Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.
She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Yearwood also covered Richey's "Those Words We Said"). Maura O'Connell and Brooks & Dunn covered her song "Every River". Patty Loveless, Mindy McCready, The Greencards, Terri Clark, Cyndi Thomson, and other country artists have recorded covers of her songs.
Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams.
In 2004 her track, "A Place Called Home", was featured in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells", of the Angel television series. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never.
On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington at Live Earth.
Her album, "Edgeland," was released in 2018.
In 2020 she released A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer, based on new versions of the 14 songs on her 1999 album Glimmer, in a more acoustic style. Reviewing the album for the Seattle PI, Jon Sobel says "Richey's mapley voice, always unmistakeable, has developed a sheen of gravitas it didn't possess in 1999. Just as important, the songs hold up. The slighter ones ("So It Goes," "Good at Secrets," "Gravity") carry more weight in their new, more airy settings, thanks partly to Doug Lancio's artful and sensitive production. The strongest ("Didn't I," "Can't Lose Them All," the sublime "Come Around") feel cooler, or more studied, and somehow at the same time hotter, the emotions more precisely sketched."
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Come Around
Kim Richey Lyrics
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I've learned a lot since then
I've changed my ways
I'm not bothered by those things that used to get me down
On the wind come around
I don't carry much regret
We all hold something that we'd just assume forget
The love we found
Everytime you come around
Everytime you come around
Well I'm the first to see I should
Forget you and I wish I could
Sometimes wishes don't come true
Does it seem too much to ask?
To live a life that isn't caught up in the past?
But there's really no place else on Earth
I need right now
I wish you'd come around
I wish you'd come around
Why don't you come around
In "Come Around" Kim Richey reflects on the changes she`s made and accepts growth, development, and change as a natural human experience. She warns against being caught up in past hurts, regrets, and holding on to grudges. Richey is proud of her growth and the new person she's become, emphasizing that she's not bothered by the things that used to weigh her down. She welcomes new beginnings when she sings "On the wind come around".
Richey acknowledges that everyone carries a burden, some kind of regret they would rather forget. However, she chooses to focus on the love she found, which brings hope that life can get better. Whenever the person she`s singing to "comes around" and she remembers the love they found, she's filled with a renewed sense of hope and gratitude. Richey admits that it can be hard to move on from a past relationship, and sometimes the desire doesn't come true. She implores the other to "come around," perhaps hoping for the opportunity to relive old memories with a new and positive perspective.
Overall, "Come Around" is a song about self-reflection, acceptance, and hope about moving forward. Richey's lyrics display an understanding that it's okay to look back on the past but that dwelling on it can stunt growth and progress. The song leaves listeners with a sense of longing to move forward to better things while still holding on to some of the good memories from the past.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't miss the good old days
The singer has gained knowledge and experience since the past and does not yearn for those times.
I've learned a lot since then
The singer has gained knowledge and experience since the past and has grown as a person.
I've changed my ways
The singer has altered their behavior since the past and no longer behaves in the same manner.
I'm not bothered by those things that used to get me down
The things that used to cause the artist distress no longer affect them and they are no longer concerned with them.
On the wind come around
The artist wishes for someone to come back into their life, potentially someone they have a history with.
I don't carry much regret
The singer does not have much remorse for their past actions or decisions.
We all hold something that we'd just assume forget
Everyone has something in their past that they would like to forget or leave behind.
I remember like it was to date
The artist remembers a particular moment or experience vividly.
The love we found
The artist is reflecting on a past romantic relationship that they had with someone.
Everytime you come around
The artist references the person they wished would return and acknowledges that they have an impact on their emotions.
Well I'm the first to see I should
The singer understands that they should forget about the person they're waiting for to come back.
Forget you and I wish I could
The artist wishes they could forget the person they're waiting for to come back.
Sometimes wishes don't come true
The singer acknowledges that sometimes they can't have everything they desire, even if it's something they want badly.
Does it seem too much to ask?
The singer questions if it's unreasonable to want to move on from the past and not be affected by it.
To live a life that isn't caught up in the past?
The singer wants to live a life without being weighed down by past experiences or memories.
But there's really no place else on Earth
The artist understands that the person they're waiting for is the only one they want and no one else compares.
I need right now
The artist feels an intense desire for the person they're waiting for to come back.
I wish you'd come around
The singer is directly addressing the person they're waiting for and expressing their desire for them to return.
Why don't you come around
The singer is directly questioning the person they're waiting for and wondering why they haven't returned yet.
Lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp.
Written by: Tim Krekel, Kim Richey
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
mokujin
Beautiful song
crossingover
Such a hauntingly beautiful song.
rbryant100
Lots of memories with this song. Late 90's and I was going through a breakup with a gf that was a few years older, but someone I fell head over heels for. Even today, and being married, this song touches those feelings of melancholy that I still have for that season of my life.
Irisheyzgrl24 Murphy
rbryant100 .very heartfelt
WW-family
Haunting, beautiful, full of sorrow, lounging. Richey sings it like she knows how it feels to be shattered and have to pick up pieces. Think you are OK, and suddenly something takes you back to that time of hope and love and you still feel the ache of that old wound. Even today after more than 20 years this song can take me back.
rbryant100
Charlene Estes I couldn't agree more. This song evokes so much feelings of melancholy and yearning for past love.
Irisheyzgrl24 Murphy
Charlene Estes ..I know exactly what you mean.. The heart is a vault full of memories . Good, bad, love from once upon a time.....
Lorraine
This is one of those songs that reaches in and tears at your heart.
Keine Ismen
+eastbaysf Absolutely agree!
mrmann
@VenusInPisces I first heard it on the radio at work.It hit me like a ton of bricks. It speaks so much of the quiet,desperate loneliness that one is consciously aware of when someone in their life has moved on to other people and places.Leaving the writer to ponder what was missing and why they can't find the tools they need to rekindle the former attraction. I am sure many of us have been on both sides of that equation. Thank You for taking the time to respond to me.