| Past the Point of Rescue | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Hal Ketchum |
| Cover: | pastpoint.jpg |
| Released: | May 7, 1991 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 34:05 |
| Label: | Curb |
| Producer: | Allen Reynolds Jim Rooney |
| Prev Title: | Threadbare Alibis |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Sure Love |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
Past the Point of Rescue is the second studio album by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. His first major-label album, it was released in 1991 on Curb Records and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The album produced four singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1992. In chronological order, these were "Small Town Saturday Night", "I Know Where Love Lives", "Past the Point of Rescue", and a cover of The Vogues' "Five O'Clock World"; respectively, these songs reached #2, #13, #2, and #16 on the country charts. "Past the Point of Rescue" has been recorded by several other artists, most notably the Dixie Chicks on their 1992 album Little Ol' Cowgirl.
| Chart (1991) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 6 | |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 45 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 2 |