Hearts in Armor
{{Infobox album
| name = Hearts in Armor
| type = studio
| artist = Trisha Yearwood
| cover = TrishaYearwoodHeartsinArmor.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 1, 1992
| recorded = 1992
| venue =
| studio = Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = Country
| length = 37:23
| label = MCA
| producer = Garth Fundis
| prev_title = Trisha Yearwood
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = The Song Remembers When
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hearts in Armor
| type = Studio
| single1 = Wrong Side of Memphis
| single1date = August 8, 1992
| single2 = Walkaway Joe
| single2date = November 2, 1992
| single3 = You Say You Will
| single3date = March 1, 1993
| single4 = Down on My Knees
| single4date = June 7, 1993
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r123573|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Chicago Tribune
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite web |title=Trisha YearwoodHearts in Armor (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)A fire... |website=Chicago Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032459/https://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-09-24/features/9203260938_1_star-trisha-yearwood-nearest-distant-shore |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-09-24/features/9203260938_1_star-trisha-yearwood-nearest-distant-shore}}
|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev3score = A+[https://web.archive.org/web/20070526122424/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311781,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]
|rev4 = Los Angeles Times
|rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web |title=Head--and Heart--Above the Rest : New albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent). : *** 1/2 TRISHA YEARWOOD "Hearts in Armor" MCA |date=1992-09-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306173638/https://articles.latimes.com/1992-09-06/entertainment/ca-54_1_stars-hearts-albums |archive-date=2016-03-06 |url-status=live |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-06-ca-54-story.html}}
|rev5 = Q
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7465583&style=music Album reviews at CD Universe]
|rev6 = Robert Christgau
|rev6score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=trisha+yearwood Robert Christgau Consumer Guide]
|rev7 = Rolling Stone
|rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080418050436/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/trishayearwood/albums/album/111580/review/5946287/hearts_in_armor Rolling Stone review]
}}
Hearts in Armor is the second studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released on September 1, 1992, by MCA Nashville.
Four of its tracks found spots in the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1992 and 1993: "Wrong Side of Memphis" rose to No. 5, "You Say You Will" to No. 12, and "Down on My Knees" to No. 19. The album rose to No. 12 in the Billboard country albums chart.
The album was released immediately following Yearwood's divorce with her first husband, and has been considered one of her greatest albums. It was met with mostly positive reviews by critics. The album includes a variety of styles, including slow ballads and fast up-tempo material.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r123573|pure_url=yes}}|title=Hearts in Armor album review|last=Jurek|first=Thom|publisher=allmusic|access-date=2008-11-17}}
Three of the album's tracks feature guest harmony vocalists: "Woman Walk the Line" (originally performed by Emmylou Harris on her album The Ballad of Sally Rose) features background vocals from Harris. Raul Malo of The Mavericks is featured on "For Reasons I've Forgotten" and "Wrong Side of Memphis".
Track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column = Harmony vocals
| headline = CD
| total_length = 37:23
| title1 = Wrong Side of Memphis
| writer1 = {{hlist|Gary Harrison|Matraca Berg}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Harry Stinson|Raul Malo|Yearwood}}
| length1 = 2:46
| title2 = Nearest Distant Shore
| writer2 = {{hlist|Harrison|Tim Mensy}}
| extra2 = Garth Brooks
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = You Say You Will
| writer3 = {{hlist|Beth Nielsen Chapman|Verlon Thompson}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Malo|Yearwood}}
| length3 = 3:38
|
| title5 = Woman Walk the Line
| writer5 = {{hlist|Emmylou Harris|Paul Kennerley}}
| extra5 = Harris
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = Oh Lonesome You
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jamie O'Hara|Kieran Kane}}
| extra6 = Vince Gill
| length6 = 2:58
| title7 = Down on My Knees
| writer7 = Chapman
| length7 = 3:52
| title8 = For Reasons I've Forgotten
| writer8 = O'Hara
| extra8 = Malo
| length8 = 3:56
| title9 = You Don't Have to Move That Mountain
| writer9 = Keith Whitley
| extra9 = Gill
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = Hearts in Armor
| writer10 = Jude Johnstone
| extra10 = Henley
| length10 = 4:23
}}
Personnel
- Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals
Musicians
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1–7, 9, 10)
- Steve Nathan – acoustic piano (8)
- Brent Mason – electric guitars (1–9)
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar (1, 3–6, 8)
- Tim Mensy – acoustic guitar (2)
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar (2, 7, 9)
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar (8)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (4)
- Sam Bush – mandolin (5, 6)
- Dave Pomeroy – bass (1–7, 9)
- Glenn Worf – bass (8)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (1–9)
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 8)
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle (5, 6)
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola (10)
Production
- Garth Fundis – producer, mixing
- Gary Laney – recording, mixing
- Linelle – recording assistant
- Dave Sinko – recording assistant, mixing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Scott Pascahll – production assistant
- Bill Brunt Designs – art direction, design
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – front cover photography
- Randee St. Nicholas – additional photography
- Maria Von Matthiessen – additional photography
- Sheri McCoy – stylist
Charts
=Album=
class="wikitable"
! Chart (1992–1994) ! Peak |
Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/ZKB7etv|title=Trisha Yearwood’s ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=December 3, 2023}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
|align="center"| 162 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 12 |
U.S. Billboard 200
| align="center"| 46 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums
| align="center"| 7 |
= Certifications =
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Hearts in Armor"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Hearts in Armor|artist=Trisha Yearwood|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=1993|relyear=1992}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Hearts in Armor|artist=Trisha Yearwood|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=1993|relyear=1992}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
=Singles=
class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak positions |
style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| US Country ! width="50"| CAN Country |
rowspan="2"| 1992
| "Wrong Side of Memphis" | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| 4 |
rowspan="2"| 1993
| "You Say You Will" | align="center"| 12 | align="center"| 24 |
"Down on My Knees"
| align="center"| 19 | align="center"| 21 |