On Down the Line explained

On Down the Line
Type:	Album
Artist:	Patty Loveless
Cover:	PattyLovelessOnDowntheLine.jpg
Released:	May 15, 1990
Recorded:	December 1989-January 1990
Genre:	Country
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Tony Brown
Prev Title:	Honky Tonk Angel
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Up Against My Heart
Next Year:	1991

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 #12 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart.

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[1]	41
Chart (1991)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	45

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. December 30, 2020.
2. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. May 29, 2021.