Kimberly Richey (born December 1, 1956) is an American singer and songwriter.

Career

Kim Richey came onto the music scene in the 1990s and entered her first recording contract at the age of 37. Kim signed with Mercury Nashville. She spent the next few years promoting her albums and touring with the likes of Wynonna Judd.

Compositions

Her songs have been recorded by Trisha Yearwood ("

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(" Nobody Wins"), and

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(" Every River").

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

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and released in 1997. It contained the single "I Know". ''Glimmer'' was released in 1999. Produced by

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), the album also features guitarist

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( Sting). ''Rise'' was released in 2002 and was produced by

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. Her 2007 album ''Chinese Boxes'' was recorded in London and produced by

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. ''Wreck Your Wheels'' was released in 2010. It was produced by

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in his studio. Released in 2013, ''Thorn In My Heart'' was again produced by Neilson Hubbard and features guest vocals from

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. 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

Singles

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"

Music videos

Contributed vocals to

* 1987: Bill Lloyd - ''Feeling the Elephant'' (East Side Digital) * 1992:

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'' (Arista) * 1994: Bill Lloyd - ''Set to Pop'' (East Side Digital) * 1994:

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- '' Labor of Love'' (Arista) * 1995:

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- '' Starting Over'' (MCA) * 1995:

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- '' Jewel of the South'' (MCA) * 1995:

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'' (MCA) * 1996: Jolene - ''Hell's Half Acre'' (Ardent) * 1996:

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- ''Passages'' (Mercury) * 1996:

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- '' A Place in the World'' (Columbia) * 1996:

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- ''Tammy Rogers'' (Dead Reckoning) * 1996:

- '' Everybody Knows'' (MCA Nashville) * 1996: Various Artists - ''Rig Rock Deluxe (A Musical Salute To The American Truck Driver)'' (Upstart Sounds) *1999:

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- Willin' (Eminent) * 2000:

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- '' Steers & Stripes'' (Arista Nashville) * 2001:

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- ''This'' (Gravity) * 2002:

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- ''Sunflower'' (Dualtone) * 2007:

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- ''The Sun Will Come'' (Just Music) * 2012:

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- ''Hello Cruel World'' (Proper) * 2014:

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- ''Blackbirds'' (Scarlet Letter) * 2015: Dean Owens - ''Into The Sea'' (Drumfire)

Songwriting collaborations

References

External links

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