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"Where've You Been"
Single by Kathy Mattea
from the album Willow in the Wind
B-side
"I'll Take Care of You"
Released
November 25, 1989
Genre
Country
Length
3:44
Label
Mercury
Songwriters
Jon Vezner, Don Henry
Producer
Allen Reynolds
Kathy Mattea singles chronology
"Burnin' Old Memories" (1989)
"Where've You Been" (1989)
"She Came from Fort Worth" (1990)
"Where've You Been" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in November 1989 as the third single from the album Willow in the Wind. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Content
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Co-written by her husband, Jon Vezner, and Don Henry, the song is about two lovers, Edwin and Claire. It uses three interpretations of the phrase "where've you been", all spoken by Claire toward Edwin in various situations. In the first verse, she asks him where he has been all her life; in the second, she asks him where he has been after coming home late one night; and in the third, the two are elderly hospital patients: Claire has "lost her memory" of family and friends, and close to death, asks Edwin upon seeing him, "where've you been". Edwin and Claire are based on Vezner's own grandparents, as Vezner claims to have witnessed his grandparents having an encounter similar to the elderly encounter of Edwin and Claire.[2]
The song won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1990. Kathy Mattea was awarded the Grammy award for Best Country Performance, Female for her recording.
Personnel
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From Willow in the Wind liner notes.[3]
Edgar Meyer - upright bass
John Mock - acoustic guitar
Dave Pomeroy - bass guitar
Matt Rollings - piano
Chart performance
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Chart (1989–1990)
Peakposition
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]
13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5]
25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]
10
Year-end charts
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Chart (1990)
Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]
55
References
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^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.
^Flans, Robyn (2006). The Definitive Collection (CD booklet). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Records. B0007233-02.
^Willow in the Wind (CD insert). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Records. 1989. 836 950-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Top RPM Country Tracks: Image 9198". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^"Kathy Mattea Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^"Kathy Mattea Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^"Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
External links
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33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, Country Genre (official site)
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Kathy Mattea songs
Discography
Awards and nominations
Kathy Mattea
"Street Talk"
"Someone Is Falling in Love"
From My Heart
"It's Your Reputation Talkin'"
"He Won't Give In"
Walk the Way the Wind Blows
"Love at the Five and Dime"
"Walk the Way the Wind Blows"
"You're the Power"
"Train of Memories"
Untasted Honey
"Goin' Gone"
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"
"Untold Stories"
"Life as We Knew It"
Willow in the Wind
"Come from the Heart"
"Burnin' Old Memories"
"Where've You Been"
"She Came from Fort Worth"
A Collection of Hits
"The Battle Hymn of Love" (with Tim O'Brien)
"A Few Good Things Remain"
Time Passes By
"Time Passes By"
"Whole Lotta Holes"
"Asking Us to Dance"
Lonesome Standard Time
"Lonesome Standard Time"
"Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)"
Walking Away a Winner
"Walking Away a Winner"
"Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade"
"Maybe She's Human"
"Clown in Your Rodeo"
Love Travels
"455 Rocket"
"Love Travels"
Collaborative and featured singles
"Voices That Care"
"Romeo"
"Teach Your Children"
Other songs
"(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid"
"You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"
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Grammy Award for Best Country Song
Awarded to songwriters
1960s
"Dang Me" – Roger Miller (1965)
"King of the Road" – Roger Miller (1966)
"Almost Persuaded" – Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton (1967)
"Gentle on My Mind" – John Hartford (1968)
"Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (1969)
1970s
"A Boy Named Sue" – Shel Silverstein (1970)
"My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" – Marty Robbins (1971)
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" – Kris Kristofferson (1972)
"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" – Ben Peters (1973)
"Behind Closed Doors" – Kenny O'Dell (1974)
"A Very Special Love Song" – Norro Wilson & Billy Sherrill (1975)
"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" – Chips Moman & Larry Butler (1976)
"Broken Lady" – Larry Gatlin (1977)
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" – Richard Leigh (1978)
"The Gambler" – Don Schlitz (1979)
1980s
"You Decorated My Life" – Debbie Hupp & Bob Morrison (1980)
"On the Road Again" – Willie Nelson (1981)
"9 to 5" – Dolly Parton (1982)
"Always on My Mind" – Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James (1983)
"Stranger in My House" – Mike Reid (1984)
"City of New Orleans" – Steve Goodman (1985)
"Highwayman" – Jimmy Webb (1986)
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" – Jamie O'Hara (1987)
"Forever and Ever, Amen" – Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (1988)
"Hold Me" – K. T. Oslin (1989)
1990s
"After All This Time" – Rodney Crowell (1980)
"Where've You Been" – Don Henry & Jon Vezner (1991)
"Love Can Build a Bridge" – John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd & Paul Overstreet (1992)
"I Still Believe in You" – Vince Gill & John Barlow Jarvis (1993)
"Passionate Kisses" – Lucinda Williams (1994)
"I Swear" – Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers (1995)
"Go Rest High on That Mountain" – Vince Gill (1996)
"Blue" – Bill Mack (1997)
"Butterfly Kisses" – Bob Carlisle & Randy Thomas (1998)
"You're Still the One" – Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain (1999)
2000s
"Come On Over" – Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain (2000)
"I Hope You Dance" – Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers (2001)
"The Lucky One" – Robert Lee Castleman (2002)
"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" – Alan Jackson (2003)
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" – Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins (2004)
"Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman (2005)
"Bless the Broken Road" – Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna, & Marcus Hummon (2006)
"Jesus, Take the Wheel" – Hillary Lindsey, Brett James & Gordie Sampson (2007)
"Before He Cheats" – Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear (2008)
"Stay" – Jennifer Nettles (2009)
2010s
"White Horse" – Liz Rose & Taylor Swift (2010)
"Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (2011)
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