''State of the Heart'' is the second studio album by American

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singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter. It is much more

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sounding than her preceding basically

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début '' Hometown Girl''. ''State of the Heart'' eventually rose to the No. 28 position on the

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Country Albums chart, with four of its tracks finding places within the Hot Country Singles chart. Chronologically, they were "How Do" at No. 19, "Never Had It So Good" at No. 8, "Quittin' Time" at No. 7, and "Something of a Dreamer" at No. 14.

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter unless noted. #" How Do" – 2:09 #" Something of a Dreamer" – 2:56 #" Never Had It So Good" (Carpenter,

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) – 4:04 #"Read My Lips" – 3:05 #"This Shirt" – 3:48 #"

Quittin' Time "Quittin' Time" is a song written by Robb Royer and Roger Linn, and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in January 1990 as the third single from the album '' State of the Heart''. The song reached N ...

" ( Robb Royer,

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) – 3:52 #"Down in Mary's Land" – 2:27 #"Goodbye Again" – 4:47 #"Too Tired" – 2:28 #"Slow Country Dance" – 4:00 #"It Don't Bring You" – 4:45

Production

*Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings – producers *Bob Dawson – production assistance, recording, mixing *Ted Jensen – mastering

The band

*Mary Chapin Carpenter – acoustic guitars, lead & backing vocals *

– electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals, bass ("Too Tired"), piano ("This Shirt") *Peter "Tex Luigi" Bonta –

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, keyboards, acoustic guitar ("How Do") *Jon Carroll – organ, piano, keyboards *Rico Petrucelli – bass, fretless bass *Robbie Magruder – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Mike Auldridge Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938 – December 29, 2012) was an American Dobro player and a founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene. The ''New York Times'' described Auldridge as "one of the most distinctive dobro players in the ...

–

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, pedal steel ("Slow Country Dance") *Tommy Hannum – pedal steel ("How Do") *

Rickie Simpkins Rickie Simpkins is an American fiddler and mandolinist in the bluegrass tradition. He is best known for his solo albums and his work with the Lonesome River Band and the Seldom Scene. Biography Early years Simpkins was raised in Christiansbur ...

– fiddle, mandolin * Shawn Colvin – backing vocals *Kim Miller, David Premo, Bruce Myers, Steven Day – string quartet ("Goodbye Again") *William Zsembery –

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*Strings written, arranged & conducted by Rico Petrucelli

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:State Of The Heart (Mary Chapin Carpenter Album) Mary Chapin Carpenter albums Columbia Records albums 1989 albums