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Honky Tonk Angel is the third studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless. With five tracks from the album charting in the Billboard Top Ten Country Singles, including two at #1, it served as a breakthrough album for Loveless. The album itself was Loveless' highest charting at #7 on the Country Albums category. The two #1 singles were "Chains" and "Timber, I'm Falling in Love". Loveless also did a cover of the Lone Justice song, "Don't Toss Us Away", which featured Rodney Crowell on backing vocals. The song charted at #5. Famed songwriter Kostas had a major role by writing three of the album's tunes, including "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" and "The Lonely Side of Love", which peaked at #6.

Honky Tonk Angel
Studio album by Patty Loveless
Released	October 1, 1988
Recorded	1988 at Soundstage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	32:08
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown
Patty Loveless chronology
If My Heart Had Windows (1988) Honky Tonk Angel (1988) On Down the Line (1990)
Singles from Honky Tonk Angel
"Blue Side of Town" Released: October 1988 "Don't Toss Us Away" Released: February 1989 "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" Released: May 1989 "The Lonely Side of Love" Released: September 1989 "Chains" Released: December 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

1. "Blue Side of Town" (Hank DeVito, Paul Kennerley) – 3:20
2. "I Won't Gamble with Your Love" (Gary Scruggs, Kevin Welch) – 3:12
3. "Go On" (Patty Loveless, Roger Murrah) – 2:33
4. "If You Think" (Kostas) – 4:09
5. "Chains" (Hal Bynum, Bud Reneau) – 2:27
6. "Don't Toss Us Away" (Bryan MacLean) – 4:11
7. "The Lonely Side of Love" (Kostas) – 3:02
8. "I'll Never Grow Tired of You" (Carter Stanley) – 3:02
9. "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" (Kostas) – 2:30
10. "I'm on Your Side" (Jimbeau Hinson, Kim Tribble) – 3:19

Personnel

• Drums, percussion: Eddie Bayers
• Bass guitar: Leland Sklar
• Keyboards: Matt Rollings
• Acoustic guitar: Mac McAnally
• Electric guitar: Albert Lee
• Mandolin: Albert Lee, Mark O'Connor
• Steel guitar: Paul Franklin
• Dobro: Paul Franklin
• Fiddle: Mark O'Connor
• Lead vocals: Patty Loveless
• Background vocals: Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Claire Lynch, Harry Stinson
• Produced By Tony Brown
• Pre-Production By Don Lanier
• Mixing By Bob Bullock & John Guess
• Engineered By Chuck Ainlay, Bob Bullock & Marty Williams

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Yahoo! Music information on Honky Tonk Angel - Accessed January 4, 2007.

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