title: Kathy Mattea (album)
text: # Kathy Mattea (album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | AllMusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
  
  Kathy Mattea is the debut studio album by American country music singer Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1984 (see 1984 in country music) on Mercury Records. 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 Restless Heart from their self-titled debut album.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Kathy Mattea – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
  * Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
  * Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar
  * Jon Goin – electric guitar
  * Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
  * Dale Sellers – electric guitar
  * Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar
  * David Briggs – piano
  * Bobby Wood – piano
  * Spady Brannan – bass guitar
  * Alan Rush – bass guitar
  * Gene Chrisman – drums
  * Tommy Wells – drums
  * Curtis Young – background vocals
  * Wade McCurdy – background vocals
  * Pat McManus – background vocals
  * Marcy Cates – background vocals
  * Margie Cates – background vocals
  * Nashville String Machine – strings; arranged by D. Bergen White
  
  ## Production notes
  
  * Produced by Rick Peoples, Byron Hill
  * Engineered by Mike Poston, Joe Scaife, George W. Clinton, Jim Cotton
  * Mastered by Tom Coyne
  
  ## Chart performance
  
  | Chart (1984) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 42 |
  
  ## Release history
  
  Release history and formats for Kathy Mattea :
  
  | Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | North America | March 22, 1984 | LPCDcassette | PolyGramMercury Records | |
  