Willow in the Wind is the fifth studio album by American 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...

 artist Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea

Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...

. It was released in 1989 (see 1989 in country music

1989 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:* May 9 — Rising country star Keith Whitley is found dead at his home, a victim of alcohol poisoning. News of his death sent shockwaves through the industry, given that he had been hailed as a future...

) on Mercury Records

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

. The album is her highest-peaking entry on the Top Country Albums charts, where it reached #6. It was also certified gold by the RIAA. Four singles were released from it, and all four reached Top Ten on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

country singles charts. First were the back-to-back Number One hits "Come from the Heart" and "Burnin' Old Memories", followed by the #10 "Where've You Been" and #2 "She Came from Fort Worth". "Where've You Been" was also a minor hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

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 charts, peaking at #25 there. This song also earned her the 1990 Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Track listing

1. "Come from the Heart
   Come From the Heart
   "Come from the Heart" is a country music song written by Richard Leigh and Susanna Clark and published in 1987. It is most widely known through the 1989 single by Kathy Mattea, released in conjunction with her album Willow in the Wind, though the song was first recorded and released on the 1987...
   
   " (Susanna Clark
   Susanna Clark
   Susanna Clark may refer to:* Susanna Clark, American songwriter and wife of Guy Clark* Susanna Clarke, British novelist...
   
   , Richard Leigh
   Richard Leigh (songwriter)
   Richard Leigh is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is best known for penning "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" . In 1978 he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" for the popular song...
   
   ) – 3:08
2. "Here's Hopin'" (Bob Regan, Mark D. Sanders
   Mark D. Sanders
   Mark Daniel Sanders is an American Country Music songwriter. He has written 14 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single “I Hope You Dance,” co-written with Tia Sillers.-Early life:...
   
   ) – 2:54
3. "Burnin' Old Memories
   Burnin' Old Memories
   "Burnin' Old Memories" is a 1989 single written by Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, and Gene Nelson and recorded by Kathy Mattea. "Burnin' Old Memories" was Kathy Mattea's fourth and final number one on the country chart. "Burnin' Old Memories" went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on...
   
   " (Larry Boone
   Larry Boone
   Larry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
   
   , Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson) – 2:18
4. "She Came from Fort Worth
   She Came from Fort Worth
   "She Came from Fort Worth" is a single by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. Released in 1990, it was the fourth single from the album Willow in the Wind. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
   
   " (Pat Alger
   Pat Alger
   Pat Alger is a country music songwriter, singer and guitarist.-Biography:Alger attended Georgia Tech studying architecture but decided to concentrate on writing songs. He started as a solo folk performer at folk clubs...
   
   , Fred Koller
   Fred Koller
   Fred Koller is an American singer-songwriter. He has been active in the music business since 1973. Fred currently lives and works in Nashville with his wife Trish and their cat Buddy.-Music career:...
   
   ) – 3:31
5. "True North" (Wendy Waldman, Phil Galdston) – 4:20
6. "Hills of Alabam'" (Mark Fair, Claire Lynch) – 3:12
7. "Willow in the Wind" (Randy Albright, Lisa Silver, Sanders) – 3:43
8. "Love Chooses You" (Laurie Lewis) – 4:16
9. "I'll Take Care of You" (Sanders, Karen Staley) – 2:57
10. "Where've You Been
    Where've You Been
    "Where've You Been" is a single by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. Released in 1989, it was the third single from the album Willow in the Wind. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
    
    " (Don Henry, Jon Vezner) – 3:44

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	82
Canadian RPM Country Albums	28