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Willow in the Wind

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{{Infobox album

| name = Willow in the Wind

| type = studio

| artist = Kathy Mattea

| cover = kathywillow.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1989|04|04}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)

| genre = Country

| length = 34:03

| label = {{hlist|Mercury|PolyGram}}

| producer = Allen Reynolds

| prev_title = Untasted Honey

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = A Collection of Hits

| next_year = 1990

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Willow in the Wind

| type = studio

| single1 = Come from the Heart

| single1date = April 1989

| single2 = Burnin' Old Memories

| single2date = July 1989

| single3 = Where've You Been

| single3date = November 25, 1989

| single4 = She Came from Fort Worth

| single4date = April 7, 1990

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93122/review|first=Thom|last=Jurek}}

| rev2 = Q

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1192201&style=music Album reviews at CD Universe]

| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev3Score = {{rating|2.5|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20010420015719/http://rollingstone.com/artists/recordings.asp?oid=3229&cf=3229 Rolling Stone list]

| noprose = yes

}}

Willow in the Wind is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1989 (see 1989 in country music) on Mercury Records. The album is her highest-peaking entry on the Top Country Albums charts, where it reached number 6. It was also certified gold by the RIAA. Four singles were released from it, and all four reached Top Ten on the Billboard country singles charts. First were the back-to-back number 1 hits "Come from the Heart" and "Burnin' Old Memories", followed by the number 10 "Where've You Been" and number 2 "She Came from Fort Worth". "Where've You Been" also charted on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, peaking at number 25 there. This song also earned her the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| total length =

| title1 = Come from the Heart

| writer1 = Susanna Clark, Richard Leigh

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Here's Hopin'

| writer2 = Bob Regan, Mark D. Sanders

| length2 = 2:54

| title3 = Burnin' Old Memories

| writer3 = Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson

| length3 = 2:18

| title4 = She Came from Fort Worth

| writer4 = Pat Alger, Fred Koller

| length4 = 3:31

| title5 = True North

| writer5 = Wendy Waldman, Phil Galdston

| length5 = 4:20

| title6 = Hills of Alabam'

| writer6 = Mark Fair, Claire Lynch

| length6 = 3:12

| title7 = Willow in the Wind

| writer7 = Randy Albright, Lisa Silver, Sanders

| length7 = 3:43

| title8 = Love Chooses You

| writer8 = Laurie Lewis

| length8 = 4:16

| title9 = I'll Take Care of You

| writer9 = Sanders, Karen Staley

| length9 = 2:57

| title10 = Where've You Been

| writer10 = Don Henry, Jon Vezner

| length10 = 3:44

}}

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Willow in the Wind |others=Kathy Mattea |year=1989 |type=CD insert |publisher=Mercury Records |id=836 950-2}}

= Musicians =

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= Production =

  • Allen Reynolds – producer
  • Mark Miller – recording, mixing
  • Duke Duczer – recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Barnes & Company – album graphics
  • Bill Barnes – art direction, design
  • Elizabeth Barker White – silhouette artwork
  • Peter Nash – photography
  • Valerie Cole – make-up
  • Darrell Jones – hair
  • Bev Riedel-Patterson – hair
  • Sherri McCoy – wardrobe styling
  • Ann Rice – wardrobe styling
  • Bob Titley – management

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (1989–1990)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums (RPM)

| 28

{{album chart|Billboard200|82|artist=Kathy Mattea|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|6|artist=Kathy Mattea|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1989)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}

| 40

scope="col"| Chart (1990)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}

| 8

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Certifications

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{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Kathy Mattea|title=Willow in the Wind|award=Gold|certyear=1990|relyear=1989|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}

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Release history

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|+ Release history and formats for Willow in the Wind

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!scope="col"| Date

!scope="col"| Format

!scope="col"| Label

!scope="col"| Ref.

scope="row"| North America

| April 4, 1989

| {{hlist|LP|CD|cassette}}

| {{hlist|PolyGram|Mercury Records}}

| {{cite journal |last1=Mattea |first1=Kathy |title=Willow in the Wind (Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=PolyGram/Mercury Records |date=April 4, 1989 |id=836 950-1 (LP), 836 950-4 (Cassette), 836 950-2 (CD)}}

References

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{{Kathy Mattea}}

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Category:Kathy Mattea albums

Category:Mercury Nashville albums

Category:Albums produced by Allen Reynolds

Category:1989 albums