''Time Passes By'' is the sixth studio album by American

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artist

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reac ...

. It was released in 1991 (see

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) on

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. The album, like her last two studio albums before it, was certified

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by the RIAA. Singles released from it include the title track at #7, "Whole Lotta Holes" at #18, and "Asking Us to Dance" at #27. "From a Distance" was originally recorded by

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and later versions were released by Bette Midler and Judy Collins. The album was produced by

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except "From a Distance", which Mattea co-produced with Jon Vezner and

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Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from ''Time Passes By'' liner notes. ;Musicians *

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- acoustic guitar (9) *

Craig Bickhardt Craig William Bickhardt (born September 7, 1954) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His musical career includes co-writing credits for The Judds, Steve Wariner, Kathy Mattea and others. He was also a member of S-K-B, formerly ...

- background vocals (4) * Blair String Quartet (Grace Mihi Bahng, Connie Heard, John Kochanowski, Christian Teal) - strings (5) * Bruce Bouton - steel guitar (8, 9) * Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar (6) *

Ashley Cleveland Ashley Cleveland (born February 2, 1957) is an American singer/songwriter best known as a background vocalist and gospel singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. She has been married to Kenny Greenberg since April 27, 1991, a ...

- background vocals (8) * Bill Cooley - acoustic guitar (4) *

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he h ...

- Dobro (1, 2) * Stuart Duncan - mandolin (8) * Event in a Tent Memorial Choir - background vocals (11) * Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar (8) * Rob Hajacos - fiddle (2) * Mark Howard - acoustic guitar (3), mandolin (3) * Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 8), electric guitar (7, 10), acoustic slide guitar (7) *

- acoustic guitar (10, 11), background vocals (10),

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(11), Overton whistle (11), congas (11) *

Kenny Malone Kenny Malone (August 4, 1938 – August 26, 2021) was an American drummer and percussionist. Life and career Malone was born in Denver, Colorado. From the 1970s onwards, he was a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoust ...

- drums (4, 6) * Kathy Mattea - tambourine (4), acoustic guitar (7, 11), background vocals (10),

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(11), boomerang (11) *

Edgar Meyer Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. He has won five Grammy Awards and been nominated seven times. Meyer is a member of the Telluride Bluegras ...

- upright bass (4) * John Mock - acoustic guitar (5) * Duncan Mullins - bass guitar (1, 2) *

Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player and composer whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards ...

- mandolin (4), fiddle (6) *

Dave Pomeroy Dave Pomeroy (born April 26, 1956) is an American musician, known as a Nashville vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Earwave Productions), but is best known as a bassist. He has played electric and acoustic bass for many world renowned artists ...

- bass guitar (5) * Tom Roady - percussion (7, 10) *

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- background vocals (2) *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voc ...

- piano (5) * Milton Sledge - drums (1-3, 7-10) * Will Smith - autoharp (3) * Catherine Styron - piano (4) * John Thompson - background vocals (8) * Pete Wasner - piano (1, 2, 8, 10) * Gary West - great Highland bagpipe (11) * Bobby Wood - keyboards (4, 7), organ (8, 9) *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Mad ...

- bass guitar (3, 6) * Bob Wray - bass guitar (4, 7-10) *

Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' c ...

- background vocals (1, 8) *

Jonathan Yudkin Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a Nashville-based session musician, record producer, arranger, and band leader. Biography Growin ...

- mandolin (10) ;Technical * Dougie MacLean - producer (11) * Kathy Mattea - producer (11) * Mark Miller - recording, mixing * John Mock - string arrangements (5) * Denny Purcell - mastering *

- producer (except 11) *

Jon Vezner Jon Vezner (born June 6, 1951) is an American country music songwriter. He is best known for his work with Kathy Mattea, to whom he has been married since 1988. Vezner began working as a songwriter in Minnesota and later moved to Nashville, Tenne ...

- producer (11)

Production notes

* Produced by Dougie MacLean, Kathy Mattea,

, Jon Vezner *Engineered by Jon Vezner and Mark Miller *Mastered by Denny Purcell *Mixed by Mark Miller *Art Direction and design by Billy Barnes

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

*Allmusic (see infobox) {{Authority control 1991 albums Albums produced by Kathy Mattea Mercury Records albums Kathy Mattea albums Albums produced by Allen Reynolds