Mountain Soul

{{Infobox album

| name = Mountain Soul

| type = studio

| artist = Patty Loveless

| cover = Loveless-ms.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 26, 2001

| recorded = Franklin, Tennessee

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Bluegrass

| length =

| label = Epic

| producer = Emory Gordy, Jr.

| prev_title = Strong Heart

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Bluegrass & White Snow

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Mountain Soul

| type = Studio

| single1 = The Boys Are Back in Town

| single1date = November 2001

| single2 = Out of Control Raging Fire

| single2date = January 2002

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|u8ufiK8USxA|"The Boys Are Back in Town"}} }}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|W-jQHsFn7nA|"Out Of Control Raging Fire "}} }}

}}

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = About.com

|rev1score = (favorable){{Cite web |url=http://countrymusic.about.com/library/blmountainsoulrev.htm |title=About.com review |access-date=2013-04-16 |archive-date=2013-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513013652/http://countrymusic.about.com/library/blmountainsoulrev.htm |url-status=dead }}

|rev2 = Allmusic

|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r539640|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev3score = A[https://web.archive.org/web/20090421150234/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,256312,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]

|rev4 = Los Angeles Times

|rev4score = {{Rating|3|4}}[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-22-ca-25152-story.html Los Angeles Times review]

|rev5 = PopMatters

|rev5score = {{Rating|9|10}}[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/lovelesspatty-mountain/ PopMatters review]

|rev6 = Rolling Stone

|rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/139316/review/5946948/mountain_soul |title=Rolling Stone review |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=April 16, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210070234/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/139316/review/5946948/mountain_soul |archivedate=February 10, 2009 }}

|rev7 = Spin

|rev7score = (9/10)[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1934346&style=music Album reviews at CD Universe]

}}

Mountain Soul is the eleventh album of original recordings by Patty Loveless. The album was recorded between January and March 2001 and was released on June 26 in the United States. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on July 14 (peaking on July 28 at #19), and remaining on the charts for 87 weeks until March 8, 2003. Other country superstars also have done "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" such as Kathy Mattea and Brad Paisley. A follow-up album, Mountain Soul II was released in September 2009.{{Cite web|title=PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD|url=http://www.saguaroroad.com/blog/?page_id=720|publisher=Sanguaro Road|date=July 7, 2009|accessdate=July 16, 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The album also charted on the main Top Billboard 200 chart, Top Bluegrass Album chart and the Top Internet Albums chart.[http://www.billboard.biz Billboard.biz - Music Business - Billboard Charts - Album Sales - Concert Tours]

Rhapsody ranked the album #9 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.[http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/11/countdec.html "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119010448/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/11/countdec.html |date=January 19, 2010 }} Retrieved January 12, 2010.

Country Universe, ranked the album #10.{{cite web |url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/12/10/the-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade-conclusion-10-1/ |title=The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade, Conclusion: #10-#1 |website=www.countryuniverse.net |date= 10 December 2009|access-date=March 17, 2010}}

Engine 145 country music blog list it #6 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list.{{cite web |url=http://www.engine145.com/top-country-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/ |title=Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1) - Engine 145 |accessdate=February 15, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024114246/http://www.engine145.com/top-country-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/ |archivedate=October 24, 2014 }} Retrieved February 10, 2010.