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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Let The Sun Fall Down
Kim Richey Lyrics
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And leave the world behind you
Open a window
Listen to the breeze flow through the pines
Take a deep breath
What more can you do...
Chorus:
All around you
And let the night surround you
In a blanket of starlight
I'll whisper you a lullaby
Let the sun fall down...
That old dark cloud
Acts like he knows you
Takes up to much time,
Time you could be spending holding me
And he can't have you now
It's you and me here in this room
Ohh Ohh...
Let the sun fall down
All around you
And let the night surround you
In a blanket of starlight
I'll whisper you a lullaby
Let the sun fall down...
The world will keep on turning
It'll all be there come morning
So tonight...
Let the sun fall down
All around you
And let the night surround you
In a blanket of starlight
I'll whisper you a lullaby
Let the sun fall down...
Ohh Ohh...
Let the sun fall down
All around you
And let the night surround you
In a blanket of starlight
I'll whisper you a lullaby
Let the sun fall down...
The song "Let The Sun Fall Down" by Kim Richey opens with an invitation to close the door and leave the world behind. The singer suggests opening a window and feeling the air flow through the pines while taking a deep breath to relax. The first verse sets the scene and creates a calming atmosphere for the listener to enter. Then, in the chorus, the singer suggests allowing the sun to fall around the listener while the night envelops them in a blanket of starlight. The soothing lullaby complete with the beautiful evening view encourages the listener to let go of their worries and enjoy the moment.
In the second verse, the singer suggests that there is an old dark cloud that acts like it knows the listener and takes up too much of the listener's time, time that could be spent holding the singer. The singer reassures the listener that the cloud has no right to them now that they are together, and they can enjoy the moment. The bridge of the chorus suggests that the world will keep on turning and everything will be the same tomorrow. So, tonight, the listener should let the sun fall around them while letting the night embrace them under the starry sky.
Overall, the lyrical content of the song is focused on the present, enjoying the moment and the beautiful scenery before the world moves on. It's about getting lost in the present, forgetting about everything else and letting the sun fall down.
Line by Line Meaning
Close the door
Shut out the outside world
And leave the world behind you
Forget about everything that's happening outside of this room
Open a window
Let some fresh air in
Listen to the breeze flow through the pines
Hear the calming sound of wind blowing through the trees
Take a deep breath
Breathe in slowly and feel yourself relax
What more can you do...
There's nothing else you need to worry about right now
Let the sun fall down
Let the day come to an end
All around you
Surrounding you in its warm glow
And let the night surround you
Let the darkness embrace you
In a blanket of starlight
With stars twinkling above us
I'll whisper you a lullaby
I'll soothe you with my voice
That old dark cloud
A metaphor referring to a problem or concern
Acts like he knows you
It feels like it's taking control of you
Takes up to much time,
It's draining you of energy and attention
Time you could be spending holding me
You could be using that time to be close to me
And he can't have you now
That problem or concern can't keep you from me any longer
It's you and me here in this room
We're all that matters right now
The world will keep on turning
Life will go on without us
It'll all be there come morning
We can deal with everything else tomorrow
So tonight...
Let's just focus on being together tonight
Ohh Ohh...
Vocals to add emotion to the song
Let the sun fall down
Repeating the idea of letting the day end
All around you
Surrounding you with warmth again
And let the night surround you
Being okay with the darkness
In a blanket of starlight
Repeating the same image from before
I'll whisper you a lullaby
Another repetition of comforting words
Let the sun fall down...
Closing out the song with this idea once more
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