Kim Richey
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Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio
) is an American
singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music
category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana
artist.
Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said" (which was also covered that same year by Trisha Yearwood
). Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
In 1997, "Let the Sun Fall Down" (from her debut album) was featured in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, "Never Kill A Boy On The First Date"
(episode 1.05). Although Richey did not appear in concert in the episode (as Velvet Chain
did), her song played over the episode's emotional climax, in the penultimate scene.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster
on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood
's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)
". Maura O'Connell
covered her song "Every River".
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker
by Ryan Adams
.
In 2003 her track "A Place Called Home" was featured in Dawson's Creek on season 6, episode 21, and also in 2004 in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells"
, of the Angel television series
. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never
. Her most recent album, Chinese Boxes, was released on July 10, 2007 with her new single "Jack and Jill".
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington
at Live Earth
.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
) is an American
United States
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singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana
Americana (music)
Americana is an amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles...
artist.
Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said" (which was also covered that same year by Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
). Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
In 1997, "Let the Sun Fall Down" (from her debut album) was featured in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, "Never Kill A Boy On The First Date"
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" is the fifth episode of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode was written by story editors Rob Des Hotel and Dean Batali, and directed by David Semel...
(episode 1.05). Although Richey did not appear in concert in the episode (as Velvet Chain
Velvet Chain
Velvet Chain is a Los Angeles based band who play a mixture of trip-hop, rock, and pop, with a jazz/funk flavor. Velvet Chain was formed in the mid-1990s by Jeff Stacy and Erika Amato, the creative core of the band...
did), her song played over the episode's emotional climax, in the penultimate scene.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster
Radney Foster
Radney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd...
on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)
Believe Me Baby (I Lied)
"Believe Me Baby " is a 1996 single released by American country artist Trisha Yearwood. It was Yearwood's fourth #1 hit out of the five #1 hits during the course of her career.-Content:...
". Maura O'Connell
Maura O'Connell
Maura O'Connell is an Irish singer and actress. She is known for her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs, strongly influenced by American country music.-Background:...
covered her song "Every River".
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)
Heartbreaker is the debut studio album by alternative country musician Ryan Adams, released September 5, 2000 on Bloodshot Records. The album was recorded over fourteen days at Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was nominated for the 2001 Shortlist Music Prize...
by Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
.
In 2003 her track "A Place Called Home" was featured in Dawson's Creek on season 6, episode 21, and also in 2004 in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells"
Shells (Angel episode)
"Shells" is episode 16 of season 5 in the television show Angel.-Plot synopsis:Wesley thinks that Fred is alive, if a little blue, but he soon realizes that she's really Illyria. Her expression is blank and her movements are staccato impressions of who Fred once was. Illyria turns and is shocked...
, of the Angel television series
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never
Angel: Live Fast, Die Never
Angel: Live Fast, Die Never is an Angel soundtrack album.The album primarily features scores composed by Robert J. Kral. In addition it also contains an extended version of the opening credits by Darling Violetta, performances from actors Andy Hallett, and Christian Kane, as well as Kim Richey's "A...
. Her most recent album, Chinese Boxes, was released on July 10, 2007 with her new single "Jack and Jill".
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington
Live Earth concert, Washington, D.C.
The Live Earth concert in Washington, D.C., officially known as "Mother Earth" , was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., USA and was sponsored by and held on the premises/venue of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian....
at Live Earth
Live Earth
-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...
.
Albums
| Year | Title | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kim Richey | 72 |
| 1997 | Bitter Sweet | 53 |
| 1999 | Glimmer | |
| 2002 | Rise | |
| 2004 | The Collection | |
| 2007 | Chinese Boxes | |
| 2010 | Wreck Your Wheels |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | CAN AC | |||
| 1995 | "Just My Luck" | 47 | 36 | Kim Richey | |
| "Those Words We Said" | 59 | 50 | |||
| 1996 | "From Where I Stand" | 66 | |||
| 1997 | "I Know" | 72 | 71 | Bitter Sweet | |
| 1999 | "Come Around" | 64 | Glimmer | ||
| 2000 | "The Way It Never Was" | ||||
| 2002 | "The Circus Song (Can't Let Go)" | Rise | |||
| 2007 | "Jack and Jill" | Chinese Boxes |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Just My Luck" | Dani Jacobs Dani Jacobs -Background:Jacobs was born in London. He went to University of Manchester to study Physics but left to pursue his interests in Film.He worked at the The Haçienda nightclub as a resident filmmaker and VJ, creating visuals and lighting effects to project in the club space... |
| "Those Words We Said" | Pamela Springsteen | |
| 1997 | "I Know" | Luke Scott |
| 2000 | "The Way It Never Was" | Jude Weng |
| 2007 | "Jack and Jill" | Kim Richey/Katie Herzig |
Major songwriting contributions
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Collaborator |
| 1992 | Radney Foster Radney Foster Radney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd... |
"Nobody Wins" | Del Rio, TX 1959 Del Rio, TX 1959 Del Rio, TX 1959 is the debut album of American country music artist Radney Foster. It was released in 1992 on the Arista Nashville label, and it produced five singles for Foster on the Billboard country charts: "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Nobody Wins", "Easier Said Than Done", "Hammer and Nails",... |
Radney Foster Radney Foster Radney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd... |
| 1993 | Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... |
"Desire" | Shouldn't a Told You That Shouldn't a Told You That Shouldn't a Told You That is the third album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 1993 . It was their third and final album for the Crystal Clear Sound label, and last to feature singer-bassist Laura Lynch... |
Steve Kolander |
| 1994 | Steve Kolander Steve Kolander Steve Kolander is an American country music artist. He debuted in 1994 with the release of his self-titled album on A&M Records, which produced the single "Listen to Your Woman", a #63 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts... |
"Can't Undo What's Been Done" | Steve Kolander | |
| 1995 | George Ducas George Ducas (singer) George Ducas is an American country music artist. He has released two studio albums: 1994's George Ducas and 1997's Where I Stand, and has charted six singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, of which the highest was the #9 "Lipstick Promises" in 1995... |
"In No Time at All" | George Ducas | George Ducas George Ducas (singer) George Ducas is an American country music artist. He has released two studio albums: 1994's George Ducas and 1997's Where I Stand, and has charted six singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, of which the highest was the #9 "Lipstick Promises" in 1995... |
| Radney Foster Radney Foster Radney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd... |
"If It Were Me" | Labor of Love | Radney Foster Radney Foster Radney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd... |
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| Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
"Those Words We Said" | Thinkin' About You Thinkin' About You Thinkin' About You is the fourth country studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart.... |
Angelo | |
| "Believe Me Baby (I Lied) Believe Me Baby (I Lied) "Believe Me Baby " is a 1996 single released by American country artist Trisha Yearwood. It was Yearwood's fourth #1 hit out of the five #1 hits during the course of her career.-Content:... " |
Everybody Knows Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album) Everybody Knows is the sixth studio album by country music artist, Trisha Yearwood.Everybody Knows is an album containing country pop-styled ballads. It was given 3 out of 5 stars by Allmusic.... |
Angelo & Larry Gottlieb Larry Gottlieb Lawrence Bennett "Larry" Gottlieb is an American songwriter. Though he is mainly a country music songwriter, he has also written songs for various other music genres.... |
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| 1997 | Patty Loveless Patty Loveless Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and... |
"That's Exactly What I Mean" | Long Stretch of Lonesome Long Stretch of Lonesome Long Stretch of Lonesome is an album by Patty Lovelessin 1997. Three singles charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Top Country Songs chart. Highlights are "High on Love,"#20 "To Have You Back Again"#12 and the George Jones-backed "You Don't Seem to Miss Me,"#14 each of which both charted in the... |
Tia Sillers |
| Mindy McCready Mindy McCready Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the... |
"You'll Never Know" | If I Don't Stay the Night If I Don't Stay the Night -Chart performance:... |
Angelo | |
| 1998 | Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After... |
"From Where I Stand" | Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt | Tia Sillers |
| Terri Clark Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year... |
"I'm Alright" | How I Feel How I Feel How I Feel is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. Released in 1998 on Mercury Nashville, the album produced the singles "Now That I Found You", "You're Easy on the Eyes", "Everytime I Cry", and "Unsung Hero"... |
Angelo & Larry Gottlieb Larry Gottlieb Lawrence Bennett "Larry" Gottlieb is an American songwriter. Though he is mainly a country music songwriter, he has also written songs for various other music genres.... |
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| 1999 | Jim Lauderdale Jim Lauderdale Jim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.-Biography:... |
"It's Just Like You" | Onward Through It All | Jim Lauderdale Jim Lauderdale Jim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.-Biography:... |
| Mindy McCready Mindy McCready Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the... |
"Lucky Me" | I'm Not So Tough I'm Not So Tough -Chart performance:... |
Tommy Lee James & Jennifer Kimball | |
| Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
"Here I Go Again" | My Heart My Heart (Lorrie Morgan album) My Heart is a 1999 album by country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It features two chart singles: "Here I Go Again" and "Maybe Not Tonight", a duet with Sammy Kershaw . The latter song was also included on Kershaw's 1999 album Maybe Not Tonight... |
(sole writer) | |
| 2000 | Terri Clark Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year... |
"Last Thing I Wanted" | Fearless Fearless (Terri Clark album) Fearless is Canadian country music singer Terri Clark's fourth studio album. It was released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville. The album produced three singles in "A Little Gasoline", "No Fear" and "Getting There", which respectively reached #13, #27, and #41 on the Billboard country charts. A fourth... |
Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer... |
| Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
"Where Are You Now" | Real Live Woman Real Live Woman Real Live Woman is the eighth album by country singer Trisha Yearwood.The album reached #4 on the Billboard country albums chart. It produced a #16 hit on the Billboard country music charts in "Real Live Woman" and a #45 hit in "Where Are You Now"... |
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| 2001 | Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
"Every River" | Steers & Stripes Steers & Stripes Steers & Stripes is the seventh studio album, released in 2001, by country duo Brooks & Dunn on Arista Nashville. The album produced five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, of which the first three were all Number Ones... |
Angelo & Tom Littlefield |
| 2007 | The Greencards The Greencards The Greencards are a progressive bluegrass band that formed in Austin, Texas, and are currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded in 2003 in Texas by Eamon McLoughlin, an Englishman, and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin... |
"I Don't Want to Lose You" | Viridian Viridian (album) Viridian is a 2007 studio album by the Austin, Texas bluegrass band The Greencards. Their third Dualtone Records studio album, it was released on March 6, 2007. In 2007, The Greencards were joined by Matt Wingate, a guitarist from Alabama, for their work on Viridian... |
Mike Henderson |
| "Travel On" |
External links
- [ Kim Richey] – Allmusic artist entry
- Article on Creative Loafing Review and pics from 1/10/10 concert in Tampa, Florida