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Street Talk (song)

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"Street Talk"

SinglebyKathy Mattea

from the album Kathy Mattea

B-side

"Heartbeat"

Released

September 1983

Studio

Music Mill

Sound Emporium

Genre

Country pop^[1]

Length

2:42

Label

Mercury

PolyGram

Songwriter(s)

Lee Domann

Ralph Whiteway

Producer(s)

Byron Hill

Rick Peoples

Kathy Mattea singles chronology

"Street Talk"
(1983)

"Someone Is Falling in Love"
(1984)

"Street Talk" is a song written by Lee Domann and Ralph Whiteway, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in September 1983 as debut single and the first from her self-titled debut album. The song reached the top 30 of the American country chart and appeared on her self-titled debut album.

Background and recording[edit]

Kathy Mattea would go on to have commercial success in the country music field during the late eighties and early nineties decades. Yet her initial recordings failed to reach the same amount of success. After recording several demo's Mattea was signed to the Mercury/PolyGram label in 1983 and she recorded her self-titled debut album during that time.^[2] Mattea's debut single was "Street Talk", which was composed by Lee Domann and Ralph Whiteway. The track was recorded the Music Mill and Sound Emporium studios, both located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Byron Hill and Rick Peoples.^[3]

Release, chart performance and reception[edit]

"Street Talk" was released by Mercury/PolyGram in September 1983 as a vinyl single. It was backed on the B-side by the track, "Heartbeat".^[3] "Street Talk" first appeared on America's Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on October 8, 1983. It spent 18 weeks there before peaking at number 25 on December 24, 1983.^[4] The song was later included on Mattea's eponymous debut LP, which was released in 1984.^[5] In reviewing her debut LP, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic described "Street Talk" as "disco-tinged" tune that is "a fairly representative sampling of Nashville formula country writing, make the singer more of a victim and less of a feisty character than the woman who fought back against her bad reputation on her hit."^[1]

Track listing[edit]

7" vinyl single^[3]

"Street Talk" – 2:42
"Heartbeat" – 3:16

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Street Talk"
Chart (1983)	Peak position
USHot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	25

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Ruhlmann, William. "Kathy Mattea: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

^ Huey, Steve. "Kathy Mattea Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c Mattea, Kathy (September 1983). ""Street Talk"/"Heartbeat" (7" vinyl single)". Mercury Records/PolyGram. 814 375-7.

^ "Kathy Mattea chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

^ Mattea, Kathy (March 22, 1984). "Kathy Mattea (Liner Notes and Album Information)". PolyGram/Mercury Records. 422-818-560-1-M-1 (LP), 818 560-4 M-1 (Cassette), 818 560-2 (CD).

^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

v t e Kathy Mattea songs
Discography Awards and nominations
Kathy Mattea	"Street Talk" "Someone Is Falling in Love"
From My Heart	"It's Your Reputation Talkin'" "He Won't Give In"
Walk the Way the Wind Blows	"Love at the Five and Dime" "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" "You're the Power" "Train of Memories"
Untasted Honey	"Goin' Gone" "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" "Untold Stories" "Life as We Knew It"
Willow in the Wind	"Come from the Heart" "Burnin' Old Memories" "Where've You Been" "She Came from Fort Worth"
A Collection of Hits	"The Battle Hymn of Love" (with Tim O'Brien) "A Few Good Things Remain"
Time Passes By	"Time Passes By" "Whole Lotta Holes" "Asking Us to Dance"
Lonesome Standard Time	"Lonesome Standard Time" "Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)"
Walking Away a Winner	"Walking Away a Winner" "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" "Maybe She's Human" "Clown in Your Rodeo"
Love Travels	"455 Rocket" "Love Travels"
Collaborative and featured singles	"Voices That Care" "Romeo" "Teach Your Children"
Other songs	"(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid" "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"

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