If My Heart Had Windows is the second studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless, and was released in 1988. The title track â a cover of a George Jones song from 1967 â became Loveless' first top ten hit, peaking on the Billboard Country Music charts at number 10. It was then followed by her biggest chart position (number 2 on September 10, 1988) at the time with "A Little Bit In Love," a song written by country artist Steve Earle. It also features a recording of the song "Baby's Gone Blues", which would be recorded by Shelby Lynne for her 1990 album Tough All Over and by Reba McEntire for her 1992 album It's Your Call.
The album peaked at number 33 on April 2, 1988.
This album was released the same year (1988) that Loveless became a Member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Musical style and composition
If My Heart Had Windows has been described as a neotraditional country album with elements of honky-tonk and rockabilly.
Track listing
Personnel
- Patty Loveless - lead vocals
- Anthony Crawford, Vince Gill, Mary Ann Kennedy, Patty Loveless, Claire Lynch, Mac McAnally, Donna MacElroy, Michael Mishaw, Joann Neal, Pam Rose, Karen Staley - background vocals
- Reggie Young, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - guitars
- Paul Franklin - dobro & steel guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis, Matt Rollings - piano
- Mike Lawler - keyboards, synthesizers, synthetic percussion
- Emory Gordy Jr. - bass guitar
- Glen Duncan - fiddle
- Eddie Bayers - drums
Production
- Produced by Tony Brown & Emory Gordy Jr.
- Recording Engineers: Steve Tillisch & Ron Treat; assisted by Mark J. Coddington, Tim Kish, Russ Martin & Keith Odle
- Overdubs Recorded by Ron Treat
- Mixed by Steve Tillisch
- Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows
Chart performance
Singles
- Loveless stated that she dedicated "You Saved Me" to her producer at the time, and later husband, Emory Gordy, Jr. The song charted for 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching number 43 during the week of 12 December 1987.
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