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Шаблон:Infobox album Good News is a studio album by American country artist, Kathy Mattea. It was released on September 21, 1993, via Mercury Records and the PolyGram label. It was the eighth studio album of Mattea's career and her first collection of Christmas music. The project featured mostly new recordings that embedded gospel music sounds. Good News made the American country albums chart in 1993 and received an accolade from the Grammy Awards in 1994. Critics and writers remarked positively of the album and highlighted its uniqueness as compared to other Christmas album projects.

Background, recording and content

By 1993, Kathy Mattea had reached peak success in her country music career. She had four number one singles and several more that placed in the top 20 of the North American country charts. She also won top honors from the Country Music Association and received the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for 1989's "Where've You Been". In 1993, she released her first album of Christmas music titled Good News.[1]

The album was recorded at two separate studios: Creative Recording and Jack's Tracks. It was produced mostly by Brent Maher, with one track produced by Allen Reynolds. The album was a collection of ten tracks, most of which were original material.[2] The album's second track, "There's a New Kid in Town", was a song first recorded by Keith Whitley that Mattea found several years prior. "It's just so sweet, and it really got me musically from the beginning," she told the Chicago Tribune.[3] There were also some covers featured on the album such as "Brightest and Best", "Mary, Did You Know?" "Christ's Child's Lullabye".[4][3] According to the Chicago Tribune, it was the only Christmas carol composed in the Gaelic language of Ireland. The album's title track was written by pop musician, Rob Mathes.[3]

Release, chart performance and reception

Шаблон:Album ratings Good News was released on September 21, 1993, on the Mercury and PolyGram labels. It was the eighth studio album in Mattea's career and first of Christmas music. It was originally offered as both a compact disc and as a cassette.[2] In the 2000s and 2010s it was released to digital sites.[5] Good News entered the American Billboard Top Country Albums chart on December 18, 1993. It spent four weeks there, peaking at the number 51 position on January 1, 1994.[6] It also spent one week on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, peaking at number 26 in 1995. It is Mattea's only album to reach the Christian chart to date.[7]

In 1994, Good News won the Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album at the Grammy Awards. It was Mattea's second Grammy win in her career and her last to date.[8] Also in 1994, Mattea embarked on her first Christmas tour based on the album's success.[9]

Good News has received a positive reception from writers and critics. Thom Jurek rated the album four out of five stars, commenting that it was "unlike any country Christmas record ever released". He highlighted the unique song choices and "strange instruments" found on the project. He also found the production to be unique. "This doesn't feel like any Christmas record you've ever heard before, either. It sounds like a well-crafted, gorgeously wrought folk/country/Celtic-flavored Kathy Mattea record," he commented.[4]

Track listing

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Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Good News and AllMusic.[2][10]

Musical personnel Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-3

Шаблон:Col-3

  • Randy McCormick - keyboards, piano
  • Donna McElroy - background vocals
  • Farrell Morris - marimba, percussion
  • Gordon Mote - choir
  • Kimberly Mote - choir
  • Duncan Mullins - bass guitar
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Marcus Rowe - choir
  • Catherine Styron - piano
  • George Teren - choir
  • John Thompson - background vocals
  • Lonnie Wilson - drums
  • Jonathan Yeaworth - choir

Шаблон:Col-3 Technical personnel

  • Brent Maher - producer (tracks 1–8; 10)
  • Allen Reynolds - producer (track 9)

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Charts

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Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position

Accolades

Шаблон:Awards table !Шаблон:Abbr |- | 1994 | 36th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album | Шаблон:Won | [8] |- |}

Release history

Release history and formats for Good News
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America September 21, 1993 Шаблон:Hlist Шаблон:Hlist [2]
2000s–2010s Шаблон:Hlist Mercury Records [5]

References

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Шаблон:Cite journal
  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite news
  4. 4,0 4,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок Allmusic не указан текст
  5. 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  6. Шаблон:Cite magazine
  7. Шаблон:Cite magazine
  8. 8,0 8,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  9. Шаблон:Cite news
  10. Шаблон:Cite web