On Down the Line
{{Infobox album
| name = On Down the Line
| type = Album
| artist = Patty Loveless
| cover = PattyLovelessOnDowntheLine.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 15, 1990
| recorded = December 1989-January 1990
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length =
| label = MCA
| producer = Tony Brown
| prev_title = Honky Tonk Angel
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Up Against My Heart
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = On Down the Line
| type = Studio
| single1 = On Down the Line
| single1date = May 19, 1990
| single2 = The Night's Too Long
| single2date = September 23, 1990
| single3 = I'm That Kind of Girl
| single3date = January 12, 1991
| single4 = Blue Memories
| single4date = May 11, 1991
}}
}}{{For|the song of the same title|On Down the Line (song)}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93031|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140906113900/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-05-31/features/9002140188_1_star-patty-loveless-classic-to-be link]
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B+ [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1103293&style=music&fulldesc=T link]
| rev4 = Los Angeles Times
| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-15-ca-110-story.html link]
| rev5 = Orlando Sentinel
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}Gettelman, Parry (July 27, 1990). "Patty Loveless". Orlando Sentinel.
| noprose = yes
}}
On Down the Line is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee during December 1989/January 1990, it was the follow-up to her breakthrough album, Honky Tonk Angel.
The album was both a critical and commercial success for Loveless, producing two top 10 hits, "On Down the Line" and "I'm That Kind of Girl", and a top 20 hit, "The Night's Too Long". It peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
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| headline =
| total length =
| title1 = Overtime
| writer1 = Kostas
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = The Night's Too Long
| writer2 = Lucinda Williams
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Blue Memories
| writer3 = Paul Kennerley, Karen Brooks
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Some Morning Soon
| writer4 = Claire Lynch, Larry Lynch
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = You Can't Run Away from Your Heart
| writer5 = Wendy Waldman, Jim Photoglo
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = On Down the Line
| writer6 = Kostas
| length6 = 3:05
| title7 = I've Got to Stop Loving You (And Start Living Again)
| writer7 = Kennerley
| length7 = 3:19
| title8 = Looking in the Eyes of Love
| writer8 = Kostas, Tricia Walker
| length8 = 4:01
| title9 = I'm That Kind of Girl
| writer9 = Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset
| length9 = 3:02
| title10 = Feelings of Love
| writer10 = Kostas
| length10 = 3:21
}}
Personnel
- Richard Bennett - electric guitar on "I'm That Kind of Girl"
- Paul Franklin - Dobro, steel guitar, acoustic slide guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards, piano
- Kostas - acoustic guitar on "On Down the Line"
- Albert Lee - electric guitar
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
;Background vocals
- Vince Gill - background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5-7)
- Kostas - background vocals (tracks 1, 8, 10)
- Claire Lynch - background vocals (tracks 1, 4, 7)
- Russell Smith - background vocals (track 2)
- Karen Staley - background vocals (track 4)
- Harry Stinson - background vocals (track 3)
Note: Track 9 does not feature backing vocals.
;Technical
- Chuck Ainlay - recording
- Tony Brown - producer
- John Guess - mixing
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|12|artist=Patty Loveless|rowheader=true|access-date=December 30, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990|work=Billboard|access-date=December 30, 2020}}
| 41 |
| scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991|work=Billboard|access-date=May 29, 2021}}
| 45 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Patty Loveless|title=On Down The Line|award=Gold|certyear=1997|relyear=1990|access-date=December 30, 2020}}
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