Patty Smyth is the second (and thus far last) solo studio album by rock singer-songwriter Patty Smyth

Patty Smyth

Patty Smyth is an American rock and roll musician. She first enjoyed mainstream success in 1982 as lead singer of the band Scandal and later scored a solo #2 hit with her song "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"...

, formely of Scandal, which went gold

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, as a result of the popularity of its first single, "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" is the title of a 1992 rock ballad performed as a duet by the American singers Patty Smyth and Don Henley.-History:...

", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and also went Gold. The album also produced two further singles in the opening track "No Mistakes" (top 40) and another, albeit minor, hit in "I Should Be Laughing".

Track listing

1. "No Mistakes" (Patty Smyth, Kevin Savigar) 5:23
2. "Too Much Love" (Michael Lunn, Sam Lorber) 3:54
3. "Make Me a Believer" (Jesse Harms
   Jesse Harms
   Jesse Harms is a session keyboard player and songwriter who was a member of Sammy Hagar's backing band from 1984 to 1987 , and from 1997–2003 as a member of Hagar's band, The Waboritas...
   
   ) 4:38
4. "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
   Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
   "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" is the title of a 1992 rock ballad performed as a duet by the American singers Patty Smyth and Don Henley.-History:...
   
   " with Don Henley
   Don Henley
   Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
   
    (Smyth, Glen Burtnik) 4:28
5. "Out There" (Smyth, Edward Roynesdal) 4:46
6. "River of Love" (Smyth, Burtnik) 4:23
7. "My Town" (Smyth, Savigar) 4:07
8. "Shine" (Smyth, Burtnik) 4:27
9. "One Moment to Another" (Jon Dee Graham) 3:34
10. "I Should Be Laughing" (Smyth, Burtnik) 5:04

Production

• Roy Bittan
  Roy Bittan
  Roy Bittan is an American keyboardist, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, which he joined on August 23, 1974...
  
  : Producer
• Robbie Jacobs, Brian Scheuble: Engineering and mixing
• Additional engineering by Nick DiDia and John Aguto
• Mastered by David Collins
• A&R
  A&R
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   direction: Susan Dodes

Personnel

• Patty Smyth: Lead Vocals
• Tim Pierce, Rusty Anderson, Jimmy Ripp
  Jimmy Ripp
  Jimmy Rip is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, who is known for his work with Jerry Lee Lewis, Mick Jagger, Michael Monroe and the former Television band leader Tom Verlaine.Rip began playing guitar at the age of six....
  
  : Guitars
• Roy Bittan
  Roy Bittan
  Roy Bittan is an American keyboardist, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, which he joined on August 23, 1974...
  
  : Keyboards
• John Pierce: Bass
• Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
  
  : Drums, Percussion
• Suzie Davis, Sheryl Crow
  Sheryl Crow
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  , Gia Ciambotti, Kip Lennon, Arnold McCullough, Terry Young, Robert Molnar: Backing Vocals
• Ruby's Class: Children's Chorus
  Choir
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   on "Out There"

Reception

Brian Mansfield of Allmusic gave the disc two stars, saying that "it's not as good as (previous album) Never Enough.