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Whole Lotta Holes

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"Whole Lotta Holes"
Single by Kathy Mattea
from the album Time Passes By
B-side"Quarter Moon"
ReleasedJuly 6, 1991
GenreCountry
Length3:14
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Jon Vezner, Don Henry
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Kathy Mattea singles chronology
"Time Passes By"
(1991)
"Whole Lotta Holes"
(1991)
"Asking Us to Dance"
(1991)

"Whole Lotta Holes" is a song written by Jon Vezner and Don Henry, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in July 1991 as the second single from the album Time Passes By. The song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Critical reception

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The Roches provide background vocals.[2]

Cash Box reviewer Kimmy Wix described the song favorably, saying that "another precious three minutes of Mattea's Time Passes By album, presents a whole lotta emotion and personal insight wrapped in a ballad that gets a little gutsy."[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 18

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.
  2. ^ Time Passes By (CD booklet). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Records. 1991. 846 975-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Kimmy Wix (June 29, 1991). "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 19.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1634." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 28, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.