Kim Richey

Kimberly Kay Richey (born December 1, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in East Nashville, Tennessee.

Early life

Kimberly Kay Richey was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on December 1, 1956. She grew up in Kettering, Ohio, graduating from Fairmont East High school in 1973.

Career Richey entered music in the 1990s, and secured her first recording contract with Mercury Nashville at the age of 37.

Recordings Her May 1995 self-titled debut album was produced by Richard Bennett. It contained the singles "Just My Luck" and "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, Bitter Sweet, was produced by Angelo and released in 1997. It contained the single "I Know". Glimmer was released in 1999. Produced by Hugh Padgham (XTC), the album also features guitarist Dominic Miller (Sting). Rise was released in 2002 and was produced by Bill Bottrell. Her 2007 album Chinese Boxes was recorded in London and produced by Giles Martin. Wreck Your Wheels was released in 2010. It was produced by Neilson Hubbard in his studio. Released in 2013, Thorn in My Heart was again produced by Neilson Hubbard and features guest vocals from Trisha Yearwood. A limited-edition version of the album was released in 2014 as Thorn in My Heart: The Work Tapes with only Richey on guitar and vocals. Edgeland was released March 30, 2018, and produced by Brad Jones. Edgeland includes three different tracking bands of Nashville's roots players. Like Thorn in My Heart, Edgeland was released on Yep Roc Records.

Discography Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US Heat US Folk Kim Richey Release date: May 9, 1995 Label: Mercury Nashville 72 — — Bitter Sweet Release date: March 4, 1997 Label: Mercury Nashville 53 — — Glimmer Release date: August 3, 1999 Label: Mercury Nashville — — — Rise Release date: October 1, 2002 Label: Lost Highway Records — — — The Collection Release date: May 18, 2004 Label: Lost Highway Records — — — Chinese Boxes Release date: July 10, 2007 Label: Vanguard Records — — — Wreck Your Wheels Release date: September 14, 2010 Label: Thirty Tigers US, Lojinx (Europe) — — — Thorn in My Heart Release date: April 16, 2013 Label: Yep Roc Records (US), Lojinx (Europe) 55 26 20 Edgeland Release date: March 30, 2018 Label: Yep Roc Records — — — A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer Release date: March 27, 2020 Label: Yep Roc Records — — — Every New Beginning Release date: May 24, 2024 Label: Yep Roc Records — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs 2007: Little Record (Vanguard) - promo EP containing non-album acoustic versions of "Chinese Boxes", "Drift", "Straight as the Crow Flies", "Mexico" and "A Place Called Home"

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US AAA 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" — 13 — 64 Glimmer 2000 "The Way It Never Was" — — — — 2002 "The Circus Song (Can't Let Go)" — — — — Rise 2007 "Jack and Jill" — — — — Chinese Boxes 2013 "Come On" — — — — Thorn in My Heart 2017 "The Get Together" — — — — Edgeland 2018 "Whistle on Occasion" — — — — "Not for Money or Love" — — — — "Chase Wild Horses" — — — — 2019 "Hello Old Friend" — — — — A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer 2020 "Come Around" — — — — "Keep Me" — — — — 2024 "Floating on the Surface" — — — — Every New Beginning "Joy Rider" — — — — "Chapel Avenue" — — — — "A Way Around" — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director 1995 "Just My Luck" Dani Jacobs "Those Words We Said" Pamela Springsteen 1997 "I Know" Luke Scott 2000 "The Way It Never Was" Jude Weng 2007 "Jack and Jill" Stephanie B. Keane

Contributed vocals

1987: Bill Lloyd - Feeling the Elephant (East Side Digital) 1992: Radney Foster - Del Rio, TX 1959 (Arista) 1994: Bill Lloyd - Set to Pop (East Side Digital) 1994: George Ducas - George Ducas (Liberty) 1995: Radney Foster - Labor of Love (Arista) 1995: Reba McEntire - Starting Over (MCA) 1995: Rodney Crowell - Jewel of the South (MCA) 1995: Trisha Yearwood - Thinkin' About You (MCA) 1996: Jolene - Hell's Half Acre (Ardent) 1996: Keith Stegall - Passages (Mercury) 1996: Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place in the World (Columbia) 1996: Tammy Rogers - Tammy Rogers (Dead Reckoning) 1996: Trisha Yearwood - Everybody Knows (MCA Nashville) 1996: Various Artists - Rig Rock Deluxe (A Musical Salute To The American Truck Driver) (Upstart Sounds) 1999: Jon Randall - Willin' (Eminent) 2000: Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker (Bloodshot) 2001: Brooks & Dunn - Steers & Stripes (Arista Nashville) 2001: Will Kimbrough - This (Gravity) 2002: Darden Smith - Sunflower (Dualtone) 2007: Honeyroot - The Sun Will Come (Just Music) 2012: Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World (Proper) 2014: Jason Isbell - Southeastern (Southeastern) 2015: Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds (Scarlet Letter) 2015: Dean Owens - Into The Sea (Drumfire)

Songwriting collaborations

Year Artist Song Album Collaborator 1992 Radney Foster "Nobody Wins" Del Rio, TX 1959 Radney Foster 1993 Dixie Chicks "Desire" Shouldn't a Told You That Steve Kolander 1994 Steve Kolander "Can't Undo What's Been Done" Steve Kolander 1995 George Ducas "In No Time at All" George Ducas George Ducas Radney Foster "If It Were Me" Labor of Love Radney Foster Trisha Yearwood "Those Words We Said" Thinkin' About You Angelo "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" Everybody Knows Angelo & Larry Gottlieb 1997 Patty Loveless "That's Exactly What I Mean" Long Stretch of Lonesome Tia Sillers Mindy McCready "You'll Never Know" If I Don't Stay the Night Angelo 1998 Suzy Bogguss "From Where I Stand" Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt Tia Sillers Terri Clark "I'm Alright" How I Feel Angelo & Larry Gottlieb 1999 Jim Lauderdale "It's Just Like You" Onward Through It All Jim Lauderdale Mindy McCready "Lucky Me" I'm Not So Tough Tommy Lee James & Jennifer Kimball Lorrie Morgan "Here I Go Again" My Heart (sole writer) 2000 Terri Clark "Last Thing I Wanted" Fearless Mary Chapin Carpenter Trisha Yearwood "Where Are You Now" Real Live Woman 2001 Brooks & Dunn "Every River" Steers & Stripes Angelo & Tom Littlefield Cyndi Thomson "I'm Gone" My World Chuck Prophet 2007 The Greencards "I Don't Want to Lose You" Viridian Mike Henderson "Travel On"