Kim Richey

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Kim Richey
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Background information
Born (1956-12-01) December 1, 1956 (age 68)
Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Country, folk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1992–present
Labels Mercury Nashville, Lost Highway, Vanguard, Lojinx, Yep Roc

Kimberly Richey (born December 1, 1956) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Early life

Richey was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on December 1, 1956. She grew up in Kettering, Ohio, graduating from Fairmont East High school in 1973.

Career

Richey entered music in the 1990s, and secured her first recording contract with Mercury Nashville at the age of 37. [1] [2] She spent the next few years promoting her albums and touring with Wynonna Judd and others.

Compositions

Her songs have been recorded by Trisha Yearwood ("Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"), Radney Foster ("Nobody Wins"), and Brooks & Dunn ("Every River"). [1] [3]

Recordings

Her May 1995 self-titled debut album was produced by Richard Bennett. It contained the singles "Just My Luck" and "Those Words We Said." [4]

Her follow-up album, Bitter Sweet , was produced by Angelo and released in 1997. It contained the single "I Know". [5]

Glimmer was released in 1999. Produced by Hugh Padgham (XTC), the album also features guitarist Dominic Miller (Sting). [3] [6]

Rise was released in 2002 and was produced by Bill Bottrell. [7] [8]

Her 2007 album Chinese Boxes was recorded in London and produced by Giles Martin. [2] [9]

Wreck Your Wheels was released in 2010. It was produced by Neilson Hubbard in his studio. [10]

Released in 2013, Thorn in My Heart was again produced by Neilson Hubbard and features guest vocals from Trisha Yearwood. [11] A limited edition version of the album was released in 2014 as Thorn in My Heart: The Work Tapes with only Richey on guitar and vocals. [12]

Edgeland was released March 30, 2018, and produced by Brad Jones. Edgeland includes three different tracking bands of Nashville’s roots players. Like Thorn in My Heart, Edgeland was released on Yep Roc Records. [13]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country US Heat US Folk
Kim Richey72
Bitter Sweet 53
Glimmer
Rise
The Collection
Chinese Boxes
Wreck Your Wheels
  • Release date: September 14, 2010
  • Label: Thirty Tigers US, Lojinx (Europe)
Thorn in My Heart552620
Edgeland
A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[14]
US AAA
[15]
CAN Country
[16]
CAN AC
[17]
1995"Just My Luck"4736Kim Richey
"Those Words We Said"5950
1996"From Where I Stand"66
1997"I Know"7271Bitter Sweet
1999"Come Around"1364Glimmer
2000"The Way It Never Was"
2002"The Circus Song (Can't Let Go)"Rise
2007"Jack and Jill"Chinese Boxes
2013"Come On" [18] Thorn in My Heart
2018"Whistle on Occasion"
(featuring Chuck Prophet) [19]
Edgeland
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1995"Just My Luck" Dani Jacobs
"Those Words We Said"Pamela Springsteen
1997"I Know"Luke Scott
2000"The Way It Never Was" Jude Weng
2007"Jack and Jill"Stephanie B. Keane

Contributed vocals

Songwriting collaborations

YearArtistSongAlbumCollaborator
1992 Radney Foster "Nobody Wins" Del Rio, TX 1959 Radney Foster
1993 Dixie Chicks "Desire" Shouldn't a Told You That Steve Kolander
1994 Steve Kolander "Can't Undo What's Been Done"Steve Kolander
1995 George Ducas "In No Time at All" George Ducas George Ducas
Radney Foster "If It Were Me" Labor of Love Radney Foster
Trisha Yearwood "Those Words We Said" Thinkin' About You Angelo
"Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" Everybody Knows Angelo & Larry Gottlieb
1997 Patty Loveless "That's Exactly What I Mean" Long Stretch of Lonesome Tia Sillers
Mindy McCready "You'll Never Know" If I Don't Stay the Night Angelo
1998 Suzy Bogguss "From Where I Stand" Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt Tia Sillers
Terri Clark "I'm Alright" How I Feel Angelo & Larry Gottlieb
1999 Jim Lauderdale "It's Just Like You"Onward Through It All Jim Lauderdale
Mindy McCready "Lucky Me" I'm Not So Tough Tommy Lee James & Jennifer Kimball
Lorrie Morgan "Here I Go Again" My Heart (sole writer)
2000 Terri Clark "Last Thing I Wanted" Fearless Mary Chapin Carpenter
Trisha Yearwood "Where Are You Now" Real Live Woman
2001 Brooks & Dunn "Every River" Steers & Stripes Angelo & Tom Littlefield
Cyndi Thomson "I'm Gone" My World Chuck Prophet
2007 The Greencards "I Don't Want to Lose You" Viridian Mike Henderson
"Travel On"

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