A Collection of Hits

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Untold Stories: A Collection of Hits
Greatest hits album by
Kathy Mattea
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990 (1990-08-07)
GenreCountry
Length34:56
Label
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Kathy Mattea chronology
Willow in the Wind
(1989) 		Untold Stories: A Collection of Hits
(1990) 		Time Passes By
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Untold Stories: A Collection of Hits is the first compilation by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1990 on Mercury Records and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[4] The album includes eight of her previous singles, as well as one newly recorded track ("A Few Good Things Remain"), and an album cut from 1987's Untasted Honey, the Tim O'Brien duet "The Battle Hymn of Love". Both of these songs were released as singles in 1990, and both reached #9 on the Billboard country charts.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

AllMusic's William Ruhlmann writes, "Kathy Mattea has risen to near the top of the Nashville ranks because of a haunting, soulful voice, well-produced recordings that have a simple, folkie directness, and, most especially, an amazing talent for picking the best songs being written for the country market"[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love at the Five and Dime"Nanci Griffith3:40
2."Walk the Way the Wind Blows"Tim O'Brien3:48
3."Train of Memories"Andy Byrd, Jimbeau Hinson2:52
4."Goin' Gone"Pat Alger, Bill Dale, Fred Koller4:26
5."The Battle Hymn of Love" (featuring Tim O'Brien)Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz2:53
6."Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson3:22
7."Untold Stories"O'Brien3:01
8."Life as We Knew It"Koller, Walter Carter3:19
9."A Few Good Things Remain"Alger, Jon Vezner3:51
10."Where've You Been"Don Henry, Vezner3:44
Total length:34:56
  • Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for A Collection of Hits
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America August 7, 1990
  • LP
  • CD
  • cassette
  • PolyGram
  • Mercury Records
 [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  3. ^ Rolling Stone list
  4. ^ a b "American album certifications – Kathy Mattea – A Collection of Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  6. ^ A Collection Of Hits (liner notes). Kathy Mattea. Mercury. 1990. 842 330-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  12. ^ Mattea, Kathy (August 7, 1989). "A Collection of Hits (Liner Notes and Album Information)". PolyGram/Mercury Records. 842 330-1 (LP), 842 330-4 (Cassette), 842 330-2 (CD).
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