Katy Moffatt discography

Katy Moffatt discography
Katy Moffatt discography
Studio albums	18
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
Singles	6

Last updated October 26, 2025

Katy Moffatt is an American musician, lyricist, composer, and vocalist. Her discography consists of 18 studio albums, 1 live album, 2 compilations, and 6 singles. In addition, she has been featured as a performer on many albums by other artists.

Studio albums

1976: Katy (Columbia)^[1]
1978: Kissin’ in the California Sun (Columbia)
1988: Walkin’ on the Moon (Philo / Red Moon)
1989: Child Bride (Philo)
1992: Dance Me Outside (Philo) with Hugh Moffatt
1992: Indoor Fireworks (Red Moon) with the Great Unknown
1993: The Greatest Show On Earth (Philo)
1993: The Evangeline Hotel (Philo)
1994: Hearts Gone Wild (Watermelon)
1996: Sleepless Nights (Rounder) with Kate Brislin)
1996: Midnight Radio (Round Tower Music)^[2]
1998: Angel Town (HighTone)
1999: Loose Diamond (HighTone)^[3]
2001: Cowboy Girl (Shanachie)
2008: Fewer Things (Zeppelin)
2016: Now and then (SOHL) with Hugh Moffatt
2017: Where The Heart Is (Centerfire)

Live albums

2010: Playin' Fool (Live in Holland) (Strictly Country)
2005: Up Close and Personal (Fuel)

Compilations

2002: Katy / Kissin In The California Sun (Westside/Demon)
2009: Trilogy (Floating World/Evangeline) - compilation of The Evangeline Hotel, Hearts Gone Wild, and Midnight Radio.

Singles

1976: "Easy Come, Easy Go" (Columbia)
1976: "I Can Almost See Houston From Here" (#83 Country) / "Take Me Back To Texas" (Columbia)
1977: "Um-Um-Um-Um-Um-Um (Stereo)" / "Um-Um-Um-Um-Um-Um (Mono)" (Columbia)
1977: "Up On The Roof" (Columbia)
1981: "Take It As It Comes" (#81 Country) / "Hard Country" (with Michael Murphey, Epic)
1983: "Under Loved And Over Lonely" (#66 Country) / "Let's Make Something Of it" (Permian)
1984: "Reynosa" (#82 Country) / Lonely But Only For You" (Permian)
1984: "This Ain't Tennessee And He Ain't You" (#66 Country) / "Midnight Harbor" (Permian)

As composer

1989: Sylvia Tyson - You Were On My Mind (Stony Plain) - track 4, "Walking On The Moon" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1989: Janie Fricke - Labor of Love (Columbia) - track 5, "Walking On The Moon" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1990: Suzanne Klee - California Blue (Baur) - track 3, "Walking On The Moon" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1990: Tom Russell - Poor Man's Dream (Philo) - track 4, "Walking On The Moon" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1992: Tom Russell - Box of Visions (Philo) - track 11, "The Extra Mile" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1993: Rosie Flores - Once More with Feeling (Hightone / Shout!) - track 5, "Ruin This Romance" (co-written with Rosie Flores and Wendy Waldman); track 10, "Real Man" (co-written with Rosie Flores)
1996: Janet Burgan - Janet Burgan (self-released) - track 2, "Walking On The Moon" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1996: Kate Brislin - Sleepless Nights (Rounder) - track 5, "Still Blue" (co-written with Wendy Waldman); track 11, "I'll Take the Blame" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1996: Merrie Amsterburg - Season of Rain - (Q Division) - track 3, "Walking On The Moon" (co-written with Tom Russell)
1998: Tom Russell - The Man From God Knows Where (HighTone) - track 7, "The Dreamin'" (co-written with Tom Russell)
2001: Tom Russell - Borderland (Hightone / Shout) - track 7, "The Next Thing Smokin'" (co-written with Tom Russell)
2004: Mary Duff - Heartbreaker (Rosette) - track 6, "Walking On The Moon" (co-written with Tom Russell)
2006: Mick Overman and the Maniacs - Good Thing Happen (Max) - track 9, "Take Me Back To Texas" (co-written with Greg Leisz)
2012: Marley's Ghost - Jubilee (Sage Arts) - track 9, "Hank and Audrey" (co-written with Tom Russell)

As primary artist/song contributor

1993: various artists - Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt (Rhino) - track 4, "We Ran"^[4]
1994: various artists - Tulare Dust : A Songwriter's Tribute To Merle Haggard (HighTone) - track 13, "I Can't Be Myself"^[5]
1998: various artists - What's That I Hear? The Songs of Phil Ochs (Sliced Bread) - track 2-09, "Here's To The State Of Mississippi"
2002: Skip Heller - Career Suicide: The Skip Heller Anthology 1994-2001 (Dionysus) - vocals on track 23, "Whipping Post"
2004: various artists - A Western Jubilee: Songs and Stories of the American West (Dualtone) - track 9, "The Brazos"

Also appears on

1974 - 1993

1974: Monroe Doctrine - Monroe Doctrine (Falls River) - vocals on track 4, "Anderson's Hotel"
1976: Funky Kings - Funky Kings (Arista) - vocals on track 7, "Let Me Go"
1979: Michael Martin Murphey - Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (Epic) - vocals
1987: Dave Alvin - Romeo's Escape (Epic) - vocals
1987: George Highfill - Waitin' Up (Warner Bros.) - vocals, duet
1987: Hugh Moffatt - Loving You (Philo) - vocals
1989: Hugh Moffatt - Troubadour (Philo) - vocals
1989: Jeff Turner - Tonight... (K-tel) - vocals
1990: Tom Kell - One Sad Night (Warner Bros.) - vocals
1991: Bob Neuwirth - 99 Monkeys (eOne/Koch) - vocals
1991: Dave Alvin - Blue Blvd (Hightone) - vocals
1992: Tom Russell - Box of Visions (Philo) - vocals
1993: Austin Lounge Lizards - Paint Me on Velvet (Flying Fish) - vocals
1993: Dave Alvin - Museum of Heart (Hightone) - vocals
1993: Rosie Flores - Once More with Feeling (Hightone/Shout! Factory) - vocals

1994 - present

1994: Richard Meyer - A Letter from the Open Sky (Shanachie) - vocals
1994: Steve Young - Switchblades Of Love (Round Tower) - vocals
1995: Tom Russell - The Rose of the San Joaquin (Hightone/Shout! Factory) - vocals
1996: Charlie Louvin - The Longest Train (Watermelon) - vocals
1996: Country Dick Montana - The Devil Lied To Me (Bar/None)- vocals
1996: Dave Alvin - Interstate City (Hightone/Shout! Factory) - vocals
1996: Kate Brislin - Sleepless Nights (Rounder) - guitar, vocals
1997: Tom Russell - The Long Way Around (Hightone) - vocals
1997: Tom Russell - Song Of The West (Hightone) - vocals
1998: Skip Heller - St. Christopher's Arms (Mouthpiece) - duet vocals
2000: Rick Shea - Sawbones (Aim) - vocals
2001: Charles Sawtelle - Music From Rancho DeVille (Acoustic Disc) - vocals
2005: Rick Shea - Bound for Trouble (Tres Pescadores) - duet vocals
2006: Charlie Louvin - Echoes of the Louvin Brothers (Varèse Sarabande) - vocals

References

↑ Edwards, Gavin (9 July 2015). "Katy Moffatt, 'Katy Moffatt'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
↑ Lach, Michael (31 August 1996). "Katy Moffatt - Midnight Radio". No Depression. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
↑ Rigrodsky, Marc (1 December 1999). "Katy Moffatt - Loose Diamonds". SoundStage!. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
↑ Lewis, Randy (30 September 1993). "Various Artists, "Love Gets Strange--The Songs of John Hiatt"; Rhino". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
↑ Selvin, Joel (17 April 1995). "Honoring the 'Lonesome Fugitive' / Tribute shows others can't hold a candle to Merle Haggard". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

External links

Official Website Katy Moffatt: Americana Musician
Katy Moffatt at AllMusic
Katy Moffatt discography at Discogs

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[KMD-rstone-2015-1] Edwards, Gavin (9 July 2015). "Katy Moffatt, 'Katy Moffatt'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[KMD-nodep-1996-2] Lach, Michael (31 August 1996). "Katy Moffatt - Midnight Radio". No Depression. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[KMD-soundstage-1999-3] Rigrodsky, Marc (1 December 1999). "Katy Moffatt - Loose Diamonds". SoundStage!. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[KMD-latimes-1993-4] Lewis, Randy (30 September 1993). "Various Artists, "Love Gets Strange--The Songs of John Hiatt"; Rhino". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[KMD-sfchron-1995-5] Selvin, Joel (17 April 1995). "Honoring the 'Lonesome Fugitive' / Tribute shows others can't hold a candle to Merle Haggard". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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