Mountain Soul

Mountain Soul is the eleventh album of original recordings by Patty Loveless. The album was recorded between January and March 2001 and was released on June 26 in the United States. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on July 14 (peaking on July 28 at #19), and remaining on the charts for 87 weeks until March 8, 2003. Other country superstars also have done "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" such as Kathy Mattea and Brad Paisley. A follow-up album, Mountain Soul II was released in September 2009.

The album also charted on the main Top Billboard 200 chart, Top Bluegrass Album chart and the Top Internet Albums chart.

Rhapsody ranked the album #9 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.

Country Universe, ranked the album #10.

Engine 145 country music blog list it #6 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list.

1. "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Don Humphries, Pat Enright, Stuart Duncan) – 2:34
2. "The Richest Fool Alive" (Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer) – 3:22
3. "Daniel Prayed" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:45
4. "Someone I Used to Know" (Jack Clement) – 2:17
   • duet with Jon Randall
5. "Out of Control Raging Fire" (Kostas, Melba Montgomery) – 3:33
   • duet with Travis Tritt
6. "Rise Up Lazarus" (Emory Gordy Jr., Patty Loveless) – 2:21
7. "Cheap Whiskey" (Jim Rushing, Gordy Jr.) – 3:42
8. "Pretty Little Miss" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 2:41
9. "I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)" (Don Reno, Mack Magaha) – 2:54
   • duet with Travis Tritt
10. "Sorrowful Angels" (Leslie Satcher, Tommy Conners) – 3:58
11. "Soul of Constant Sorrow" (Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:04
12. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (Darrell Scott) – 6:06
13. "Two Coats" (arr. Gordy Jr., Loveless) – 3:18
14. "Sounds of Loneliness" (Loveless) – 3:48