Kim Richey
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Background information | |
Born | (1956-12-01) 1 December 1956 Zanesville, Ohio, U.S. |
Genres | Country, folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Mercury Nashville, Lost Highway, Vanguard, Lojinx |
Kimberly "Kim" Richey is an American singer and songwriter.
Contents
1 Career
1.1 Compositions
1.2 Recordings
2 Discography
2.1 Albums
2.2 Singles
2.3 EPs
2.4 Music videos
2.5 Contributed vocals to
3 Songwriting collaborations
4 References
5 External links
Career
Richey came onto the music scene in the 1990s and entered her first recording contract at the age of 37.[1][2]
Compositions
Her songs have been recorded by Trisha Yearwood ("Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"), Radney Foster ("Nobody Wins"), and Brooks & Dunn ("Every River").[1][3]
Recordings
Her 1995 self-titled debut album was produced by Richard Bennett. It contained the singles "Just My Luck" and "Those Words We Said."[4]
Her follow-up album, Bitter Sweet was produced by Angelo and released in 1996.[5]
Glimmer was released in 1999. Produced by Hugh Padgham (XTC), the album also features guitarist Dominic Miller (Sting).[3][6]
Rise was released in 2002 and wss produced by Bill Bottrell.[7][8]
Her 2007 album Chinese Boxes was recorded in London and produced by Giles Martin.[2][9]
Wreck Your Wheels was released in 2010. It was produced by Neilson Hubbard in his studio.[10]
Released in 2013, Thorn In My Heart was again produced by Neilson Hubbard and features guest vocals from Trisha Yearwood.[11] A limited edition version of the album was released in 2014 as Thorn in My Heart: The Work Tapes with only Richey on guitar and vocals.[12]
Discography
Albums
Title |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
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US Country |
US Heat |
US Folk |
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Kim Richey |
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72 |
— |
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Bitter Sweet |
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53 |
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Glimmer |
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— |
— |
— |
Rise |
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— |
— |
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The Collection |
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— |
— |
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Chinese Boxes |
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— |
— |
— |
Wreck Your Wheels |
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— |
— |
— |
Thorn in My Heart |
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55 |
26 |
20 |
Edgeland |
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— |
— |
— |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
Year |
Single |
Peak positions |
Album |
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US Country [13] |
US AAA [14] |
CAN Country [15] |
CAN AC [16] |
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1995 |
"Just My Luck" |
47 |
— |
36 |
— |
Kim Richey |
"Those Words We Said" |
59 |
— |
50 |
— |
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1996 |
"From Where I Stand" |
66 |
— |
— |
— |
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1997 |
"I Know" |
72 |
— |
71 |
— |
Bitter Sweet |
1999 |
"Come Around" |
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13 |
— |
64 |
Glimmer |
2000 |
"The Way It Never Was" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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2002 |
"The Circus Song (Can't Let Go)" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Rise |
2007 |
"Jack and Jill" |
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— |
— |
— |
Chinese Boxes |
2013 |
"Come On"[17] |
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— |
— |
— |
Thorn in My Heart |
2018 |
"Whistle on Occasion" (featuring Chuck Prophet)[18] |
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— |
— |
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Edgeland |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
EPs
- 2007: Little Record (Vanguard) - promo EP containing non-album acoustic versions of "Chinese Boxes," "Drift," "Straight As The Crow Flies," "Mexico," and "A Place Called Home"
Music videos
Year |
Video |
Director |
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1995 |
"Just My Luck" |
Dani Jacobs |
"Those Words We Said" |
Pamela Springsteen |
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1997 |
"I Know" |
Luke Scott |
2000 |
"The Way It Never Was" |
Jude Weng |
2007 |
"Jack and Jill" |
Stephanie B. Keane |
Contributed vocals to
- 1987: Bill Lloyd - Feeling the Elephant (East Side Digital)
- 1992: Radney Foster - Del Rio, TX 1959 (Arista)
- 1994: Bill Lloyd - Set to Pop (East Side Digital)
- 1994: George Ducas - George Ducas (Liberty)
- 1995: Radney Foster - Labor of Love (Arista)
- 1995: Reba McEntire - Starting Over (MCA)
- 1995: Rodney Crowell - Jewel of the South (MCA)
- 1995: Trisha Yearwood - Thinkin' About You (MCA)
- 1996: Jolene - Hell's Half Acre (Ardent)
- 1996: Keith Stegall - Passages (Mercury)
- 1996: Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place in the World (Columbia)
- 1996: Tammy Rogers - Tammy Rogers (Dead Reckoning)
- 1996: Trisha Yearwood - Everybody Knows (MCA Nashville)
- 1996: Various Artists - Rig Rock Deluxe (A Musical Salute To The American Truck Driver) (Upstart Sounds)
- 2000: Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker (Bloodshot)
- 2001: Brooks & Dunn - Steers & Stripes (Arista Nashville)
- 2001: Will Kimbrough - This (Gravity)
- 2002: Darden Smith - Sunflower (Dualtone)
- 2007: Honeyroot - The Sun Will Come (Just Music)
- 2012: Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World (Proper)
- 2014: Jason Isbell - Southeastern (Southeastern)
- 2015: Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds (Scarlet Letter)
- 2015: Dean Owens - Into The Sea (Drumfire)
Songwriting collaborations
Year | Artist | Song | Album | Collaborator |
1992 | Radney Foster | "Nobody Wins" | Del Rio, TX 1959 | Radney Foster |
1993 | Dixie Chicks | "Desire" | Shouldn't a Told You That | Steve Kolander |
1994 | Steve Kolander | "Can't Undo What's Been Done" | Steve Kolander |
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1995 | George Ducas | "In No Time at All" | George Ducas | George Ducas |
Radney Foster | "If It Were Me" | Labor of Love | Radney Foster |
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Trisha Yearwood | "Those Words We Said" | Thinkin' About You | Angelo |
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"Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" | Everybody Knows | Angelo & Larry Gottlieb |
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1997 | Patty Loveless | "That's Exactly What I Mean" | Long Stretch of Lonesome | Tia Sillers |
Mindy McCready | "You'll Never Know" | If I Don't Stay the Night | Angelo |
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1998 | Suzy Bogguss | "From Where I Stand" | Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt | Tia Sillers |
Terri Clark | "I'm Alright" | How I Feel | Angelo & Larry Gottlieb |
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1999 | Jim Lauderdale | "It's Just Like You" | Onward Through It All | Jim Lauderdale |
Mindy McCready | "Lucky Me" | I'm Not So Tough | Tommy Lee James & Jennifer Kimball |
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Lorrie Morgan | "Here I Go Again" | My Heart | (sole writer) |
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2000 | Terri Clark | "Last Thing I Wanted" | Fearless | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
Trisha Yearwood | "Where Are You Now" | Real Live Woman |
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2001 | Brooks & Dunn | "Every River" | Steers & Stripes | Angelo & Tom Littlefield |
Cyndi Thomson | "I'm Gone" | My World | Chuck Prophet |
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2007 | The Greencards | "I Don't Want to Lose You" | Viridian | Mike Henderson |
"Travel On" |
References
^ ab Staff writer (April 17, 2013). "Kim Richey On Mountain Stage". NPR. Retrieved January 19, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab Staff writer (Nov 22, 2007). "At Home in Nashville with Kim Richey". NPR. Retrieved Jan 19, 2017.
^ ab Dye, David (Jul 17, 2007). "Kim Richey: Sweetly Alluring, Folk-Friendly Country". NPR. Retrieved Feb 2, 2017.
^ archive (31 August 1995). "Kim Richey - Self-Titled". No Depression. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ Remz, Jeffery (1 May 1997). "Kim Richey hopes life is more sweet than bitter". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ Harrington, Richard (28 July 1999). "Kim Richey: 'Glimmer' Of Hope". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ Naylor, Brian (Oct 13, 2002). "Kim Richey". NPR. Retrieved Feb 2, 2017.
^ Himes, Geoffrey (8 November 2002). "Kim Richey: Rise: Lost Highway". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ archive (31 May 2007). "Kim Richey - Chinese Boxes". No Depression. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ Betts, Stephen (15 September 2015). "Kim Richey Crafts a Beautiful 'Wreck'". The Boot. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ Horowitz, Steve (25 April 2013). "Kim Richey: Thorn in My Heart". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ uncredited. "Kim Richey's Thorn In My Heart: The Work Tapes". Yep Rock Records. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ "Kim Richey - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Kim Richey - Triple A Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Kim Richey - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Kim Richey - Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Kim Richey - Come On (Album Version)". Play MPE. April 15, 2013.
^ "Kim Richey (feat. Chuck Prophet) - Whistle on Occasion". Play MPE. January 9, 2018.
External links
- Official website
Kim Richey at AllMusic
Kim Richey discography at Discogs
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