Chains (Patty Loveless song)

"Chains" is a song written by Hal Bynum and Bud Reneau, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in December 1989 as the fifth single from her album Honky Tonk Angel.

Background

"Chains" was Loveless's second career No. 1 hit, with both this song and the earlier "Timber I'm Falling In Love" coming from Honky Tonk Angel.

In its original form, the song had a much slower tempo than the one recorded by Loveless. Tony Brown, one of her producers at the time, decided to speed up the tempo for the arrangement she recorded.

The song charted for 26 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of March 10, 1990.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989-1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[1]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	41
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	9

References

↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9246." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 24, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Patty Loveless – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Patty Loveless.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "No Matter How High" by The Oak Ridge Boys	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 10, 1990	Succeeded by "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" by Randy Travis
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 24, 1990

Patty Loveless

Discography

Patty Loveless	"Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" "Wicked Ways" "I Did" "After All"

If My Heart Had Windows	"You Saved Me" "If My Heart Had Windows" "A Little Bit in Love"

Honky Tonk Angel	"Blue Side of Town" "Don't Toss Us Away" "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" "The Lonely Side of Love" "Chains"

On Down the Line	"On Down the Line" "The Night's Too Long" "I'm That Kind of Girl" "Blue Memories"

Up Against My Heart	"Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" "Jealous Bone" "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"

Only What I Feel	"Blame It on Your Heart" "Nothin' but the Wheel" "You Will" "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"

When Fallen Angels Fly	"I Try to Think About Elvis" "Here I Am" "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" "Halfway Down"

The Trouble with the Truth	"You Can Feel Bad" "A Thousand Times a Day" "Lonely Too Long" "She Drew a Broken Heart" "The Trouble with the Truth"

Long Stretch of Lonesome	"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" "To Have You Back Again" "High on Love" "Like Water into Wine"

Classics	"Can't Get Enough" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"

Strong Heart	"That's the Kind of Mood I'm In" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Strong Heart"

Mountain Soul	"The Boys Are Back in Town" "Out of Control Raging Fire"

On Your Way Home	"Lovin' All Night" "On Your Way Home" "I Wanna Believe"

Dreamin' My Dreams	"Keep Your Distance"

Sleepless Nights	"Why Baby Why"

Mountain Soul II	"Busted"

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Classics Bluegrass & White Snow

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