Mountain Soul II

Mountain Soul II
Studio album by Patty Loveless
Released	September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)
Genre	Bluegrass
Length	43:18
Label	Saguaro Road
Producer	Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless chronology
Sleepless Nights (2008) Mountain Soul II (2009)
Singles from Mountain Soul II
"Busted" Released: September 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
BBC	(favourable)[2]
PopMatters	[3]
Slant	[4]

Mountain Soul II is the sixteenth studio album by American country music singer Patty Loveless. The album was released on September 29, 2009.^[5][6] It is a follow-up to her previous album, Mountain Soul, released in 2001.^[5] Mountain Soul II features 15 songs including a re-recording Loveless' 1991 single "Blue Memories", previously recorded on her 1990 album On Down the Line.^[7]

"Busted" was released as the album's lead-off single in September 2009.

Track listing

1. "Busted" (Harlan Howard) – 3:25
2. "Fools Thin Air" (Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell) – 3:24
3. "A Handful of Dust" (Tony Arata) – 3:05
4. "Half Over You" (Karen Staley) – 3:25
5. "Prisoner's Tears" (Michael Henderson, Mark Irwin, Wally Wilson) – 3:56
6. "Working on a Building" (traditional) – 2:52
7. "Friends in Gloryland" (traditional) – 1:25
8. "(We Are All) Children of Abraham" (Patty Loveless, Emory Gordy, Jr.) – 2:24
9. "Big Chance" (Loveless, Gordy) – 2:53
10. "When the Last Curtain Falls" (Gordy, Jim Rushing) – 3:49
11. "Blue Memories" (Karen Brooks, Paul Kennerley) – 2:47
12. "You Burned the Bridge" (Jon Randall) – 4:19
13. "Bramble and the Rose" (Barbara Keith) – 2:54
14. "Feelings of Love" (Kostas) – 3:15
15. "Diamond in My Crown" (Kennerley, Emmylou Harris) – 2:45

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	19
U.S. Billboard 200	91
Canadian Top Country Albums	42

References

1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Mountain Soul II review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1636829. Retrieved 2009-09-30. 
2. ^ BBC review
3. ^ PopMatters review
4. ^ Slant review
5. ^ ^{a b} "PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD". Sanguaro Road. July 7, 2009. http://www.saguaroroad.com/blog/?page_id=720. Retrieved July 16, 2009. 
6. ^ "Patty Loveless Plans Mountain Soul II for September Release". Country Music Television. July 8, 2009. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1615536/patty-loveless-plans-mountain-soul-ii-for-september-release.jhtml. Retrieved August 21, 2009. 
7. ^ allmusic ((( Mountain Soul II > Overview )))