The Heart of It All is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released on April 29, 1988 via RCA Records. The album includes the singles "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)", "We Believe in Happy Endings", his duet with Emmylou Harris, "What I'd Say", "Love Out Loud" and "You Must Not Be Drinking Enough".[1]
| The Heart of It All | ||||
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| Released | April 29, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Emerald Sound Studios, Scruggs Sound Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:43 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Emory Gordy Jr., Randy Scruggs | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" | Bob McDill, Paul Harrison | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Love Out Loud" | Thom Schuyler | 3:48 |
| 3. | "What I'd Say" | Robert Byrne, Will Robinson | 3:52 |
| 4. | "You Must Not Be Drinking Enough" | Danny Kortchmar | 4:11 |
| 5. | "No Chance, No Dance" | Earl Thomas Conley, Byrne | 3:23 |
| 6. | "I Love the Way He Left You" | Byrne, Tom Brasfield | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Finally Friday" | Bobby Boyd, DeWayne Mize, Dennis Robbins, Warren Haynes | 2:41 |
| 8. | "We Believe in Happy Endings" (duet with Emmylou Harris) | McDill | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Too Far from the Heart of It All" | Conley, Scruggs | 4:11 |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 33 |