great selection of classic country standards. The original performers sang these with a lot more passion than this album....more info - Excellent covers of true gems
Patty's delivery and husband Emory Gordy's productions are what set her music apart from the herd: simple, perfect, just enough to deliver the emotion of the song, but never overdoing it or showing off. She has always known it's simplicity that makes a song great, but it takes enormous talent to pull that off. Patty, more than anyone, has that talent. These songs are delivered perfectly (and tend to be 2.5 minutes, just like in the old days). Her voice has consistently been amazing, but her choice of songs has not been far behind. She has always had excellent taste, and that is certainly evident here. These songs are the real thing from 30, 40 years ago, crystal clear and fresh but true to their roots. Even the ones I didn't know bring back the days of my youth, driving around the back roads and listening to the radio. The songs are not just old standards everyone knows; Patty has also chosen some slightly more obscure gems that were a wonderful discovery for me. I didn't know "There Stands the Glass," but it's my favorite on this album. Such a perfect song from that time: drinking song, catchy melody, wry humor, perfect pedal steel/fiddle break. It brings back a whole era (and puts a smile on your face) just to listen to it.
Patty's solo a cappella finish of "That's All it Took" makes the the hairs on my neck stand straight up: beautiful, powerful voice and pure raw emotion, as only Patty can do.
If there was any disappointment, it was the arrangement on "I've Forgotten More..." which to me undermined the song. I agree with Holly Gleason that Jann Browne (with great harmony from Wanda Jackson) really nailed this song in the early 1990s on her little known but totally excellent album (Tell Me Why). Patty's singing here is ok, but the arrangement is what I would call country-schmaltz-waltz, something there was plenty of in those days, but to my mind doesn't need to be revived. Especially when the song has such great melancholy potential-- which Patty excels at. This could have been great; but it is only so-so (IMHO).
Others may not agree with me, though, and apart from that every single song is good (and there are 14 of them). Dolly Parton's "The Pain of Loving You" is wonderful, and as usual, Patty ends the album with a beautiful, moving song -- Hank Williams's "Cold, Cold Heart."
For over two decades now, Patty has been keeping it true when so many others have been offering forgettable fluff. She's done Top 40, bluegrass, traditional; she's better at barroom rockers than anybody ever, even while she is the best in the business at melancholy laments; and in the process of all that, she has introduced listeners to some great underappreciated songwriters. She is finally being recognized for the truly unique musician that she is - every bit as talented and special in her way as Emmy Lou Harris or Steve Earle are in theirs. This is one more excellent entry in what is at this point an amazingly high quality body of work....more info - delightful beginning to end
I highly recommend this cd for those who love classic country music and a beautiful voice like Patty's....more info - Gotta Love Patty
Patty Loveless is the greatest woman country singer of the "New Traditional" era and her approach to these country classics is near perfect. Patty Loveless is the Ella Fitzgerald of country music. Just like Ella recorded the American pop songbooks of material that other singers had done, Patty does the classic country songbook--or at least a small sample of it-- to equally great effect. The arrangements and production fit the material perfectly.
The album really gets going in the middle. The four-in-a-row combination of "Crazy Arms," "There Stands The Glass, "That's All It Took" and "Color of the Blues" is stunning. Patty's renditions stand right alongside the classic originals. ...more info - Patty Loveless Sleepless Nights
this is a realy good CD especially if you like Traditional County and
old country. Love it...more info - Patty Loveless Sleepless nights
I think this is one of Patty's best albums ever done. It's nice to hear someone still making tradional country music....more info - Patty loveless at her best
Patty Loveless with her Sleepless Nights cd takes you back to what country music is all about. Her voice is pure the instrumentals are so clear I enjoy listening to this cd after a 12 hour shift on my drive home,
Patty you have brought country back to country music.
Your vocals are, as usual, awesome
...more info - Loveless' Memorable "Nights"
Prime Cuts: The Pain of Loving You, Why Baby Why, Sleepless Nights
To tackle the classic songs of country music's copious canon is a parlous exercise. In lesser hands, such a venture could misfire. Loveless, on the other hand, succeeds in bringing these sonic pillars of country music back to life with her creative yet reverent interpretations. After a list of 500 songs, Loveless and hubby cum producer Emory Gordy Jr. have narrowed down to these 14 lucky entries. And they certainly cover the whole gamut from the oft-covered Ray Price's "Crazy Arms," Webb Pierce's "There Stands the Glass," and George Jones' "Why Baby Why" to the more obscure Osborne Brothers' "The Pain of Loving" and Gram Parsons' "That's All It Took." Most gorgeous though is that Gordy Jr. has allowed Loveless to belt out these songs with an Appalachian distilled immediacy with equal doses of controlled fury as well as passionate empathy. Never has Loveless sounded better.
The disc begins on an ominous note with the lead single "Why Baby Why." In keeping with most of Loveless' first single from each of her albums (think "Try to Think of Elvis" and "Lovin' All Night"), Loveless gives this love gone wrong George Jones classic a feminine sensibility augmented with attitude and verve. Fans of a traditional persuasion will indulge in another Jones' number "He Thinks I Still Care" where Loveless teases out heartbreak's entanglements with the right measures of mournful steel and fiddles. Another permutation of the broken heart is the Osborne Brothers' "Pain of Loving You," a track revived in the 80s by the trio (Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt). Of interest is that the accompanying Gospel-like harmonies on Loveless' rendition bears a striking similarity with that of the Trios'. To show that Loveless does not just slavishly adhere to the original renditions, she demonstrates her indomitable creativity by decelerating Ray Price's "Crazy Arms" to a more languid pace slowly lavishing in the euphoria of love's embrace.
Bringing her friends from high places Vince Gill's distinguished tenor adds a layer of lonesome to the plaintive title cut "Sleepless Night," a gorgeous old-fashioned sounding ballad. While former MCA artist Jedd Hughes helps Loveless clears the dust off the almost forgotten "That's All It Took" making it sparkle like it's a newly written gem. A listen to "Color of the Blues" reveals why some of these classics are so endearing. No one today writes with such poetic acumen as on this George Jones standard: "Up above me are the skies like the twinkle in your eyes/These things are the colors of the blues/In the mail your letter came the ink and paper looked the same/
Blue must be the color of the blues." Most tantalizing is Loveless' tortured read of Hank Sr.'s "Cold Cold Heart," here Loveless demonstrates why she's still the mountain soul siren that few can resist.
Though it is a common venture for most established artist to record an album of classics, few can pass muster. Few can strike a balance, as Loveless can, to treat these chestnuts with reverence, yet bold enough to present them in a way as if they were the first to cut them. When Loveless sings of these stories of heartbreak, broken homes, cheating and love found, she sings them as if she were singing about her own life. Invested with personality, these paeans receive face-lifts that are undeniably fresh, engaging and heartfelt. Loveless has indeed made a classic album of these classics.
...more info - Sleepless Nights
Patty Loveless did a wonderful job on this CD. I love her slection of songs. They are favorite songs that I never get tired of hearing. I carry this CD in my car every where we go. She has a wonderful voice, and I could listen to her all day. I would recommend this CD to anyone who likes country music as much as I do.
Jackie
Copemish MI...more info - Country music does not get any better than this
There is really nothing to be said for this material and the
performance of this artist except that if you love country music
and want to hear it as it is meant to be, run, don't walk to
the nearest retailor of quality music and listen to your hearts
content to the finest performance of quality country music that
you are likely to hear. You will listen to this material over and over
again....more info - Purest Country/bluegrass,
Probably Patty's best in years! Pure, pure, pure! Brings back many memories of sitting by my grandpa's old radio in the W.Va. country and waiting to hear such stars of country music as Webb Pierce, Gearge Jones, Hank Williams Sr. and many more that these songs were a tribute to! Thanks Patty for keeping it country!
Linda d. from Mesa, AZ...more info - One of the best country records of 2008!
For fans of true-blue, old-school hard country, it can't get much better than this. Patty Loveless hits another bullseye with this delicious album that pays tribute to the work of George Jones, Webb Pierce, Hank Williams, Hank Locklin and others. Plenty of fiddle, pedal steel and tears in your beer. Highly recommended! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide to Hick Music)...more info - Pure Country
Wow...pure country...Patty...THANKS. By the way, Martina McBride did an excellent job with her Timeless album a couple of years ago ...a similar offering. Plenty of room for both of these and more besides. Bring on some more real country, all you artists. ...more info
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