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{{Infobox album <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Martina
| name = Martina
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| Cover = Martinaalbum.jpg
| cover = Martinaalbum.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Released = September 30, 2003
| released = September 30, 2003
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[country pop]], [[adult contemporary]]
| studio = *The Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee)
| Length =
| Label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
*[[Blackbird Studio|Blackbird]] (Nashville, Tennessee)
*Paragon (Nashville, Tennessee)
| Producer = Martina McBride<br />[[Paul Worley]]
*[[Ricky Skaggs|Skaggs Place]] (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
| Last album = ''[[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]''<br />(2001)
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[country pop]]
| This album = '''''Martina'''''<br />(2003)
| length = 49:55
| Next album = ''[[Timeless (Martina McBride album)|Timeless]]''<br />(2005)
| Misc = {{Singles
| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
| producer = Martina McBride<br />[[Paul Worley]]
| Name = Martina
| prev_title = [[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]
| Type = Studio
| prev_year = 2001
| Single 1 = [[This One's for the Girls]]
| next_title = [[Timeless (Martina McBride album)|Timeless]]
| Single 1 date = June 16, 2003
| next_year = 2005
| Single 2 = [[In My Daughter's Eyes]]
| Single 2 date = November 17, 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| Single 3 = [[How Far]]
| name = Martina
| Single 3 date = May 2004
| type = Studio
| Single 4 = [[God's Will]]
| single1 = [[This One's for the Girls]]
| single1date = June 16, 2003
| Single 4 date = December 2004}}
| single2 = [[In My Daughter's Eyes]]
}}{{Album reviews
| single2date = November 17, 2003
|rev1 = [[About.com]]
| single3 = [[How Far]]
|rev1score = (favorable)<ref>[http://countrymusic.about.com/library/blmartinarev.htm About.com review]</ref>
| single3date = April 19, 2004
|rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
| single4 = [[God's Will]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r658505|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| single4date = November 26, 2004
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
}}
|rev3score = C+<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,517155,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
}}
|rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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| rev2 = [[AllMusic|Allmusic]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r658505|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = C+<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081013080248/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,517155,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/martinamcbride/albums/album/300266/review/6067675/martina |title=Rolling Stone review |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=September 4, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002091451/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/martinamcbride/albums/album/300266/review/6067675/martina |archivedate=October 2, 2007 }}</ref>
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'''''Martina''''' is American [[country music]] artist [[Martina McBride]]'s seventh album, released on September 30, 2003 by [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]. It was a number one on the country album charts, and number seven on the US album charts. In the U.S. the album was certified Gold on 11/7/2003,Platinum on 1/12/2004 and 2xPlatinum on 4/20/2006 by the R.I.A.A. It produced four singles on the country charts: "This One's for the Girls" at #3, "In My Daughter's Eyes" at #4, "How Far" at #12 and "God's Will" at #16. "This One's for the Girls", which featured backing vocals from [[Faith Hill]], [[Carolyn Dawn Johnson]], and McBride's two daughters, was also McBride's first and only Number One hit on the [[Adult Contemporary]] charts. Pop girl group [[Girl Authority]] covered "This One's for the Girls" for their second album ''[[Road Trip (Girl Authority album)|Road Trip]]''.
'''''Martina''''' is the seventh studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Martina McBride]]. It was released in September 2003 by [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]. It was a number one on the country album charts and number seven on the US album charts. The album produced four singles on the country charts: "[[This One's for the Girls]]" at #3, "[[In My Daughter's Eyes]]" at #4, "[[How Far]]" at #12 and "[[God's Will]]" at #16. "This One's for the Girls", which featured backing vocals from [[Faith Hill]], [[Carolyn Dawn Johnson]] and McBride's two daughters, was also McBride's first and only Number One hit on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] charts. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].


==Content==
The album features a live concert version of the classic song "[[Over the Rainbow]]". Track 2, "She's a Butterfly", features [[Big & Rich]] on background vocals. [[Ricky Skaggs]] plays mandolin and sings background vocals alongside his wife, [[Sharon White]], on "Reluctant Daughter", which Skaggs also arranged. The track, "Wearing White", features [[Vince Gill]] on backup vocals. A limited edition was also released exclusively through [[Wal-Mart]] retail stores. This version featured a bonus track, "Show Me". The track can now also be found on ''[[Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride]]''.
The album features a live concert version of the classic song "[[Over the Rainbow]]". Track 2, "She's a Butterfly", features [[Big & Rich]] on background vocals. [[Ricky Skaggs]] plays mandolin and sings background vocals alongside his wife, [[Sharon White (singer)|Sharon White]], on "Reluctant Daughter", which Skaggs also arranged. The track, "Wearing White", features [[Vince Gill]] on backup vocals. A limited edition was also released exclusively through [[Wal-Mart]] retail stores. This version featured a bonus track, "Show Me". The track can now also be found on ''[[Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride]]''.


== Track listing ==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{track listing
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = So Magical
| title1 = So Magical
| writer1 = [[Brett James]], [[Angelo Petraglia|Angelo]], [[Hillary Lindsey]]
| writer1 = [[Brett James]], [[Angelo Petraglia]], [[Hillary Lindsey]]
| length1 = 3:52
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = She's a Butterfly
| title2 = She's a Butterfly
| writer2 = [[Big Kenny]], [[John Rich (musician)|John Rich]]
| writer2 = [[Big Kenny]], [[John Rich]]
| length2 = 4:00
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = City of Love
| title3 = City of Love
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| length3 = 2:59
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = [[This One's for the Girls]]
| title4 = [[This One's for the Girls]]
| writer4 = [[Chris Lindsey]], [[Hillary Lindsey]], [[Aimee Mayo]]
| writer4 = [[Chris Lindsey]], H. Lindsey, [[Aimee Mayo]]
| length4 = 4:04
| length4 = 4:04
| title5 = [[How Far]]
| title5 = [[How Far]]
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| length5 = 3:57
| length5 = 3:57
| title6 = Reluctant Daughter
| title6 = Reluctant Daughter
| writer6 = Jon Vezner, Sally Barris
| writer6 = [[Jon Vezner]], Sally Barris
| length6 = 2:36
| length6 = 2:36
| title7 = Wearing White
| title7 = Wearing White
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| length7 = 2:51
| length7 = 2:51
| title8 = When You Love Me
| title8 = When You Love Me
| writer8 = Angelo, James, H. Lindsey
| writer8 = Petraglia, James, H. Lindsey
| length8 = 4:32
| length8 = 4:32
| title9 = [[In My Daughter's Eyes]]
| title9 = [[In My Daughter's Eyes]]
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| length10 = 3:57
| length10 = 3:57
| title11 = [[God's Will]]
| title11 = [[God's Will]]
| writer11 = Barry Dean, [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]]
| writer11 = [[Barry Dean (songwriter)|Barry Dean]], [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]]
| length11 = 5:50
| length11 = 5:50
| title12 = [[Over the Rainbow]]
| title12 = [[Over the Rainbow]]
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| writer13 = [[Troy Verges]]
| writer13 = [[Troy Verges]]
| length13 = 4:29
| length13 = 4:29
| total_length = 49:55
}}
}}


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
As listed in liner notes.<ref>{{cite album-notes |title=Martina |bandname=Martina McBride |year=2003 |format=CD |publisher=RCA Records |publisherid=RCA82876-54207-2}}</ref>
As listed in liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Martina |others=Martina McBride |year=2003 |type=CD |publisher=RCA Records |id=RCA82876-54207-2}}</ref>
<div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2">
* Robert Bailey – [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]]
* [[Big & Rich]] – background vocals
* [[Matt Chamberlain]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[J. T. Corenflos]]– [[electric guitar]]
* Wayne Dahl – [[steel guitar]]
* [[Dan Dugmore]] – steel guitar, [[12-string guitar]]
* [[Stuart Duncan]] – [[fiddle]]
* Mark Fain – [[Double bass|upright bass]]
* Kim Fleming – background vocals
* [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] – steel guitar
* Greg Foresman – electric guitar
* David Grissom – electric guitar
* Wes Hightower – background vocals
* [[Faith Hill]] – background vocals
* [[Vince Gill]] – background vocals
* Vicki Hampton – background vocals
* Tony Harrell – [[Wurlitzer electric piano|Wurlitzer]]
* Greg Harrington – drums
* John Hobbs – [[piano]], [[Hammond organ|Hammond B-3 organ]]
* [[Dann Huff]] – electric guitar
* [[David Huff (musician)|David Huff]] – [[drum machine]] programming, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], "big drum"<!--it's what the liner notes say-->
* [[Carolyn Dawn Johnson]] – background vocals
* Troy Johnson – background vocals
* [[Hillary Lindsey]] – background vocals
* B. James Lowry – [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]
* [[Aimee Mayo]] — background vocals
* Delaney McBride – background vocals
* Emma McBride – background vocals
* Martina McBride – [[lead vocals|lead]] and background vocals
* Jim Medin – piano
* John Mock – [[Tin whistle|pennywhistle]]
* Tom Roady – percussion
* Marty Schiff – acoustic guitar
* [[Ricky Skaggs]] – background vocals, [[mandolin]]
* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] – [[bass guitar]]
* Glenn Snow – drums
* [[Bryan Sutton]] – acoustic guitar, mandolin
* Jeffrey Taylor – [[accordion]]
* Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
* [[Sharon White]] – background vocals
* Lonnie Wilson – drums
* [[Glenn Worf]] – bass guitar
* Jonathan Yudkin – [[fiddle]], mandolin, [[violin]], [[viola]], [[cello]]
</div>
All [[string section|strings]] performed by the [[Nashville String Machine]], conducted and arranged by Chris McDonald.


'''Musicians and Vocals'''
== Chart performance ==
* Martina McBride – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 4), harmony vocals (3, 8, 10), arrangements (12)
* John Hobbs – acoustic piano (1, 2, 8, 10, 11), [[Hammond B3 organ]] (2–5, 7)
* Tony Harrell – synthesizers (2), [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] (8)
* [[Jeff Taylor (musical artist)|Jeffrey Taylor]] – [[accordion]] (6)
* Jim Medlin – acoustic piano (9, 12)
* B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
* [[Bryan Sutton]] – acoustic guitar (1, 6), [[mandolin]] (1)
* [[Biff Watson]] – acoustic guitar (2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
* Marty Schiff – acoustic guitar (12)
* [[J. T. Corenflos]] – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11)
* [[David Grissom]] – electric guitar (2, 8, 10)
* [[Dann Huff]] – electric guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
* [[Paul Worley]] – electric guitar (10)
* Greg Foresman – electric guitar (12)
* [[Ricky Skaggs]] – mandolin (6), backing vocals (6), arrangements (6)
* [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] – [[steel guitar]] (1)
* [[Dan Dugmore]] – steel guitar (2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), 12-string guitar (4)
* Wayne Dahl – [[steel guitar]] (12)
* [[Glenn Worf]] – bass guitar (1, 2, 8, 10)
* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] – bass guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 11)
* Mark Fain – [[upright bass]] (6)
* Glenn Snow – bass guitar (12)
* [[David Huff (drummer)|David Huff]] – drum programming (1, 3, 4, 5, 7), percussion (1), "big" drum (2)
* [[Lonnie Wilson]] – drums (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11)
* [[Matt Chamberlain]] – drums (2, 8, 10)
* Greg Herrington – drums (12)
* Tom Roady – percussion (1, 2, 10)
* [[Jonathan Yudkin]] – [[fiddle]] (1), mandolin solo (1), cello (2), viola (2), violin (2)
* [[Stuart Duncan]] – fiddle (6, 7)
* [[John Mock]] – [[Tin whistle|penny whistle]] (1)
* [[Hillary Lindsey]] – backing vocals (1, 4)
* [[Big Kenny]] – backing vocals (2)
* [[John Rich]] – backing vocals (2)
* Wes Hightower – backing vocals (3, 10)
* [[Faith Hill]] – backing vocals (4)
* [[Carolyn Dawn Johnson]] – backing vocals (4)
* [[Aimee Mayo]] – backing vocals (4)
* Delaney McBride – backing vocals (4)
* Emma McBride – backing vocals (4)
* [[The Whites|Sharon White]] – backing vocals (6)
* [[Vince Gill]] – backing vocals (7)
* Bob Bailey – backing vocals (8)
* Kim Fleming – backing vocals (8)
* Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (8)
* Troy Johnson – backing vocals (10)


'''[[The Nashville String Machine]] (Tracks 3, 5, 9 & 11)'''
=== Album ===
* Chris McDonald – arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 11)
{| class="wikitable"
* Don Hart – arrangements and conductor (9)
! Chart (2003)
* Eberhard Ramm – music copyist
! Peak<br />position
* Bob Mason, Margaret Mason, Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz and Felix Wang – cello
* Jack Jezirio and Craig Nelson – double bass
* Monisa Angell, Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
* David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Chris Teal, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead and Karen Winkelmann – violin

== Production ==
* Martina McBride – producer
* Paul Worley – producer
* Clarke Schleicher – recording (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), mixing (4, 6), string recording (9)
* Brent King – recording (6)
* [[Vance Powell]] – overdub engineer, vocal engineer, recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), recording (9)
* Erik Hellerman – recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
* Lee Groitschz – recording assistant (6)
* Melissa Mattey – recording assistant (9)
* John McBride – mixing (1, 2, 3, 5, 7–12), management
* Jeremy Cottrell – mix assistant
* Adam Ayan – mastering
* Paige Conners – production coordinator
* Astrid May – art direction
* S. Wade Hunt – art direction
* Andrew Eccles – photography
* Mary Beth Felts – make-up
* Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist
* Earl Cox – hair stylist
* Bruce Allen – management

'''Studios'''
* Recorded at The Money Pit, [[Blackbird Studio]] and Paragon Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); [[Ricky Skaggs|Skaggs Place Studios]] (Hendersonville, Tennessee).
* Mixed at Blackbird Studio
* Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
| align="center"| 1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Martina McBride|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}
| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
|-
| align="center"| 7
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Martina McBride|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


=== Singles ===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! width="45"| <small>[[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]</small>
! scope="col"| Position
! width="45"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small>
! width="45"| <small>[[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|US AC]]</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| 28
| "This One's for the Girls"
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| 39
| align="center"| 1
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2004)
| "In My Daughter's Eyes"
| align="center"| 4
! scope="col"| Position
| align="center"| 39
| align="center"| 3
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| 68
| "How Far"
| align="center"| 12
| align="center"| 68
| align="center"| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| "God's Will"
| 12
| align="center"| 16
|-
| align="center"| 85
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
| align="center"| —
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| 164
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| 25
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


== References ==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|format=2col}}
{{Certification Table Entry|format=2col|region=United States|type=album|title=Martina|artist=Martina McBride|award=Platinum|number=2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|format=2col}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{succession box
|before = ''Greatest Hits Volume II''<br /> by [[Alan Jackson]]
|title = [[Top Country Albums]] [[List of number-one country albums of 2003 (U.S.)|number-one album]]
|years = October 18–24, 2003
|after = ''[[Greatest Hits Volume II (Alan Jackson album)|Greatest Hits Volume II]]''<br /> by [[Alan Jackson]]
}}
{{s-end}}


{{Martina McBride}}
{{Martina McBride}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2003 albums]]
[[Category:2003 albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:06, 27 November 2024

Martina
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003
Studio
  • The Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Paragon (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Skaggs Place (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry, country pop
Length49:55
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerMartina McBride
Paul Worley
Martina McBride chronology
Greatest Hits
(2001) 		Martina
(2003) 		Timeless
(2005)
Singles from Martina
  1. "This One's for the Girls"
    Released: June 16, 2003
  2. "In My Daughter's Eyes"
    Released: November 17, 2003
  3. "How Far"
    Released: April 19, 2004
  4. "God's Will"
    Released: November 26, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com(favorable)[1]
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Martina is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 2003 by RCA Nashville. It was a number one on the country album charts and number seven on the US album charts. The album produced four singles on the country charts: "This One's for the Girls" at #3, "In My Daughter's Eyes" at #4, "How Far" at #12 and "God's Will" at #16. "This One's for the Girls", which featured backing vocals from Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and McBride's two daughters, was also McBride's first and only Number One hit on the Adult Contemporary charts. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Content

[edit]

The album features a live concert version of the classic song "Over the Rainbow". Track 2, "She's a Butterfly", features Big & Rich on background vocals. Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and sings background vocals alongside his wife, Sharon White, on "Reluctant Daughter", which Skaggs also arranged. The track, "Wearing White", features Vince Gill on backup vocals. A limited edition was also released exclusively through Wal-Mart retail stores. This version featured a bonus track, "Show Me". The track can now also be found on Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Magical"Brett James, Angelo Petraglia, Hillary Lindsey3:52
2."She's a Butterfly"Big Kenny, John Rich4:00
3."City of Love"Troy Lancaster, Tommy Polk2:59
4."This One's for the Girls"Chris Lindsey, H. Lindsey, Aimee Mayo4:04
5."How Far"Shaye Smith, Ed Hill, Jamie O'Neal3:57
6."Reluctant Daughter"Jon Vezner, Sally Barris2:36
7."Wearing White"Tommy Lee James, Lisa Drew2:51
8."When You Love Me"Petraglia, James, H. Lindsey4:32
9."In My Daughter's Eyes"James T. Slater3:14
10."Learning to Fall"Bill Deasy, Odie Blackmon3:57
11."God's Will"Barry Dean, Tom Douglas5:50
12."Over the Rainbow" (Live)Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg3:34
13."Show Me" (Limited edition bonus track)Troy Verges4:29
Total length:49:55

Personnel

[edit]

As listed in liner notes.[5]

Musicians and Vocals

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 3, 5, 9 & 11)

  • Chris McDonald – arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 11)
  • Don Hart – arrangements and conductor (9)
  • Eberhard Ramm – music copyist
  • Bob Mason, Margaret Mason, Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz and Felix Wang – cello
  • Jack Jezirio and Craig Nelson – double bass
  • Monisa Angell, Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
  • David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Chris Teal, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead and Karen Winkelmann – violin

Production

[edit]
  • Martina McBride – producer
  • Paul Worley – producer
  • Clarke Schleicher – recording (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), mixing (4, 6), string recording (9)
  • Brent King – recording (6)
  • Vance Powell – overdub engineer, vocal engineer, recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), recording (9)
  • Erik Hellerman – recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
  • Lee Groitschz – recording assistant (6)
  • Melissa Mattey – recording assistant (9)
  • John McBride – mixing (1, 2, 3, 5, 7–12), management
  • Jeremy Cottrell – mix assistant
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Paige Conners – production coordinator
  • Astrid May – art direction
  • S. Wade Hunt – art direction
  • Andrew Eccles – photography
  • Mary Beth Felts – make-up
  • Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist
  • Earl Cox – hair stylist
  • Bruce Allen – management

Studios

  • Recorded at The Money Pit, Blackbird Studio and Paragon Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Skaggs Place Studios (Hendersonville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed at Blackbird Studio
  • Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[13] 2× Platinum

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Martina (CD). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2003. RCA82876-54207-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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