Burnin' Old Memories Explained

Burnin' Old Memories
Type:single
Artist:Kathy Mattea
Album:Willow in the Wind
B-Side:Hills of Alabama
Released:July 1989
Genre:Country
Length:2:18
Label:Mercury
Producer:Allen Reynolds
Prev Title:Come from the Heart
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Where've You Been
Next Year:1989

"Burnin' Old Memories" is a song written by Larry Boone, Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from the album Willow in the Wind. The song was Mattea's fourth and final number one on the country chart. It was number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 75
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 33

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 217.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989. RPM. December 23, 1989. August 28, 2013.
  3. Web site: Best of 1989: Country Songs . . . 1989. August 28, 2013.