Patty Loveless talks about her upcoming new CD

Sleepless Nights "The Traditional Country Soul of Patty Loveless" debuts September 9 Nashville, Tenn.




- For those aching to hear the pure, lonesome tenor from the Appalachian siren of modern country, the wait isover. With her first release in three years, Patty Loveless is back with her19th CD on a new label, Saguaro Road Records, formed in June 2008 by Direct Holdings Americas Inc. Direct Holdings also markets and sells audio and video entertainment products under the Time Life brand, which it uses underlicense from Time Warner Inc.

Produced with her husband and musical soul mate, Emory Gordy Jr., and backedby a Who's Who of Nashville A-list session players, including Harold Bradley, John Hobbs, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Harry Stinson, Steve Gibson and Biff Watson, with background vocals by Vince Gill, Sleepless Nights features14 titles that the pair culled from a pool of nearly 500 songs. This albumof classics celebrates the many facets of heartache that make country music the diary of the common man.
"Emory and I were talking over dinner about recapturing some of these moments from my youth," Loveless explains, "because I want to inspire and remind people of what country is made of. It takes me back especially to mybrother, Roger, and my sister, Dottie, and the music they loved.

"It's a little bit of a history lesson, but I think once you hear the songs,the stories ... you're going to be drawn to it," continues Loveless. "People lived a little differently then, but at the same time, there's a lot more in common [with today] than people would think." Hailed by People magazine as"equal parts Linda Ronstadt and Patsy Cline" when her two-million-selling Only What I Feel was released, Loveless has always believed in honoring her upbringing. Born in rural eastern Kentucky to a coal mining father who loved bluegrass, Patty followed her roots all the way to the Opry stage afterfirst catching the ear of Porter Wagoner when she was only 13. She released
her self-titled debut in 1987 and has never looked back.

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[thfromrichmond]

Man o man, as they say, it doesn't get any better than this. In my book, when Tammy Wynette died, Patty became the first lady of country music.

[boots1953]

Doesn't get any better!

[thedelda]

Such a great artist and we loved this song.

[acetoned76]

She's the real deal, all right. I don't see how you could improve on this.

[mor54]

She can sing anything.

[55terriblegasser]

I do think Patty has the voice of an Angel

[Juliana65]

One of the few true country singers left.... actually, I can't name any others, except the Judds when they were together.

[mchap38834]

@thfromrichmond I agree with you totally!!!

[vinegar55]

How 'bout that Al Perkins on pedal steel? Man, that's good stuff!