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Where've You Been

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"Where've You Been"

SinglebyKathy Mattea

from the album Willow in the Wind

B-side

"I'll Take Care of You"

Released

November 25, 1989

Genre

Country

Length

3:44

Label

Mercury

Songwriter(s)

Jon Vezner, Don Henry

Producer(s)

Allen Reynolds

Kathy Mattea singles chronology

"Burnin' Old Memories"
(1989)

"Where've You Been"
(1989)

"She Came from Fort Worth"
(1990)

"Where've You Been" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in November 1989 as the third single from the album Willow in the Wind. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Content[edit]

Co-written by her husband, Jon Vezner, and Don Henry, the song is about two lovers, Edwin and Claire. It uses three interpretations of the phrase "where've you been", all spoken by Claire toward Edwin in various situations. In the first verse, she asks him where he has been all her life; in the second, she asks him where he has been after coming home late one night; and in the third, the two are elderly hospital patients: Claire has "lost her memory" of family and friends, and close to death, asks Edwin upon seeing him, "where've you been". Edwin and Claire are based on Vezner's own grandparents, as Vezner claims to have witnessed his grandparents having an encounter similar to the elderly encounter of Edwin and Claire.^[2]

The song won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1990. Kathy Mattea was awarded the Grammy award for Best Country Performance, Female for her recording.

Personnel[edit]

From Willow in the Wind liner notes.^[3]

Edgar Meyer - upright bass
John Mock - acoustic guitar
Dave Pomeroy - bass guitar
Matt Rollings - piano

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1989-1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	13
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)^[5]	25
USHot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	10

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1990)	Position
USCountry Songs (Billboard)^[7]	55

References[edit]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.

^ Flans, Robyn (2006). The Definitive Collection (CD booklet). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Records. B0007233-02.

^ Willow in the Wind (CD insert). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Records. 1989. 836 950-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9198." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 3, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links[edit]

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, Country Genre (official site)

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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