Search - Kathy Mattea :: Lonesome Standard Time

Listen to this CD--and fall in love with Kathy's voice

Karoly Lazar | Gyor, Hungary | 04/05/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"That was the first CD from Kathy Mattea we had, and all the family, old and young, just fell in love with that voice. We still feel the need to listen to it over and over again. I wish she were better known in Europe and came here on a tour!"

Mix of gospel and classical country harmonies

P. Perry | TX United States | 10/14/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is a great mix of pure country and gospel tracks. The songs seem heart-felt and the voice is one-of-a kind."

A forgotten gem

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 08/03/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kathy's most successful years were the late eighties, but this 1992 album is every bit as good as the brilliant albums she recorded back then and the style of this album is similar. The title track has a very upbeat tune that defies the sadness of its lyrics, but it is in that sense typical of the album - the music is bright and cheery, but the lyrics are often about loneliness and yearning.The most famous cover here, Amarillo, is an amusing song about a woman who loses her man to a jukebox and a pinball machine. Amarillo was an Emmylou song that first appeared on her Elite hotel album in 1976.Kathy's music may not be as popular today as it was in the late eighties, but it still sounds as good as ever and this is a fine example of her work despite the absence of any of her really big country hits."