Album: State of the Heart by Mary Chapin Carpenter (1989)
Genre: Folk | Style: Country | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: State of the Heart is singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter's second album. It is much more country sounding than her preceding basically folk début Hometown Girl. State of the Heart eventually rose to the #28 position on the Billboard Country Albums chart, with four of its tracks finding places within the Hot Country Singles chart. Chronologically, they were "How Do" at #19, "Never Had It So Good" at #8, "Quittin' Time" at #7, and "Something of a Dreamer" at #14.

Artist Background: Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American folk and country music singer, songwriter and musician. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles chart... Part of the Princeton, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Country style.

Related Artists: Shawn Colvin, Kathy Mattea, Rosanne Cash, Nanci Griffith

Music Scene: Part of the Princeton, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Country style.

Tags: Folk, Country, Good Natured, 1980s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes


State of the Heart is singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter's second album. It is much more country sounding than her preceding basically folk début Hometown Girl. State of the Heart eventually rose to the #28 position on the Billboard Country Albums chart, with four of its tracks finding places within the Hot Country Singles chart. Chronologically, they were "How Do" at #19, "Never Had It So Good" at #8, "Quittin' Time" at #7, and "Something of a Dreamer" at #14.

State of the Heart

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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