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Single Review: Wade Hayes, "Is it Already Time"

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As powerful as “Live Like You Were Dying” was, it was really about inspiring those who had nothing but life ahead of them. It bore little relevance to the experience of actually finding out your life might be coming to an end.

CU Archives: Kathy Mattea

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For those of you just discovering Country Universe because of Ben Foster’s stellar review of Calling Me Home, here are some other Kathy Mattea features from our archives:

A Conversation with Kathy Mattea

This interview from March 2009 covers Mattea’s musical legacy, with a special focus on her Grammy-nominated Coal.

100 Greatest Women: #27. Kathy Mattea

Mattea’s entry on our 2008 countdown of the genre’s greatest women.

Favorite Songs by Favorite Artists: Kathy Mattea

Twenty-five of her best, written shortly after the release of Coal.

Classic Country Singles: “Where’ve You Been”

A look back at the single that earned Mattea her first Grammy award and won its songwriters several major honors as well.

Single Review: Gary Allan, "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)"

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So good to hear his voice again.

Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, "Tall, Tall Trees"

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1995 | Peak:#1

Leave it to Alan Jackson to find a #1 single on a Roger Miller box set.

Single Review: Joanna Smith, "We Can't Be Friends"

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Listening to the new Joanna Smith single, I’m reminded of when Lee Ann Womack first hit it big. I was impressed by her taste in material and I thought the production of her records was impeccable.