The Trouble with the Truth (song)
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"The Trouble with the Truth" is a song written by Gary Nicholson, and recorded by Patty Loveless
. It was included on her third album with Epic Records, The Trouble with the Truth
, her eighth album overall. The single was released in 1997. It was the final single released from the album.
The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles and Tracks
chart, reaching #15 during the week of July 12, 1997.
during the early 1990s, but remained unissued until released as a bonus cut on the remastered release of her 1992 album Play Me Backwards
.
Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
. It was included on her third album with Epic Records, The Trouble with the Truth
The Trouble with the Truth
The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth album by country music artist Patty Loveless. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts, and #86 on the Pop charts...
, her eighth album overall. The single was released in 1997. It was the final single released from the album.
The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles and Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, reaching #15 during the week of July 12, 1997.
Other versions
The song was also covered by Joan BaezJoan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
during the early 1990s, but remained unissued until released as a bonus cut on the remastered release of her 1992 album Play Me Backwards
Play Me Backwards
Play Me Backwards was a 1992 album by Joan Baez. In addition to her own work, she included songs by Mary Chapin Carpenter and Janis Ian. The album marked the first time Baez worked with producers Kenny Greenberg and Wally Wilson, with whom she would continue to work throughout most of the '90s...
.
Chart positions
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 15 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 24 |