Album Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Glimmer with Newly Recorded Reinterpretations Of Classic Album
“These are deep songs about relationships and life that she delivers with succinct lyrics
and a demeanor that seems brighter than the original.” –Glide Magazine
“…this whole album is a reminder of how Richey is so wonderful, yet underrated. Fans will enjoy this album revisit,
and hopefully it will earn Kim Richey a host of new admirers.” –Country Standard Time
“Somebody gave me Kim Richey’s album Glimmer as a teenager,
and I absolutely lived inside of every single one of those songs.” –Brandi Carlile
Grammy-nominated Nashville-based singer/songwriter Kim Richey’s new album A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer is out now on Yep Roc Records.
Featuring stripped-down reinterpretations of her critically lauded 1999 album, the 14-track set was recorded in Nashville and produced by guitarist and two-time Grammy-nominated producer Doug Lancio, who played most of the instruments. Other musicians include Nielsen Hubbard, Dan Mitchell and Aaron Smith.
“All of the original 14 songs from this new album were recorded in producer Doug Lancio’s basement studio and given a more intimate treatment,” says Richey. “It was great to revisit these old friends and be able to make them available again to fans.”
As a songwriter, Richey has written two No. 1 hits for Radney Foster (“Nobody Wins”) and Trisha Yearwood (“Believe Me Baby”), the latter of which was Grammy-nominated, as well as tunes for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gretchen Peters, Patty Loveless, Jamie Lawson and Jim Lauderdale. Her vocals also appear on Jason Isbell’s praised Southeastern album as well as albums by Ryan Adams and Shawn Colvin.
Since the release of her 1995 self-titled debut album, Richey has “won raves for her sweetly alluring, folk-friendly brand of country” (World Café), while Bitter Sweet (1997) and Glimmer (1999) cemented her status as a gifted singer/songwriter. Subsequent releases include Rise (2002), Chinese Boxes (2007), and Wreck Your Wheels (2010), Thorn In My Heart (2013) and Edgeland (2018).