| Walk the Way the Wind Blows | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kathy Mattea |
| Cover: | matteawalk.jpg |
| Released: | March 20, 1986 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Studio: | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 34:31 |
| Producer: | Allen Reynolds |
| Prev Title: | From My Heart |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Untasted Honey |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
Walk the Way the Wind Blows is the third studio album by American country music singer Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1986 (see 1986 in country music) on Mercury Records. This album produced Mattea's first Top Ten country hit in "Love at the Five and Dime", which reached #3 on the Billboard country charts. Following this song were three more Top Ten hits: the title track at #10, "You're the Power" at #5, and "Train of Memories" at #6.
"Love at the Five and Dime", which features backing vocals from Don Williams, was also recorded by Nanci Griffith on her 1986 album The Last of the True Believers. "Song for the Life" has been covered by several artists, and was originally recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1977 debut Ain't Livin' Long Like This. This song would later be released in 1995 as a single by Alan Jackson.
| Date | Format | Label | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | March 20, 1986 | [1] | ||