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.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter unless noted.
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