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Best compilation yet of Kathy's music

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 01/20/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the late eighties and early nineties, Kathy's music based on traditional country but with folk influences, was extremely popular. This album contains twenty of her finest and most successful songs. As such, it represents a vast improvement on her first hits collection, the American version of which only included ten tracks although the European version had thirteen, the extra tracks being She came from Fort Worth Texas, Come from the heart and Burning old memories. All tracks on that original hits album are included here with the solitary exception of A few good things remain.



Love at the five and dime was the song that provided Kathy with her breakthrough, becoming a top three country hit. It was followed by a series of other country hits including Walk the way the wind blows, Going gone, You're the power, Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses, Where've you been, She came from Fort Worth Texas, Come from the heart, Burning old memories and Time passes by. Kathy's success continued (though not as strongly) into the nineties with excellent songs such as Lonesome standard time, Standing in a river and Walking away a winner. The set is rounded off by 455 Rocket (the most recent recording here, albeit a few years old now) and Mary did you know (from Kathy's first Christmas album, Good news).



This is an outstanding collection of Kathy's music. The American version of the earlier hits collection is still available but this one is much superior."

The perfect Kathy Mattea collection

Invisiboy2001 | Chicago, IL United States | 04/08/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You can give your old copy of Kathea Mattea's "A Collection of Hits" CD to a friend, because you need to buy this one. The sound quality is terrific. All the songs sound crisp, and Mattea's voice is allowed to shine throughout. I am a casual fan of Kathy Mattea, so this CD was a perfect choice: It contains all the hits I wanted (unlike Mattea's first hits CD, which left out lots of hits) and a few great songs I'd never heard. A great CD and a steal for the price!"

Rock on, Kathy

phatladysings | Bay Area, California | 03/15/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First of all, I love Kathy Mattea. She is a member of a dying breed of country singers who actually have distinctive, memorable, recognizable voices. (Reba McEntire, Patty Loveless and Wynonna Judd are also worthy members of that sisterhood.) The last time I listened to the country station in the Bay Area (Fall 2009), most of what I heard among the new female country singers was pretty blond interchangeable parts with breathy little overdubbed voices. Didn't take me long to switch back to KPIG.



Not only that, but among a long list of great songs, this album includes my two Kathy Mattea favorites: "Lonesome Standard Time" and "445 Rocket." "445 Rocket" (like Sherry Austin's "Hallelujah Baby," a song about a blue 1958 Apache truck), reminds me of my long-gone 1961 Chevy BelAir, my first car. It was the baddest Chevy in three Southern California counties, and I still miss it. Rock on, Kathy.

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