"To me, the title of this album is about embracing the fact that we're all human and that it's okay," she begins. "You look around you and you realize everyone makes mistakes, everyone has shortcomings -- and that's part of how we become who we're supposed to be. We don't have all the answers, only the journey, and those mistakes are part of it."

"There's mortal angels out there, people all around who help us. Some of them are the people in our lives and some are people who make music. For me, there was an awful lot in those Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton songs, Merle Haggard and George Jones and the Stanley Brothers ."

"To me, if you can make a difference in people's lives even if I never get to meet them or spend a lot of time with them, that's the best part of being an artist."

"Everybody deserves that. I've always been lucky to find hope and strength in music. If I can do that for somebody else, then I couldn't be happier. It's certainly what I'm striving for."

"Songs are like truth, and the best ones speak to you. To me, every one of these songs just gives me chill bumps. I don't think I've ever made a record where I've shown as much of me or what I think I may have seen inside as many people."

-Patty Loveless-

Background Vocals: Kathy Burdick, Tim Hensley, Liana Manis, Donna McElroy, Carmella Ramsey, Dawn Sears, Harry Stinson, Curtis Young

Musicians: Owen Hale, Harry Stinson, Eddie Anderson, Emory Gordy, Jr., Biff Watson, Steve Gibson, Richard Bennett, Paul Worley, John Barlow Jarvis, John Hobbs, Mike Lawler, Stuart Duncan, Sonny Garrish, Paul Franklin, Pete Finney, Glen Duncan, Jerry Douglas, Jimmy Hall

Album Debut: #9

	Entry Week	Last Week	Peak Week	Highest Position
	09/10/94	06/15/96	09/17/94	#8

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	Title	Release Date	Last Week	Peak Week	Highest Position
	I Try To Think About Elvis	07/30/94	12/10/94	10/22/94	#3
	Here I Am	11/12/94	03/25/95	02/18/95	#4
	You Don't Even Know Who I Am	03/18/95	07/29/95	06/17/95	#5
	Halfway Down	07/08/95	11/18/95	10/07/95	#6

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