Kathy Mattea Icon Rankdown
Sept 22, 2021 2:40:12 GMT -5
Post by tim on Sept 22, 2021 2:40:12 GMT -5
Welcome to the next installment of the Country Music Icon Rankdown Series in which we'll be covering Kathy Mattea. She is among the most commercially successful and respected female country artists of her era, infusing 1980s country with a fresh, stripped-down style and a unique blend of traditional country roots and attention to the stories being told. Growing up outside Charleston, West Virginia, Kathy’s tastes were eclectic.
After signing a recording contract with Mercury, Kathy teamed with independent producer Allen Reynolds. Their creative alliance resulted in hit singles for more than a decade, including “Love at the Five and Dime” (1986) -- her first Top 10 hit on the country charts, peaking at No. 3 -- and her biggest No. 1 success, “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” which captured the 1988 CMA award for Best Single. Mattea cemented her star status by becoming CMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year in 1989 and again in 1990. Her Top 10 hit “Where’ve You Been,” co-written by husband Jon Vezner and Don Henry, earned Kathy the 1990 GRAMMY Award for Best Female Country Vocal. She won again at the GRAMMYs in 1993 with her Gospel-influenced Christmas album, Good News. After a mining disaster in her home state killed twelve miners in 2006, she came out with Coal (2008, produced by Marty Stuart), filled with songs about mining life and its repercussions, as a tribute, she said, “to my place and my people.”
After signing a recording contract with Mercury, Kathy teamed with independent producer Allen Reynolds. Their creative alliance resulted in hit singles for more than a decade, including “Love at the Five and Dime” (1986) -- her first Top 10 hit on the country charts, peaking at No. 3 -- and her biggest No. 1 success, “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” which captured the 1988 CMA award for Best Single. Mattea cemented her star status by becoming CMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year in 1989 and again in 1990. Her Top 10 hit “Where’ve You Been,” co-written by husband Jon Vezner and Don Henry, earned Kathy the 1990 GRAMMY Award for Best Female Country Vocal. She won again at the GRAMMYs in 1993 with her Gospel-influenced Christmas album, Good News. After a mining disaster in her home state killed twelve miners in 2006, she came out with Coal (2008, produced by Marty Stuart), filled with songs about mining life and its repercussions, as a tribute, she said, “to my place and my people.”
Due: Wednesday, December 8th
~ Songs ~
1. Heart of the Country
2. You’ve Got a Soft Place to Fall
3. God Ain’t No Stained Glass Window
4. Love at the Five and Dime
5. Walk the Way the Wind Blows
6. Goin’ Gone
7. Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
8. Come from the Heart
9. Burnin' Old Memories
10. Where’ve You Been
11. She Came From Fort Worth
12. The Battle Hymn of Love (w/ Tim O’Brien)
13. A Few Good Things Remain
14. Time Passes By
15. Whole Lotta Holes
16. Asking Us to Dance
17. Lonesome Standard Time
18. Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)
19. Mary, Did You Know?
20. Walking Away a Winner
21. Nobody’s Gonna Rain on Our Parade
22. 455 Rocket
23. Love Travels
24. Trouble With Angels
25. Christmas Collage
26. Right Out of Nowhere
2. You’ve Got a Soft Place to Fall
3. God Ain’t No Stained Glass Window
4. Love at the Five and Dime
5. Walk the Way the Wind Blows
6. Goin’ Gone
7. Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
8. Come from the Heart
9. Burnin' Old Memories
10. Where’ve You Been
11. She Came From Fort Worth
12. The Battle Hymn of Love (w/ Tim O’Brien)
13. A Few Good Things Remain
14. Time Passes By
15. Whole Lotta Holes
16. Asking Us to Dance
17. Lonesome Standard Time
18. Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)
19. Mary, Did You Know?
20. Walking Away a Winner
21. Nobody’s Gonna Rain on Our Parade
22. 455 Rocket
23. Love Travels
24. Trouble With Angels
25. Christmas Collage
26. Right Out of Nowhere
{List of Songs Without Numbers}Heart of the Country
You’ve Got a Soft Place to Fall
God Ain’t No Stained Glass Window
Love at the Five and Dime
Walk the Way the Wind Blows
Goin’ Gone
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Come from the Heart
Burnin' Old Memories
Where’ve You Been
She Came From Fort Worth
The Battle Hymn of Love
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)
Mary, Did You Know?
Walking Away a Winner
Nobody’s Gonna Rain on Our Parade
455 Rocket
Love Travels
Trouble With Angels
Christmas Collage
Right Out of Nowhere
You’ve Got a Soft Place to Fall
God Ain’t No Stained Glass Window
Love at the Five and Dime
Walk the Way the Wind Blows
Goin’ Gone
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Come from the Heart
Burnin' Old Memories
Where’ve You Been
She Came From Fort Worth
The Battle Hymn of Love
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)
Mary, Did You Know?
Walking Away a Winner
Nobody’s Gonna Rain on Our Parade
455 Rocket
Love Travels
Trouble With Angels
Christmas Collage
Right Out of Nowhere
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I'm more surprised to see how much love she's getting, and especially those female vocalist awards!!! She literally sounds just like if your average middle-aged fourth grade teacher decided to retire early and make a go at the music industry.
. I will go ahead and announce that while this is LAST CALL, I won't be officially close this out until sometime this weekend.
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