Four of its tracks found spots in the BillboardHot Country Singles chart in 1992 and 1993: "Wrong Side of Memphis" rose to No. 5, "Walkaway Joe" to No. 2, "You Say You Will" to No. 12, and "Down on My Knees" to No. 19. The album rose to No. 12 in the Billboard country albums chart.
The album was released immediately following Yearwood's divorce with her first husband, and has been considered one of her greatest albums. It was met with mostly positive reviews by critics. The album includes a variety of styles, including slow ballads and fast up-tempo material.[8]
Three of the album's tracks feature guest harmony vocalists: "Woman Walk the Line" (originally performed by Emmylou Harris on her album The Ballad of Sally Rose) features background vocals from Harris. "Walkaway Joe" features vocals from Eagles vocalist Don Henley, and Raul Malo of The Mavericks is featured on "For Reasons I've Forgotten" and "Wrong Side of Memphis".
^"Trisha YearwoodHearts in Armor (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)A fire..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
^Entertainment Weekly review
^"Head--and Heart--Above the Rest : New albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent). : *** 1/2 TRISHA YEARWOOD "Hearts in Armor" MCA". Los Angeles Times. 1992-09-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
^Album reviews at CD Universe
^Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^Rolling Stone review
^Jurek, Thom. "Hearts in Armor album review". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
^"Trisha Yearwood's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^"Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Hearts in Armor". Music Canada.