Letter from Home is Pat Metheny's tenth studio album, released in 1989. It was recorded in June of that year at The Power Station, New York, and mixed at various studios. The album continues the collaboration with Lyle Mays and the Pat Metheny Group, with a sound integrating jazz, pop, and Latin American rhythms.
The album includes tracks like 'Have You Heard', which became a hit, and 'Beat 70', a rhythmic piece. The title track 'Letter from Home' reflects a nostalgic tone. The cover art was designed by American artist Barbara Kruger, similar to the previous album.
Letter from Home reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Album in 1990. It is considered an upbeat and melodic album that solidified the group's popularity in the contemporary jazz scene.