When Fallen Angels Fly

1994 studio album by Patty Loveless

Studio album by

Patty Loveless

Released

August 23, 1994

Recorded

1994

Genre

Country

Length

36:04

Label

Epic

Producer

Emory Gordy Jr.

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]
Gavin Report	(favorable)^[4]

When Fallen Angels Fly is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless, released on August 23, 1994. 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," "You Don't Even Know Who I Am," "Here I Am," and "Halfway Down" — reached the 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 the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year in 1995; Loveless was only the third woman in the history of the CMA Awards to win.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Handful of Dust"	Tony Arata	3:05
2.	"Halfway Down"	Jim Lauderdale	3:45
3.	"When the Fallen Angels Fly"	Billy Joe Shaver	4:33
4.	"You Don't Even Know Who I Am"	Gretchen Peters	4:04
5.	"Feelin' Good About Feelin' Bad"	Emory Gordy Jr., Jim Rushing	3:18
6.	"Here I Am"	Arata	2:59
7.	"I Try to Think About Elvis"	Gary Burr	2:49
8.	"Ships"	Peters	3:42
9.	"Old Weakness (Coming On Strong)"	Gary Nicholson, Bob DiPiero	2:59
10.	"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

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	60
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	8

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Chicago Tribune review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ Bleetstein, Rob (27 January 1995). "Gavin Picks: Albums" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 53. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

Patty Loveless

Studio albums

Patty Loveless
If My Heart Had Windows
Honky Tonk Angel
On Down the Line
Up Against My Heart
Only What I Feel
When Fallen Angels Fly
The Trouble with the Truth
Long Stretch of Lonesome
Strong Heart
Mountain Soul
Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas
On Your Way Home
Dreamin' My Dreams
Mountain Soul II

Compilation albums

Greatest Hits
Classics

Notable singles

v t e CMA Album of the Year
1967−1970	There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene (1967) Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (1968) Johnny Cash At San Quentin – Johnny Cash (1969) Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1970)
1971-1980	I Won't Mention It Again – Ray Price (1971) Let Me Tell You About a Song – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1972) Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich (1973) A Very Special Love Song – Charlie Rich (1974) A Legend in My Time – Ronnie Milsap (1975) Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser (1976) Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap (1977) It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (1978) The Gambler – Kenny Rogers (1979) Coal Miner's Daughter – Various artists (1980)
1981-1990	I Believe in You – Don Williams (1981) Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson (1982) The Closer You Get – Alabama (1983) A Little Good News – Anne Murray (1984) Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait (1985) Lost in the Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap (1986) Always And Forever – Randy Travis (1987) Born to Boogie – Hank Williams Jr. (1988) Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989) Pickin' on Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters (1990)
1991-2000	No Fences – Garth Brooks (1991) Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks (1992) I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill (1993) Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Eagles (1994) When Fallen Angels Fly – Patty Loveless (1995) Blue Clear Sky – George Strait (1996) Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait (1997) Everywhere – Tim McGraw (1998) A Place in the Sun – Tim McGraw (1999) Fly – The Dixie Chicks (2000)
2001-2010	O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various artists (2001) Drive – Alan Jackson (2002) American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash (2003) When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (2004) There's More Where That Came From – Lee Ann Womack (2005) Time Well Wasted – Brad Paisley (2006) It Just Comes Natural – George Strait (2007) Troubadour – George Strait (2008) Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009) Revolution – Miranda Lambert (2010)
2011-2020	My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (2011) Chief – Eric Church (2012) Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton (2013) Platinum – Miranda Lambert (2014) Traveller – Chris Stapleton (2015) Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church (2016) From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton (2017) Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018) Girl – Maren Morris (2019) What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs (2020)
2021-2030	Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (2021) Growin' Up – Luke Combs (2022) Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson (2023)