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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".
| Kathy Mattea discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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 |
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.
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Studio albums
| 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 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
| From My Heart |
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— | 42 | — | — | — | — | |
| Walk the Way the Wind Blows |
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— | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
| Untasted Honey |
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— | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| Willow in the Wind |
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82 | 6 | — | — | 28 | — |
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| Time Passes By |
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72 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
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| Lonesome Standard Time |
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182 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
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| Good News |
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— | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| Walking Away a Winner |
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87 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
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| Love Travels |
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121 | 15 | — | — | — | 65 | |
| The Innocent Years |
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— | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
| Roses |
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— | 38 | — | — | — | — | |
| Joy for Christmas Day |
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— | 69 | — | — | — | — | |
| Right Out of Nowhere |
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— | 73 | — | — | — | — | |
| Coal |
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— | 64 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Calling Me Home |
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— | 54 | 2 | 21 | — | — | |
| Pretty Bird |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Cou. [2] |
UK [6] | |||
| A Collection of Hits |
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80 | 8 | — | |
| Ready for the Storm |
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— | — | 61 | |
| The Definitive Collection[14] |
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— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
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| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Go Tell It on the Mountain[15] |
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As lead artist
| 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
| 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. | ||||||||
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Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| From the Heart[36] |
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| The Videos[37] |
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| Montana Christmas Skies (John Denver with Clint Black, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless)[38] |
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| Sounds of the Season[39] |
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| The Best of Kathy Mattea: Live in Concert[40] |
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Lead music videos
| 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 |
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[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
| 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] |
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| 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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