Hangin' Up My Heart Explained

Hangin' Up My Heart
Type:studio
Artist:Sissy Spacek
Cover:Hangin'_Up_My_Heart_-_album_cover_-_Sissy_Spacek.jpg
Released:1983
Genre:Country
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Rodney Crowell

Hangin' Up My Heart is the 1983 debut album of actress Sissy Spacek. The album produced three singles: "Lonely but Only for You", which reached number 15 on Hot Country Songs, along with "If I Can Just Get Through the Night" and "If You Could Only See Me Now".[1]

Critical reception

An uncredited review in People magazine said that Spacek's "vocals are amazingly strong and sensuous". The reviewer also called it an "auspicious showing by an Oscar-winning actress who has a natural feel for this genre".[2] Keith Tuber of Orange Coast magazine was also positive, writing that the title track "erases the initial feelings of mistrust, the kind that accompanies any singing work from a professional actress". Tuber also praised Rodney Crowell's production.[3]

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles

YearSingleChart Positions
US CountryUS BubblingCAN Country[5]
1983"Lonely But Only for You"151013
1984"If I Can Just Get Through the Night"5741
"If You Could Only See Me Now"79

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 395. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. 26 September 1983. Picks and Pans. People. 20. 13.
  3. Tuber. Keith. January 1984. Music. Orange Coast Magazine. 127.
  4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r567304/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} ''Hangin' Up My Heart'' Charts & Awards]. Allmusic. April 29, 2012.
  5. Web site: Search results for Sissy Spacek. Library and Archives Canada. 29 April 2012.