# Willow in the Wind

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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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.

## Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

### Musicians
#### "Come from the Heart"

* Craig Bickhardt — background vocals
* Pat Flynn — acoustic guitar
* Kenny Malone — percussion
* Kathy Mattea — background vocals
* Donna McElroy — background vocals
* Mark O'Connor — mandolin
* Wayland Patton — background vocals
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Pete Wasner — piano
* Bobby Wood — percussion
* Bob Wray — bass guitar

#### "Here's Hopin'"

* Stuart Duncan — fiddle
* Ray Flacke — electric guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Kenny Malone — percussion
* Charlie McCoy — harmonica
* Riders in the Sky — background vocals
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Bob Wray — bass guitar

#### "Burnin' Old Memories"

* Bruce Bouton — steel guitar
* Mike Chapman — bass guitar
* Ray Flacke — electric guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — acoustic guitar
* Milton Sledge — drums

#### "She Came from Fort Worth"

* Kathy Chiavola — background vocals
* Pat Flynn — acoustic guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — electric guitar
* Wayland Patton — background vocals
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Pete Wasner — piano
* Bobby Wood — keyboards
* Bob Wray — bass guitar

#### "True North"

* Pat Flynn — acoustic guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — electric guitar
* Charlie McCoy — harmonica
* Jim Photoglo — background vocals
* Matt Rollings — keyboards
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Wendy Waldman — background vocals
* Bob Wray — bass guitar

#### "Hills of Alabam'"

* Bruce Bouton — steel guitar
* Pat Flynn — acoustic guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — acoustic guitar
* Claire Lynch — background vocals
* Charlie McCoy — harmonica
* Jim Photoglo — background vocals
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Bobby Wood — piano, organ
* Bob Wray — bass guitar

#### "Willow in the Wind"

* Kathy Chiavola — background vocals
* Jerry Douglas — Dobro
* Stuart Duncan — mandolin
* Ray Flacke — electric guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — acoustic guitar
* Wayland Patton — background vocals
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Bob Wray — bass guitar

#### "Love Chooses You"

* Bruce Bouton — steel guitar
* Robert Bowlin — acoustic guitar
* Kathy Chiavola — background vocals
* Pat Flynn — acoustic rhythm guitar
* Wayland Patton — background vocals
* Matt Rollings — piano
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Bobby Wood — piano
* Bob Wray — bass guitar

#### "I'll Take Care of You"

* Bruce Bouton — steel guitar
* Stuart Duncan — fiddle
* Ray Flacke — electric guitar
* Mike Leech — bass guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — acoustic guitar
* Kathy Mattea — background vocals
* Tim O'Brien — background vocals
* Milton Sledge — drums
* Bobby Wood — keyboards

#### "Where've You Been"

* Edgar Meyer — upright bass
* John Mock — acoustic guitar
* Dave Pomeroy — bass guitar
* Matt Rollings — piano

### Technical

* Mark Miller — recording, mixing
* Denny Purcell — mastering
* Allen Reynolds — production

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | 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 | LPCDcassette | PolyGramMercury Records | |