State of the Heart (Mary Chapin Carpenter album)

State of the Heart
State of the Heart
Studio album by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Released	June 13, 1989
Genre	Country
Length	38:21
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Mary Chapin Carpenter; John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology
Singles from State of the Heart
	"How Do"; Released: April 15, 1989; "Never Had It So Good"; Released: September 2, 1989; "Quittin' Time"; Released: January 6, 1990; "Something of a Dreamer"; Released: June 16, 1990;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Q	^[3]

State of the Heart is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on June 13, 1989.

Featuring a more country sound than her debut Hometown Girl (1987), State of the Heart eventually rose to the No. 28 position on the Billboard's 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.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do"		2:09
2.	"Something of a Dreamer"		2:56
3.	"Never Had It So Good"	Carpenter, John Jennings	4:04
4.	"Read My Lips"		3:05
5.	"This Shirt"		3:48
6.	"Quittin' Time"	Robb Royer, Roger Linn	3:52
7.	"Down in Mary's Land"		2:27
8.	"Goodbye Again"		4:47
9.	"Too Tired"		2:28
10.	"Slow Country Dance"		4:00
11.	"It Don't Bring You"		4:45
Total length:			38:21

Credits

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
John Jennings – electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals, bass ("Too Tired"), piano ("This Shirt")
Peter "Tex Luigi" Bonta – accordion, keyboards, acoustic guitar ("How Do")
Jon Carroll – organ, piano, keyboards
Rico Petrucelli – bass, fretless bass
Robbie Magruder – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Mike Auldridge – dobro, pedal steel ("Slow Country Dance")
Tommy Hannum – pedal steel ("How Do")
Rickie Simpkins – fiddle, mandolin
Shawn Colvin – backing vocals
Kim Miller, David Premo, Bruce Myers, Steven Day – string quartet ("Goodbye Again")
William Zsembery – French horn
Strings written, arranged & conducted by Rico Petrucelli

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	183
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	28

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	38

References

^ State of the Heart at AllMusic
^ Hurst, Jack (August 31, 1989). "Mary Chapin Carpenter State of the Heart (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ "Mary-Chapin Carpenter – State of the Heart CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

External links

Mary Chapin Carpenter's official website

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[1] State of the Heart at AllMusic

[2] Hurst, Jack (August 31, 1989). "Mary Chapin Carpenter State of the Heart (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[3] "Mary-Chapin Carpenter – State of the Heart CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[ac_Billboard200_Mary_Chapin_Carpenter-4] "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Mary_Chapin_Carpenter-5] "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Hometown Girl State of the Heart Shooting Straight in the Dark Come On Come On Stones in the Road A Place in the World Time* Sex* Love* Between Here and Gone The Calling Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas The Age of Miracles Ashes and Roses Songs from the Movie The Things That We Are Made Of Sometimes Just the Sky The Dirt and the Stars
Compilation albums	Party Doll and Other Favorites The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter
Live albums	Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap One Night Lonely
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