Walk the Way the Wind Blows

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Walk the Way the Wind Blows
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 1986
Recorded1985
Studio Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length34:31
Label
Producer Allen Reynolds
Kathy Mattea chronology
From My Heart
(1985)
Walk the Way the Wind Blows
(1986)
Untasted Honey
(1987)
Singles from Walk the Way the Wind Blows
  1. "Love at the Five and Dime"
    Released: April 12, 1986
  2. "Walk the Way the Wind Blows"
    Released: September 13, 1986
  3. "You're the Power"
    Released: February 7, 1987
  4. "Train of Memories"
    Released: May 23, 1987
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Walk the Way the Wind Blows is the third studio album by American country music singer Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1986 (see 1986 in country music) on Mercury Records. This album produced Mattea's first Top Ten country hit in "Love at the Five and Dime", which reached #3 on the Billboard country charts. Following this song were three more Top Ten hits: the title track at #10, "You're the Power" at #5, and "Train of Memories" at #6.

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"Love at the Five and Dime", which features backing vocals from Don Williams, was also recorded by Nanci Griffith on her 1986 album The Last of the True Believers . "Song for the Life" has been covered by several artists, and was originally recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1977 debut Ain't Livin' Long Like This. This song would later be released in 1995 as a single by Alan Jackson.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk the Way the Wind Blows" Tim O'Brien 3:43
2."Train of Memories"Andy Byrd, Jimbeau Hinson 2:48
3."Reason to Live"Joanne Christy, Johnny Pierce, Geoff Levin3:21
4."Evenin'"Mitchell Parish, Harry White3:34
5."Leaving West Virginia" Kathy Mattea 3:43
6."Love at the Five and Dime" Nanci Griffith 3:36
7."You Plant Your Fields" Wendy Waldman, Donny Lowery3:08
8."Back Up Grinnin' Again"David Goodman3:02
9."You're the Power" Craig Bickhardt, F. C. Collins3:02
10."Song for the Life" Rodney Crowell 3:59

Personnel

Production notes

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums13

Release history

Release history and formats for Walk the Way the Wind Blows
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaMarch 20, 1986
  • LP
  • CD
  • cassette
  • PolyGram
  • Mercury Records
[3]

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Rolling Stone list
  3. Mattea, Kathy (March 20, 1986). "Walk the Way the Wind Blows (Liner Notes and Album Information)". PolyGram/Mercury Records. 830 405-1 M-1 (LP), 830 405-4 (Cassette), 830 405-2 M-1 (CD).