Hearts in Armor

Hearts in Armor
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1992
Recorded1992
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length37:23
LabelMCA
ProducerGarth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Trisha Yearwood
(1991)
Hearts in Armor
(1992)
The Song Remembers When
(1993)
Singles from Hearts in Armor
  1. "Wrong Side of Memphis"
    Released: August 8, 1992
  2. "Walkaway Joe"
    Released: November 2, 1992
  3. "You Say You Will"
    Released: March 1, 1993
  4. "Down on My Knees"
    Released: June 7, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Q[5]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

Hearts in Armor is the second studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released on September 1, 1992, by MCA Nashville.

Four of its tracks found spots in the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1992 and 1993: "Wrong Side of Memphis" rose to No. 5, "Walkaway Joe" to No. 2, "You Say You Will" to No. 12, and "Down on My Knees" to No. 19. The album rose to No. 12 in the Billboard country albums chart.

The album was released immediately following Yearwood's divorce with her first husband, and has been considered one of her greatest albums. It was met with mostly positive reviews by critics. The album includes a variety of styles, including slow ballads and fast up-tempo material.[8] Three of the album's tracks feature guest harmony vocalists: "Woman Walk the Line" (originally performed by Emmylou Harris on her album The Ballad of Sally Rose) features background vocals from Harris. "Walkaway Joe" features vocals from Eagles vocalist Don Henley, and Raul Malo of The Mavericks is featured on "For Reasons I've Forgotten" and "Wrong Side of Memphis".

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Trisha YearwoodHearts in Armor (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)A fire..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ "Head--and Heart--Above the Rest : New albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent). : *** 1/2 TRISHA YEARWOOD "Hearts in Armor" MCA". Los Angeles Times. 1992-09-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  5. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  6. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Hearts in Armor album review". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-17.