When Fallen Angels Fly

Studio album by Patty Loveless

Released

August 23, 1994

Recorded

1994

Genre

Country

Length

36:04

Patty Loveless chronology

Only What I Feel
(1993)

When Fallen Angels Fly
(1994)

The Trouble with the Truth
(1996)

Singles from When Fallen Angels Fly

"I Try to Think About Elvis"
Released: July 30, 1994
"Here I Am"
Released: November 12, 1994
"You Don't Even Know Who I Am"
Released: March 18, 1995
"Halfway Down"
Released: July 8, 1995

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[3]

When Fallen Angels Fly is a studio album released in 1994 by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It reached #8 on the Top Country Albums charts and was certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. All four of its singles — "I Try to Think About Elvis"#3, "You Don't Even Know Who I Am"#5, "Here I Am"#4 and "Halfway Down"#6 — all reached Top Ten on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Old Weakness (Coming on Strong)" was also recorded by Greg Holland on his 1997 album Exception to the Rule and Delbert McClinton on his 1997 album One of the Fortunate Few. Both "Old Weakness" and "Over My Shoulder" were also recorded in 2002 by Tanya Tucker on her album Tanya.

When Fallen Angels Fly won CMA's Album of the Year in 1995, at the time Patty was only the 3rd woman in the history of the award to win.

Track listing

"A Handful of Dust" (Tony Arata) – 3:05
"Halfway Down" (Jim Lauderdale) – 3:45
"When the Fallen Angels Fly" (Billy Joe Shaver) – 4:33
"You Don't Even Know Who I Am" (Gretchen Peters) – 4:04
"Feelin' Good About Feelin' Bad" (Emory Gordy, Jr., Jim Rushing) – 3:18
"Here I Am" (Arata) – 2:59
"I Try to Think About Elvis" (Gary Burr) – 2:49
"Ships" (Peters) – 3:42
"Old Weakness (Coming On Strong)" (Gary Nicholson, Bob DiPiero) – 2:59
"Over My Shoulder" (Roger Murrah, Marcus Hummon) – 4:22

Personnel

Technical

Emory Gordy Jr.: Producer
Mixed By Derek Bason & John Guess
Engineered By Bob Bullock, Amy Hughes, Craig White & Marty Williams
Mastered By Glenn Meadows

Musicians

Eddy Anderson – percussion
Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Kathy Burdick – background vocals
Jerry Douglas – slide guitar
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
Pete Finney – steel guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass guitar
Owen Hale – drums
Jimmy Hall – blues harp
Tim Hensley – background vocals
John Hobbs – piano
John Barlow Jarvis – piano
Mike Lawler – keyboards
Patty Loveless – lead vocals
Donna McElroy – background vocals
Liana Manis – background vocals
Carmella Ramsey – backgrounds vocals
Dawn Sears – background vocals
Harry Stinson – drums, background vocals
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Paul Worley – acoustic guitar
Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8
U.S. Billboard 200	60

References

Patty Loveless

Discography

Patty Loveless	"Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" "Wicked Ways" "I Did" "After All"

If My Heart Had Windows	"You Saved Me" "If My Heart Had Windows" "A Little Bit in Love"

Honky Tonk Angel	"Blue Side of Town" "Don't Toss Us Away" "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" "The Lonely Side of Love" "Chains"

On Down the Line	"On Down the Line" "The Night's Too Long" "I'm That Kind of Girl" "Blue Memories"

Up Against My Heart	"Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" "Jealous Bone" "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"

Only What I Feel	"Blame It on Your Heart" "Nothin' but the Wheel" "You Will" "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"

When Fallen Angels Fly	"I Try to Think About Elvis" "Here I Am" "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" "Halfway Down"

The Trouble with the Truth	"You Can Feel Bad" "A Thousand Times a Day" "Lonely Too Long" "She Drew a Broken Heart" "The Trouble with the Truth"

Long Stretch of Lonesome	"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" "To Have You Back Again" "High on Love" "Like Water into Wine"

Classics	"Can't Get Enough" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"

Strong Heart	"That's the Kind of Mood I'm In" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Strong Heart"

Mountain Soul	"The Boys Are Back in Town" "Out of Control Raging Fire"

On Your Way Home	"Lovin' All Night" "On Your Way Home" "I Wanna Believe"

Dreamin' My Dreams	"Keep Your Distance"

Sleepless Nights	"Why Baby Why"

Mountain Soul II	"Busted"

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Classics Bluegrass & White Snow

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