Kathy Mattea is the debut studio album by American country music 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
Personnel Kathy Mattea – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar David Briggs – acoustic piano Bobby Wood – acoustic piano Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar Gregg Galbraith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Jon Goin – electric guitar Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar Dale Sellers – electric lead guitar Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar Spady Brannan – bass Alan Rush – bass Gene Chrisman – drums Tommy Wells – drums Nashville String Machine – strings (2, 7) Bergen White – string arrangements (2, 7) Marcy Cates – backing vocals Margie Cates – backing vocals Wade McCurdy – backing vocals Pat McManus – backing vocals Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production Byron Hill – producer Rick Peoples – producer George Clinton – engineer Jim Cotton – engineer Mike Poston – engineer Joe Scaife – engineer Tom Coyne – mastering at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs (New York City, New York) Bill Levy – art direction Bill Brunt – design Mark Tucker – photography Bob Titley – management
Chart performance Chart (1984) Peakposition
Release history + Release history and formats for Kathy Mattea Region Date Format Label Ref. North America March 22, 1984
References
External links [ Kathy Mattea] at AllMusic