Kathy Mattea (album)

Kathy Mattea

Studio album by Kathy Mattea

Released

March 22, 1984

Recorded

1983

Genre

Country

Length

31:30

Label

Mercury

Producer

Rick Peoples, Byron Hill

Kathy Mattea chronology

Kathy Mattea
(1984)

From My Heart
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Kathy Mattea is the debut album by American country singer Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1984 (see 1984 in country music) on Mercury Records. It includes the singles "Street Talk", "Someone Is Falling in Love", "You've Got a Soft Place to Fall", and "That's Easy for You to Say". The song "(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid" was later released in 1986 by Restless Heart from their self-titled debut album.

Track listing

"Street Talk" (Lee Domann, Ralph Whiteway) – 2:44
"Someone Is Falling in Love" (Lee Domann, Pebe Sebert) – 3:05
"You've Got a Soft Place to Fall" (Kerry Chater, Bob McDill, H. Moore) - 3:02
"Takin' the Givin' Away" (Bob DiPiero, J. Wood) – 3:15
"You Know That I Do (And I Know That You Won't)" (Pete McCann) – 3:02
"Full Time Love" (Bob DiPiero, Tim Krekel) – 2:56
"Somewhere Down the Road" (Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil) – 3:38
"That's Easy for You to Say" (B. Clifford, D. Hodges) – 3:09
"(Back to The) Heartbreak Kid" (Van Stephenson, Tim DuBois) - 3:09
"God Ain't No Stained Glass Window" (Mark Germino) – 3:38

Personnel

Kathy Mattea – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar
Jon Goin – electric guitar
Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
Dale Sellers – electric guitar
Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar
David Briggs – piano
Bobby Wood – piano
Spady Brannan – bass guitar
Alan Rush – bass guitar
Gene Chrisman – drums
Tommy Wells – drums
Curtis Young – background vocals
Wade McCurdy – background vocals
Pat McManus – background vocals
Marcy Cates – background vocals
Margie Cates – background vocals
Nashville String Machine – strings; arranged by D. Bergen White

Production notes

Produced by Rick Peoples, Byron Hill
Engineered by Mike Poston, Joe Scaife, George W. Clinton, Jim Cotton
Mastered by Tom Coyne

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	42

References

External links

Kathy Mattea at AllMusic

Kathy Mattea

Studio albums	Kathy Mattea From My Heart Walk the Way the Wind Blows Untasted Honey Willow in the Wind Time Passes By Lonesome Standard Time Walking Away a Winner Love Travels The Innocent Years Roses Right Out of Nowhere Coal Calling Me Home

Christmas albums	Good News Joy for Christmas Day

Compilation albums	A Collection of Hits The Definitive Collection

Singles	"Love at the Five and Dime" "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" "You're the Power" "Train of Memories" "Goin' Gone" "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" "Untold Stories" "Life as We Knew It" "Come from the Heart" "Burnin' Old Memories" "Where've You Been" "She Came from Fort Worth" "The Battle Hymn of Love" (with Tim O'Brien) "A Few Good Things Remain" "Time Passes By" "Whole Lotta Holes" "Asking Us to Dance" "Lonesome Standard Time" "Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)" "Walking Away a Winner" "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" "Maybe She's Human" "Clown in Your Rodeo" "455 Rocket" "Love Travels"

Related articles	Discography Mercury Records

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