Willow in the Wind

Willow in the Wind
Studio album by Kathy Mattea
Released	April 4, 1989 (1989-04-04)
Studio	Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	34:03
Label	Mercury PolyGram
Producer	Allen Reynolds
Kathy Mattea chronology
Untasted Honey (1987) Willow in the Wind (1989) A Collection of Hits (1990)
Singles from Willow in the Wind
"Come from the Heart" Released: April 1989 "Burnin' Old Memories" Released: July 1989 "Where've You Been" Released: November 25, 1989 "She Came from Fort Worth" Released: April 7, 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Q	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come from the Heart"	Susanna Clark, Richard Leigh	3:08
2.	"Here's Hopin'"	Bob Regan, Mark D. Sanders	2:54
3.	"Burnin' Old Memories"	Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson	2:18
4.	"She Came from Fort Worth"	Pat Alger, Fred Koller	3:31
5.	"True North"	Wendy Waldman, Phil Galdston	4:20
6.	"Hills of Alabam'"	Mark Fair, Claire Lynch	3:12
7.	"Willow in the Wind"	Randy Albright, Lisa Silver, Sanders	3:43
8.	"Love Chooses You"	Laurie Lewis	4:16
9.	"I'll Take Care of You"	Sanders, Karen Staley	2:57
10.	"Where've You Been"	Don Henry, Jon Vezner	3:44

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. ^[4]

Musicians

• Kathy Mattea – lead vocals, harmony vocals (1, 9)
• Pete Wasner – acoustic piano (1, 4)
• Matt Rollings – keyboards (5), acoustic piano (8, 10)
• Pat Flynn — acoustic guitar (1, 4-6), acoustic rhythm guitar (8)
• Ray Flacke – electric guitar (2, 3, 7, 9)
• Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 7, 9), electric guitar (2, 4-6)
• Robert Bowlin – acoustic guitar (8)
• John Mock – acoustic guitar (10)
• Mark O'Connor – mandolin (1)
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (3, 6, 8, 9)
• Jerry Douglas – dobro (7)
• Bob Wray – bass (1, 2, 4-8)
• Mike Chapman – bass (3)
• Mike Leech – bass (9)
• Edgar Meyer – acoustic bass (10)
• Dave Pomeroy – electric bass (10)
• Milton Sledge – drums (1-9)
• Kenny Malone – percussion (1, 2)
• Bobby Wood – percussion (1), keyboards (4, 8, 9), acoustic piano (6, 8), organ (6)
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle (2, 9), mandolin (7)
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica (2, 5, 6)
• Craig Bickhardt – harmony vocals (1)
• Donna McElroy – harmony vocals (1)
• Wayland Patton – harmony vocals (1, 4, 7, 8)
• Riders in the Sky – harmony vocals (2)
• Kathy Chiavola – harmony vocals (4, 7, 8)
• Jim Photoglo – harmony vocals (5, 6)
• Wendy Waldman – harmony vocals (5)
• Claire Lynch – harmony vocals (6)
• Tim O'Brien – harmony vocals (9)

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

Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) 28 US Billboard 200 [5] 82 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 40 Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] 8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Willow in the Wind

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	April 4, 1989	LP CD cassette	PolyGram Mercury Records	[10]

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Willow in the Wind at AllMusic
2. Album reviews at CD Universe
3. Rolling Stone list
4. Willow in the Wind (CD insert). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Records. 1989. 836 950-2.
5. "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
6. "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
9. "American album certifications – Kathy Mattea – Willow in the Wind". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 3, 2021.
10. Mattea, Kathy (April 4, 1989). "Willow in the Wind (Liner Notes and Album Information)". PolyGram/Mercury Records. 836 950-1 (LP), 836 950-4 (Cassette), 836 950-2 (CD).