Untasted Honey
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Untasted Honey is the fourth studio album by American country music
artist Kathy Mattea
. It was released in 1987 on Mercury Records
. The album produced Mattea's first Number One hit on the Billboard
country charts in its lead-off single "Goin' Gone". Following this song was another Number One hit, "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
", then "Untold Stories" and "Life as We Knew It", both of which reached #4. "The Battle Hymn of Love" was later released as a single from Mattea's 1990 album A Collection of Hits
. Like Walk the Way the Wind Blows before it, this album includes a cut originally found on Nanci Griffith
's 1986 album The Last of the True Believers
, this time in the track "Goin' Gone". Untasted Honey was certified gold by the RIAA.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
. It was released in 1987 on Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
. The album produced Mattea's first Number One hit on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts in its lead-off single "Goin' Gone". Following this song was another Number One hit, "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" is a country song by Kathy Mattea from her 1987 album, Untasted Honey. The song was released as a single and hit number one on both the US and Canadian Country charts in 1988. The song is about a truck driver called Charlie who is retiring after 30 years to spend...
", then "Untold Stories" and "Life as We Knew It", both of which reached #4. "The Battle Hymn of Love" was later released as a single from Mattea's 1990 album A Collection of Hits
A Collection of Hits
- Chart performance :...
. Like Walk the Way the Wind Blows before it, this album includes a cut originally found on Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
's 1986 album The Last of the True Believers
The Last of the True Believers
The Last of the True Believers is singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith's fourth album, and her last with the folk music-oriented Philo Records. The acclaim accorded her from her previous Once in a Very Blue Moon and the current album would gain her a contract with a major recording company after this...
, this time in the track "Goin' Gone". Untasted Honey was certified gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
- "Untold StoriesUntold Stories"Untold Stories" is a single by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. Released in 1988, it was the third single from the album Untasted Honey. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (musician)Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello...
) – 3:05 - "Life as We Knew ItLife as We Knew It"Life as We Knew It" is a single by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. Released in 1988, it was the fourth single from the album Untasted Honey. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Walter Carter, Fred KollerFred KollerFred Koller is an American singer-songwriter. He has been active in the music business since 1973. Fred currently lives and works in Nashville with his wife Trish and their cat Buddy.-Music career:...
) – 3:20 - "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen RosesEighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" is a country song by Kathy Mattea from her 1987 album, Untasted Honey. The song was released as a single and hit number one on both the US and Canadian Country charts in 1988. The song is about a truck driver called Charlie who is retiring after 30 years to spend...
" (Gene Nelson, Paul Nelson) – 3:23 - "The Battle Hymn of LoveThe Battle Hymn of Love"The Battle Hymn of Love" is a single by American country music artists Kathy Mattea and Tim O'Brien. Released in 1990, it was the first new single from Mattea's album A Collection of Hits. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Paul OverstreetPaul OverstreetPaul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
, Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) – 2:55- duet with Tim O'Brien
- "Late in the Day" (O'Brien) – 4:31
- "Goin' GoneGoin' Gone"Goin' Gone" is a 1987 single written by Pat Alger, Bill Dale, and Fred Koller and recorded by Kathy Mattea. "Goin' Gone" was Kathy Mattea's ninth country hit and the first of four number one country singles. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country...
" (Pat AlgerPat AlgerPat Alger is a country music songwriter, singer and guitarist.-Biography:Alger attended Georgia Tech studying architecture but decided to concentrate on writing songs. He started as a solo folk performer at folk clubs...
, Bill Dale, Fred KollerFred KollerFred Koller is an American singer-songwriter. He has been active in the music business since 1973. Fred currently lives and works in Nashville with his wife Trish and their cat Buddy.-Music career:...
) – 4:28 - "Untasted Honey" (Craig BickhardtCraig BickhardtCraig Bickhardt is an American country music singer and songwriter. His musical career includes co-writing credits for The Judds, Steve Wariner, Kathy Mattea and others. He was also a member of S-K-B, formerly S-K-O, after Paul Overstreet exited that band, and he has released three studio albums...
, Barry Alfonso) – 3:26 - "Like a Hurricane" (Alger, Mark D. SandersMark D. SandersMark Daniel Sanders is an American Country Music songwriter. He has written 14 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single “I Hope You Dance,” co-written with Tia Sillers.-Early life:...
) – 3:31 - "As Long as I Have a Heart" (Don Henry, Dennis Wilson) – 3:03
- "Every Love" (Kye Fleming, Janis IanJanis IanJanis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century...
) – 2:58
Personnel
- Kathy Mattea – vocals
- Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (musician)Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello...
– guitar, mandolin, vocals - Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
– dobro - Pat Alger – guitar
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar
- Ray Flacke – guitar
- Pat Flynn – guitar
- Nick Forster – guitar
- Roy M. "Junior" Husky – bass
- Mike Leech – bass
- Chris Leuzinger – guitar
- Kenny MaloneKenny MaloneKenny Malone is an American drummer/percussionist from Nashville, Tennessee. He has been, since the 1970s, and continues to be a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoustic-based genres.-References:...
– drums, percussion - Dave Pomeroy – bass
- David Schaufer – dulcimer
- Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
- Beth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
– background vocals - Craig Bickhardt – guitar, background vocals
- John Thompson – background vocals
- Pete Wasner – organ, piano
- Buck White – piano
- Bobby Wood – organ, piano
- Bob Wray – bass
- Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
Personnel
- Allen Reynolds – producer
- Mark Miller – engineer, mixing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Deb Mahalanobis – design
- Billy Barnes – design, art direction
- Matthew Barnes – design
Chart performance
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 11 |