Long Stretch of Lonesome

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Long Stretch of Lonesome is an album by Patty Loveless. Three singles charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Top Country Songs chart. Highlights are "High on Love," "To Have You Back Again" and the George Jones-backed "You Don't Seem to Miss Me," each of which both charted in the top 20. "High on Love" was co-written by Jeff Hanna of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Track listing

1. "The Party Ain't Over Yet" (John David) – 3:32
2. "To Have You Back Again" (Annie Roboff, Amie Roman) – 4:35
3. "I Don't Want to Feel Like That" (Don Schlitz, Terry Radigan) – 4:19
4. "High on Love" (Kostas, Jeff Hanna) – 3:03
5. "Like Water Into Wine" (Gretchen Peters) – 4:46
6. "That's Exactly What I Mean" (Kim Richey, Tia Sillers) – 3:22
7. "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (Jim Lauderdale) – 4:07
   • duet with George Jones
8. "Too Many Memories" (Stephen Bruton) – 3:52
9. "Long Stretch of Lonesome" (Gary Scruggs, Tony Arata) – 3:57
10. "Where I'm Bound" (Daryl Burgess, Tom Britt) – 4:04

Personnel

• Deborah Allen – background vocals
• Susan Ashton – background vocals
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Michael Black – background vocals
• Nanette Bohannon-Britt – background vocals
• Tom Britt – slide guitar
• Kathy Burdick – background vocals
• Mary Chapin Carpenter – background vocals
• Vickie Carrico – background vocals
• Dan Dugmore – electric guitar, steel guitar
• Jerry Douglas – lap steel guitar
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Paul Franklin – slide guitar, steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Quatra guitar
• Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass guitar
• Owen Hale – drums
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• Michael Henderson – electric guitar
• Tim Hensley – background vocals

• John Hobbs – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano
• Kostas – background vocals
• Mike Lawler – keyboards
• Butch Lee – Hammond B-3 organ
• Raul Malo – electric guitar
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Mac McAnally – background vocals
• Kim Richey – background vocals
• Mike Rojas – keyboards
• Harry Stinson – drums, background vocals
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Strings on "Long Stretch of Lonesome":

• David Davidson, Connie Heard, Clara Olson, Christian Teal – violins
• Kathryn Plummer, Kris Wilkinson – violas
• Anthony LaMarchina – cello

Strings arranged by Emory Gordy, Jr.