The discography of American country music artist, Kathy Mattea, contains 17 studio albums, four compilation albums, five video albums, one extended play (EP), 51 singles, 27 music videos and has made 19 additional album appearances. Under PolyGram and Mercury Records, Mattea's first two albums were releases: her eponymous debut album (1984) and From My Heart (1985). In 1986, Walk the Way the Wind Blows reached number 13 on America's Billboard Top Country Albums chart and spawned four top ten Billboard Hot Country Songs singles: "Love at the Five and Dime", the title track, "You're the Power" and "Train of Memories". It was followed by Untasted Honey (1987), which was Mattea's first album to certify gold in the United States. Of its four singles, "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" and "Goin' Gone" both topped the Billboard country chart. In 1989, PolyGram/Mercury released Willow in the Wind, which also certified gold and reached number six on the Billboard country albums chart. Its first single, "Come from the Heart", topped both the American and Canadian country charts. Its remaining three singles were also top ten North American country chart songs: "Burnin' Old Memories", "Where've You Been" and "She Came from Fort Worth".
Mattea's first compilation was issued in 1990 titled A Collection of Hits, which later certified platinum in the United States. Both of its new recordings were released as singles and reached the country chart top ten: "The Battle Hymn of Love" and "A Few Good Things Remain". In 1991, Time Passes By was released. It reached number nine on the Billboard country chart and was her third gold-certified release. Its title track reached number seven on the North American country charts. Her seventh studio album was released in 1992, Lonesome Standard Time, which also certified gold in the United States. Her 1994 album, Walking Away a Winner, brought Mattea her highest-charting single in several years, along with two additional top 20 singles.
PolyGram/Mercury released two more of Mattea's albums: Love Travels (1997) and The Innocent Years (2000). The latter featured her last charting singles to date. On the Narada label, Mattea released three studio albums including 2003's Joy for Christmas Day. In 2008, she issued her next studio release titled Coal. While reaching the country albums chart, it also became her first album to chart (and top) the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums chart. On Sugar Hill Records, Mattea's sixteenth studio album was released: Calling Me Home. The album similarly charted on both the Billboard country and bluegrass album charts, reaching number two on the latter. Mattea's most recent album was 2018's Pretty Bird, along with new single releases.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUSCou.USBlu.USFol.CANCou.UK Kathy Mattea Released: March 22, 1984 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 42 — — — — From My Heart Released: March 3, 1985 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 42 — — — — Walk the Way the Wind Blows Released: March 20, 1986 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 13 — — — — Untasted Honey Released: September 28, 1987 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 11 — — — — RIAA: Gold Willow in the Wind Released: April 4, 1989 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette 82 6 — — 28 — RIAA: Gold Time Passes By Released: March 19, 1991 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette 72 9 — — — — RIAA: Gold Lonesome Standard Time Released: September 22, 1992 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: CD, cassette 182 41 — — — — RIAA: Gold Good News Released: September 21, 1993 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: CD, cassette — 51 — — — — Walking Away a Winner Released: May 17, 1994 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: CD, cassette 87 12 — — — — RIAA: Gold Love Travels Released: February 4, 1997 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, cassette 121 15 — — — 65 The Innocent Years Released: May 16, 2000 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, cassette — 35 — — — — Roses Released: July 30, 2002 Label: Narada Formats: CD — 38 — — — — Joy for Christmas Day Released: September 30, 2003 Label: Narada Formats: CD — 69 — — — — Right Out of Nowhere Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Narada Formats: CD — 73 — — — — Coal Released: April 1, 2008 Label: Captain Potato/Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, music download — 64 1 — — — Calling Me Home Released: September 11, 2012 Label: Sugar Hill Formats: CD, music download — 54 2 21 — — Pretty Bird Released: September 7, 2018 Label: Captain Potato/Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, music download — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chartpositions CertificationsUSUSCou.UK A Collection of Hits Released: August 7, 1990 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette 80 8 — MC: Gold RIAA: Platinum Ready for the Storm Released: 1995 Label: Mercury Formats: CD — — 61 The Definitive Collection Released: August 29, 2006 Label: Mercury Formats: CD — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays (EPs), showing all relevant details Title Album details Go Tell It on the Mountain Released: 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chartpositions Album USCou. USAC CANCou. "Street Talk" 1983 25 — — Kathy Mattea "Someone Is Falling in Love" 1984 26 23 — "You've Got a Soft Place to Fall" 44 — — "That's Easy for You to Say" 50 — — "God Ain't No Stained Glass Window" — — — "It's Your Reputation Talkin'" 1985 34 — — From My Heart "He Won't Give In" 22 — — "Heart of the Country" 46 — — "Love at the Five and Dime" 1986 3 — — Walk the Way the Wind Blows "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" 10 — — "You're the Power" 5 — — "Train of Memories" 1987 6 — 15 "Goin' Gone" 1 — 3 Untasted Honey "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" 1988 1 — 1 "Untold Stories" 4 — 13 "Life as We Knew It" 4 — — "Come from the Heart" 1989 1 — 1 Willow in the Wind "Burnin' Old Memories" 1 — 4 "Where've You Been" 10 25 13 "She Came from Fort Worth" 1990 2 — 13 "The Battle Hymn of Love" 9 — 10 A Collection of Hits "A Few Good Things Remain" 9 — 7 "Time Passes By" 1991 7 — 7 Time Passes By "Whole Lotta Holes" 18 — 12 "Asking Us to Dance" 27 — 65 "Lonesome Standard Time" 1992 11 — 14 Lonesome Standard Time "Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)" 1993 19 — 24 "Seeds" 50 — 34 "Listen to the Radio" 64 — — "Walking Away a Winner" 1994 3 — 16 Walking Away a Winner "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" 13 — 8 "Maybe She's Human" 34 — 36 "Clown in Your Rodeo" 1995 20 — 37 "455 Rocket" 1997 21 — 16 Love Travels "I'm on Your Side" — — — "Love Travels" 39 — 79 "Patiently Waiting" 1998 — — — "Trouble with Angels" 2000 53 — — The Innocent Years "BFD" 63 — 46 "They Are the Roses" 2002 — — — Roses "Live It" 2005 — — — Right Out of Nowhere "I Can't Stand Up Alone" 2018 — — — Pretty Bird "Ode to Billie Joe" — — — "St. Theresa" — — — "Mercy Now" — — — "Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)" 2022 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As a collaborative and featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USCou. USAC CAN CANCou. FR "Voices That Care" 1991 11 — 6 61 — — "Romeo" 1993 50 27 — — 33 — Slow Dancing with the Moon "Teach Your Children" 1994 — 75 — — — — Red Hot + Country "Love Affair" 1995 — — — — — 35 Rough Town "Among the Missing" 1999 — 73 — — — — rowspan="2" "Brush My Teeth with Coca-Cola" 2015 — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Videography Video albums + List of albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details From the Heart Released: 1990 Label: PolyGram Music Video Formats: VHS The Videos Released: 1994 Label: PolyGram Formats: VHS Montana Christmas Skies Released: 1996 Label: LaserLight Formats: VHS Sounds of the Season Released: 2003 Label: Captain Potato Formats: DVD The Best of Kathy Mattea: Live in Concert Released: March 29, 2005 Label: K-tel Formats: DVD
Lead music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "You've Got a Soft Place to Fall" 1984 "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" 1986 "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" 1988 "Come from the Heart" 1989 Jim May "Where've You Been" "The Battle Hymn of Love" 1990 Bill Pope "Time Passes By" 1991 Jack Cole "Asking Us to Dance" "Lonesome Standard Time" 1992 "Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)" 1993 Michael Salomon "There's a New Kid in Town" Steven Goldmann "Mary, Did You Know?" Jim Hershleder "Walking Away a Winner" 1994 Steven Goldmann "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" "Maybe She's Human" Jim Hershleder "Clown in Your Rodeo" 1995 Steven Goldmann "455 Rocket" 1997 "I'm on Your Side" "The Trouble with Angels" 2000 "Hello, My Name Is Coal" 2012 Becky Fluke
Collaborative and featured music videos + List of music videos, showing year released, other artists and director Title Year Director(s) "Voices That Care" 1991 David S. Jackson "Romeo" 1993 Randee St. Nicholas "Teach Your Children" 1994 "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" Bud Schaetzle "Love Affair" 1995 Dani Jacobs "Among the Missing" 1999
Other appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Jesus on Your Mind" 1991 Glen Campbell Walkin' in the Sun "The Southern Soldier Boy" rowspan="3" Songs of the Civil War "Somebody's Darling" "Vacant Chair" "Final Frontier" Roy Rogers Roy Rogers Tribute "The Christmas Song" 1993 The A-Strings Warner Bros. Records Presents a Christmas Tradition Volume III "That's Why" 1994 John Gorka Out of the Valley "Furniture" "Dublin Blues" 1995 Guy Clark Dublin Blues "There Were Roses" 1997 John Whelan Celtic Crossroads "Christ Child's Lullaby" Thomas Moore The Soul of Christmas: A Celtic Music Celebration "We Are the One" Paul Brandt Outside the Frame "Bright Morning Star" 1998 Ralph Stanley Clinch Mountain Country "When I Run" Suzy Bogguss Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt "At My Window" 2001 Townes Van Zandt Texas Country Rain: The Texas Country Recordings "Millworker" 2002 Milladoiro O niño do sol "O Come All Ye Faithful" 2009 Charlie Daniels Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas "Remember Me" 2016 John Prine For Better, or Worse "Dreaming My Dreams with You"
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