So all of these things are going on that make you wake up and realize you are a mortal person. You can choose to cruise through your life, but if you do, you're going to open your eyes at some point, and it's gone.

Mattea's third album 1986's folksy Walk the Way the Wind Blows proved to be her breakthrough both critically and commercially. Active since 1983 as a recording artist Kathy Mattea has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. "
Mattea won another Grammy in 1993 for her gospel-oriented Christmas album Good News.

Active since 1983 as a recording artist Kathy Mattea has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. This total includes the number one hits "Goin' Gone" "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" "Come From the Heart" and "Burnin' Old Memories" as well as twelve additional Top Ten singles.