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On Down the Line is the fourth album released by country music artist Patty Loveless. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee during December 1989/January 1990, it was the follow-up to her breakthrough album, Honky Tonk Angel.

On Down the Line
Studio album by Patty Loveless
Released	May 15, 1990
Recorded	Decamber 1989-January 1990
Genre	Country
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown
Patty Loveless chronology
Honky Tonk Angel (1988) On Down the Line (1990) Up Against My Heart (1991)
Singles from On Down the Line
"On Down the Line" Released: May 19, 1990 "The Night's Too Long" Released: September 23, 1990 "I'm That Kind of Girl" Released: January 12, 1991 "Blue Memories" Released: May 11, 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Chicago Tribune	link
Entertainment Weekly	B+ link
Los Angeles Times	link

The album was both a critical and commercial success for Loveless, producing two top 10 hits, "On Down the Line" and "I'm That Kind of Girl", and a top 20 hit, "The Night's Too Long". It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart.

Track listing

1. "Overtime" (Kostas) – 2:48
2. "The Night's Too Long" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:53
3. "Blue Memories" (Paul Kennerley, Karen Brooks) – 2:49
4. "Some Morning Soon" (Claire Lynch, Larry Lynch) – 3:38
5. "You Can't Run Away from Your Heart" (Wendy Waldman, Jim Photoglo) – 3:52
6. "On Down the Line" (Kostas) – 3:05
7. "I've Got to Stop Loving You (And Start Living Again)" (Kennerley) – 3:19
8. "Looking in the Eyes of Love" (Kostas, Tricia Walker) – 4:01
9. "I'm That Kind of Girl" (Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset) – 3:02
10. "Feelings of Love" (Kostas)– 3:21

Personnel

• Richard Bennett - electric guitar on "I'm That Kind of Girl"
• Paul Franklin - Dobro, steel guitar, acoustic slide guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards, piano
• Kostas - acoustic guitar on "On Down the Line"
• Albert Lee - electric guitar
• Larrie Londin - drums
• Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin
• Leland Sklar - bass guitar

Background vocals

• Vince Gill - background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5-7)
• Kostas - background vocals (tracks 1, 8, 10)
• Claire Lynch - background vocals (tracks 1, 4, 7)
• Russell Smith - background vocals (track 2)
• Karen Staley - background vocals (track 4)
• Harry Stinson - background vocals (track 3)

Note: Track 9 does not feature backing vocals.

Technical

• Chuck Ainlay - recording
• Tony Brown - producer
• John Guess - mixing
• Glenn Meadows - mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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