Love Travels

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Love Travels
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Studio album by
Kathy Mattea
ReleasedFebruary 4, 1997 (1997-02-04)
RecordedJune 1996-December 1996
GenreCountry
LabelMercury
ProducerKathy Mattea
Ben Wisch
Kathy Mattea chronology
Walking Away a Winner
(1994) 		Love Travels
(1997) 		The Innocent Years
(2000)
Singles from Love Travels
  1. "455 Rocket"
    Released: January 18, 1997
  2. "Love Travels"
    Released: August 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars link
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars link
Entertainment WeeklyB+ link

Love Travels is the ninth studio album released by American country music singer Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in country music) on Mercury Records, the label to which she had been signed since 1984. Three singles were released from it: "455 Rocket", "I'm on Your Side", and "Love Travels". "455 Rocket" was the highest charting, reaching a peak of #21 on the Billboard country charts, while "Love Travels" was her final Top 40 country entry at #39. Suzy Bogguss sang background vocals on "Further and Further Away."

Track listing[]

  1. "Love Travels" (Bob Halligan Jr., Linda Halligan) – 5:31
  2. "Sending Me Angels" (Francis John Miller, Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:16
  3. "Patiently Waiting" (Gillian Welch) – 5:05
  4. "If That's What You Call Love" (Lionel Cartwright) – 4:30
  5. "Further and Further Away" (Cheryl Wheeler) – 4:32
  6. "455 Rocket" (David Rawlings, Welch) – 4:09
  7. "I'm on Your Side" (Jim Lauderdale) – 3:10
  8. "The Bridge" (Jim Pittman, Tom Kimmel) – 3:26
  9. "All Roads to the River" (Janis Ian, Jon Vezner) – 3:17
  10. "The End of the Line" (Kye Fleming, Mark Stephen Cawley, Mary Ann Kennedy) – 4:29
  11. "Beautiful Fool" (Don Henry) – 4:52

Musician Credits[]

Compiled from Love Travels liner notes.[1]

"Love Travels"
  • Chris Carmichael - fiddle, cello, handclaps
  • Bill Cooley - acoustic guitar
  • Bob Halligan Jr. - piano, acoustic guitar, background vocals, handclaps
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar
  • Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums, percussion
  • Tim Lauer - accordion, harmonium, handclaps
  • Hunter Lee - pennywhistle, bagpipes, handclaps
  • Duke Levine - electric guitar, handclaps
  • Kathy Mattea - handclaps
  • Michael McDonald - background vocals
  • Donna McElroy - background vocals
  • Steve Sturm - pedal steel guitar
  • Suzy Wills - background vocals
"Sending Me Angels"
  • Bob Bailey - background vocals
  • Kim Fleming - background vocals
  • Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
  • Vicki Hampton - background vocals
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar, handclaps
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums, handclaps
  • Duke Levine - electric guitar, handclaps
  • Kathy Mattea - handclaps
  • Louis Nunley - background vocals
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Matt Rollings - piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Kirby Shelstad - percussion
"Patiently Waiting"
  • Jonatha Brooke - background vocals
  • Farrell Morris - congas, shaker, tambourine
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner - drums
  • Duke Levine - electric guitar
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Matt Rollings - piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Suzy Wills - background vocals
"If That's What You Call Love"
  • Lionel Cartwright - piano, background vocals
  • Kathy Chiavola - background vocals
  • Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums
  • Tim Lauer - synthesizer
  • Duke Levine - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Kirby Shelstad - percussion
"Further and Further Away"
"455 Rocket"
  • Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
  • Jerry Douglas - Dobro
  • Stuart Duncan - mandolin
  • Bob Halligan Jr. - background vocals
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar, foot taps, knee slaps
  • Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
  • Jim Keltner - drums, maracas, foot taps, knee slaps
  • Kathy Mattea - foot taps, knee slaps
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Kim Richey - background vocals
"I'm on Your Side"
  • Pat Bucahanan - electric guitar
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner - drums, tambourine
  • Jim Lauderdale - acoustic guitar
  • George Marinelli - electric guitar
  • Kathy Mattea - background vocals
  • Kirby Shelstad - percussion
"The Bridge"
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar
  • Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums
  • Duke Levine - slide guitar
  • Michael McDonald - background vocals
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Matt Rollings - Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ
"All Roads to the River"
  • Jonatha Brooke - background vocals
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar
  • John Jennings - baritone guitar
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums
  • Hunter Lee - digeridoo
  • Duke Levine - mandola, slide guitar
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Kirby Shelstad - percussion
  • Suzy Wills - background vocals
"The End of the Line"
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar
  • Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums, percussion
  • Duke Levine - electric guitar
  • Michael McDonald - background vocals
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
  • Matt Rollings - Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Ben Wisch - synthesizer
  • Jonathan Yudkin - mandolin
"Beautiful Fool"
Technical
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Kathy Mattea - producer
  • Ben Wisch - producer, engineering, mixing

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Love Travels (CD booklet). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Nashville. 1997. 314 532 899 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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