Where've You Been

"Where've You Been" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1989 as the third single from the album Willow in the Wind. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Co-written by her husband, Jon Vezner, and Don Henry, the song is about two lovers, Edwin and Claire. It uses three interpretations of the phrase "where've you been", all spoken by Claire toward Edwin in various situations: in the first verse, she asks him where he has been all her life; in the second, she asks him where he has been after coming home late one night; and in the third, the two are elderly hospital patients. Claire has "lost her memory" of family and friends, but again asks Edwin "where've you been" upon seeing him when she is close to death.^[2]

The song won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1990. Kathy Mattea was awarded the Grammy award for Best Country Performance, Female for her recording.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^{[ 1]}	13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	55

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.
↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=Hpdk5CM1vxEC&pg=PA96&dq=%22where%27ve+you+been%22+%22kathy+mattea%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7YhUT7rTJ8q40QHpyIiYDg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAjgU#v=onepage&q=%22where%27ve%20you%20been%22%20%22kathy%20mattea%22&f=false
↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links

v t e Kathy Mattea

Studio albums	Kathy Mattea From My Heart Walk the Way the Wind Blows Untasted Honey Willow in the Wind Time Passes By Lonesome Standard Time Walking Away a Winner Love Travels The Innocent Years Roses Right Out of Nowhere Coal Calling Me Home

Christmas albums	Good News Joy for Christmas Day

Compilation albums	A Collection of Hits The Definitive Collection

Singles	"Love at the Five and Dime" "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" "You're the Power" "Train of Memories" "Goin' Gone" "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" "Untold Stories" "Life as We Knew It" "Come from the Heart" "Burnin' Old Memories" "Where've You Been" "She Came from Fort Worth" "The Battle Hymn of Love" (with Tim O'Brien) "A Few Good Things Remain" "Time Passes By" "Whole Lotta Holes" "Lonesome Standard Time" "Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)" "Walking Away a Winner" "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" "Clown in Your Rodeo" "455 Rocket"

Related articles	Discography Mercury Records

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