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Revision as of 01:41, 17 August 2012
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Martina is American country music artist Martina McBride's seventh album, released on September 30, 2003 by 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.
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Magical" | Brett James, Angelo, Hillary Lindsey | 3:52 |
| 2. | "She's a Butterfly" | Big Kenny, John Rich | 4:00 |
| 3. | "City of Love" | Troy Lancaster, Tommy Polk | 2:59 |
| 4. | "This One's for the Girls" | Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo | 4:04 |
| 5. | "How Far" | Shaye Smith, Ed Hill, Jamie O'Neal | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Reluctant Daughter" | Jon Vezner, Sally Barris | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Wearing White" | Tommy Lee James, Lisa Drew | 2:51 |
| 8. | "When You Love Me" | Angelo, James, H. Lindsey | 4:32 |
| 9. | "In My Daughter's Eyes" | James T. Slater | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Learning to Fall" | Bill Deasy, Odie Blackmon | 3:57 |
| 11. | "God's Will" | Barry Dean, Tom Douglas | 5:50 |
| 12. | "Over the Rainbow" (Live) | Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Show Me" (Limited edition bonus track) | Troy Verges | 4:29 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
- Robert Bailey – background vocals
- Big & Rich – background vocals
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Wayne Dahl – steel guitar
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, 12-string guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Mark Fain – upright bass
- Kim Fleming – background vocals
- 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
- Greg Harrington – drums
- John Hobbs – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- David Huff – drum machine programming, percussion, "big drum"
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals
- Troy Johnson – background vocals
- Hillary Lindsey – background vocals
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Aimee Mayo — background vocals
- Delaney McBride – background vocals
- Emma McBride – background vocals
- Martina McBride – lead and background vocals
- Jim Medin – piano
- John Mock – 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
All strings performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted and arranged by Chris McDonald.
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | ||
| 2003 | "This One's for the Girls" | 3 | 39 | 1 |
| "In My Daughter's Eyes" | 4 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2004 | "How Far" | 12 | 68 | — |
| "God's Will" | 16 | 85 | — | |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Martina (Media notes). RCA Records. 2003.
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