''Kathy Mattea'' is the debut studio album by American

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singer

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reac ...

. It was released in 1984 (see

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) on

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. It includes the singles "Street Talk", "Someone Is Falling in Love", "You've Got a Soft Place to Fall", and "That's Easy for You to Say". The song "(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid" was later released in 1986 by

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from their self-titled debut album.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar * David Briggs – acoustic piano * Bobby Wood – acoustic piano * Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar * Gregg Galbraith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Jon Goin – electric guitar * Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar * Dale Sellers – electric lead guitar * Sonny Garrish –

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* Spady Brannan – bass * Alan Rush – bass * Gene Chrisman – drums * Tommy Wells – drums *

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– strings (2, 7) * Bergen White – string arrangements (2, 7) * Marcy Cates – backing vocals * Margie Cates – backing vocals * Wade McCurdy – backing vocals * Pat McManus – backing vocals * Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

* Byron Hill – producer * Rick Peoples – producer * George Clinton – engineer * Jim Cotton – engineer * Mike Poston – engineer * Joe Scaife – engineer * Tom Coyne – mastering at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs (New York City, New York) * Bill Levy – art direction * Bill Brunt – design * Mark Tucker – photography * Bob Titley – management

Chart performance

Release history

References

External links

* ''Kathy Mattea''at

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