Kathy Mattea discography

Kathy Mattea discography
Mattea performing at the Cambridge Folk Festival, 2010.
Studio albums	17
EPs	1
Compilation albums	4
Singles	51
Video albums	5
Music videos	27
Other album appearances	19

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						Certifications
		US [1]	US Cou. [2]	US Blu. [3]	US Fol. [4]	CAN Cou. [5]	UK [6]
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[7]
Willow in the Wind	Released: April 4, 1989 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette	82	6	—	—	28	—	RIAA: Gold[8]
Time Passes By	Released: March 19, 1991 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette	72	9	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[9]
Lonesome Standard Time	Released: September 22, 1992 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: CD, cassette	182	41	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[10]
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[11]
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 chart positions			Certifications
		US [1]	US Cou. [2]	UK [6]
A Collection of Hits	Released: August 7, 1990 Label: Mercury/PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette	80	8	—	MC: Gold[12] RIAA: Platinum[13]
Ready for the Storm	Released: 1995 Label: Mercury Formats: CD	—	—	61
The Definitive Collection[14]	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[15]	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 chart positions			Album
		US Cou. [16]	US AC [17] [18]	CAN Cou. [19]
"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"[20]		—	—	—
"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	3	—	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" (with Tim O'Brien)		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"[21]		—	—	—
"Love Travels"		39	—	79
"Patiently Waiting"[22]	1998	—	—	—
"Trouble with Angels"	2000	53	—	—	The Innocent Years
"BFD"		63	—	46
"They Are the Roses"[23]	2002	—	—	—	Roses
"Live It"[24]	2005	—	—	—	Right Out of Nowhere
"I Can't Stand Up Alone"[25]	2018	—	—	—	Pretty Bird
"Ode to Billie Joe"[26]		—	—	—
"St. Theresa"[27]		—	—	—
"Mercy Now"[28]		—	—	—
"Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)"[29]	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 [30] [31]	US Cou. [16]	US AC [32]	CAN [33]	CAN Cou. [19]	FR [34]
"Voices That Care" (also credited as Voices That Care)	1991	11	—	6	61	—	—	—
"Romeo" (credited as Dolly Parton & Friends)	1993	50	27	—	—	33	—	Slow Dancing with the Moon
"Teach Your Children" (credited as The Red Hots)	1994	—	75	—	—	—	—	Red Hot + Country
"Love Affair" (Johnny Hallyday featuring Kathy Mattea)	1995	—	—	—	—	—	35	Rough Town
"Among the Missing" (with Michael McDonald)	1999	—	73	—	—	—	—	—
"Brush My Teeth with Coca-Cola" (with Tim O'Brien)[35]	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[36]	Released: 1990 Label: PolyGram Music Video Formats: VHS
The Videos[37]	Released: 1994 Label: PolyGram Formats: VHS
Montana Christmas Skies (John Denver with Clint Black, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless)[38]	Released: 1996 Label: LaserLight Formats: VHS
Sounds of the Season[39]	Released: 2003 Label: Captain Potato Formats: DVD
The Best of Kathy Mattea: Live in Concert[40]	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)	Ref.
"You've Got a Soft Place to Fall"	1984	—	[41]
"Walk the Way the Wind Blows"	1986	—
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"	1988	Jim May Coke Sams	[36]
"Come from the Heart"	1989	Jim May	[36]
"Where've You Been"			[36]
"The Battle Hymn of Love" (with Tim O'Brien)	1990	Bill Pope	[36]
"Time Passes By"	1991	Jack Cole	[42]
"Asking Us to Dance"			[37]
"Lonesome Standard Time"	1992		[43]
"Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)"	1993	Michael Salomon	[37]
"There's a New Kid in Town"		Steven Goldmann
"Mary, Did You Know?"		Jim Hershleder	[44]
"Walking Away a Winner"	1994	Steven Goldmann	[37]
"Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade"
"Maybe She's Human"		Jim Hershleder	[44]
"Clown in Your Rodeo"	1995	Steven Goldmann	[45]
"455 Rocket"	1997		[46]
"I'm on Your Side"			[47]
"The Trouble with Angels"	2000		[48]
"Hello, My Name Is Coal"	2012	Becky Fluke	[49]

Collaborative and featured music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, other artists and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Voices That Care" (credited with various artists)	1991	David S. Jackson	[50]
"Romeo" (credited as Dolly Parton & Friends)	1993	Randee St. Nicholas	[51]
"Teach Your Children" (credited as The Red Hots)	1994	—	[52]
"He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (Mary Chapin Carpenter with various artists)		Bud Schaetzle	[53]
"Love Affair" (Johnny Hallyday featuring Kathy Mattea)	1995	Dani Jacobs	[54]
"Among the Missing" (duet with Michael McDonald)	1999	—	[55]

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album	Ref.
"Jesus on Your Mind"	1991	Glen Campbell	Walkin' in the Sun	[56]
"The Southern Soldier Boy"		—	Songs of the Civil War	[57]
"Somebody's Darling"
"Vacant Chair"
"Final Frontier"		Roy Rogers	Roy Rogers Tribute	[58]
"The Christmas Song"	1993	The A-Strings	Warner Bros. Records Presents a Christmas Tradition Volume III	[59]
"That's Why"	1994	John Gorka	Out of the Valley	[60]
"Furniture"
"Dublin Blues"	1995	Guy Clark	Dublin Blues	[61]
"There Were Roses"	1997	John Whelan	Celtic Crossroads	[62]
"Christ Child's Lullaby"		Thomas Moore	The Soul of Christmas: A Celtic Music Celebration	[63]
"We Are the One"		Paul Brandt	Outside the Frame	[64]
"Bright Morning Star"	1998	Ralph Stanley	Clinch Mountain Country	[65]
"When I Run"		Suzy Bogguss	Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt	[66]
"At My Window"	2001	Townes Van Zandt	Texas Country Rain: The Texas Country Recordings	[67]
"Millworker"	2002	Milladoiro	O niño do sol	[68]
"O Come All Ye Faithful"	2009	Charlie Daniels	Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas	[69]
"Remember Me"	2016	John Prine	For Better, or Worse	[70]
"Dreaming My Dreams with You"

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