Patty's Best Album, Sung Straight from the Heart!

Review Score: (10/10)
I purchased LONG STRETCH OF LONESOME the day it became available (and it was released about three weeks early). Although STRONG HEART remains one of Patty's albums to which I listen frequently, sometimes daily, LONG STRETCH OF LONESOME is her BEST album...period.

Patty was questioned about the fact that the album has only one purely happy song, "High on Love," but this album is far from depressing, although it deals with facing life's heartaches, loneliness, and even death ("Where I'm Bound").

Even in songs such as "Long Stretch of Lonesome" (with perfect lyrics and a beautiful string accompaniment) and "Where I'm Bound," there is hope.

I cannot say enough about this album (or Patty) or what it still means to me personally, almost four years after its release. If you do not own this album and you are a fan of Patty's (or if you are experiencing the thrill of "discovering" Patty), you need LONG STRETCH OF LONESOME! The more you listen to it, the more its depth will amaze, and deeply touch, your heart.

Patty is truly without equal, and this album is evidence as to why.

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