| State of the Heart | ||||
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| Studio album by Mary Chapin Carpenter | ||||
| Released | June 13, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Producer | Mary Chapin Carpenter John Jennings |
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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.
All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter unless noted.