Born to Fly
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| Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 at The Money Pit - Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 49:51 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Sara Evans Paul Worley | |||
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Born to Fly is the third studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 2000 via RCA Records Nashville. The album produced four singles with its title track, "I Could Not Ask for More" (a cover of an Edwin McCain song), "Saints & Angels", and "I Keep Looking", all of which reached within the Top 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The title track reached number one, "I Could Not Ask for More" and "I Keep Looking" both broke the Top 5 at numbers 2 and 5 respectively, and "Saints & Angels" peaked at number 16. Born to Fly has been Evans' highest-selling album to date, having been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. sales of two million copies. The album was also one of the most successful of the year. Evans was nominated for five CMA Awards: Album of the Year; song, single, and music video (for the title-track); and Female Vocalist of the Year. She won her first CMA award for music video of the year. The international version of the album includes a bonus track, "You", which was later released in North America as a bonus track on her 2005 album Real Fine Place. Born to Fly was a defining album for Evans. Her earlier albums had more of a neotraditional country sound, while all of her later albums had a more crossover-friendly country pop sound, similar to Martina McBride and Faith Hill.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Born to Fly" | Sara Evans, Marcus Hummon, Darrell Scott | 5:36 |
| 2. | "Saints & Angels" | Victoria Banks | 4:24 |
| 3. | "I Could Not Ask for More" | Diane Warren | 4:49 |
| 4. | "I Keep Looking" | Evans, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin | 4:36 |
| 5. | "I Learned That from You" | Tony Lane, Jess Brown | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Let's Dance" | Evans, Randy Scruggs | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Why Should I Care" | Evans, Shapiro, Martin | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Four-Thirty" | Hillary Lindsey, Bill Lloyd | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Show Me the Way to Your Heart" | Evans, James LeBlanc | 3:54 |
| 10. | "You Don't" | Evans, Aimee Mayo, Ron Harbin | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Every Little Kiss" | Bruce Hornsby | 6:04 |
| 12. | "You" (International bonus track) | Brett James, Troy Verges | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 49:51 | ||
Personnel[]
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
Musicians
- Matt Chamberlain - drums
- J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Jerry Douglas - Dobro
- Dan Dugmore - acoustic guitar, steel guitar
- Sara Evans - lead vocals
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Bruce Hornsby - Wurlitzer electric piano
- Marcus Hummon - acoustic guitar
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Tim Lauer - accordion
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar, mandolin
- Nashville String Machine - strings
- Steve Nathan - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes piano, synthesizer
- Matt Rollings - Hammond B-3 organ
- Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar, banjo
- Robby Turner - steel guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar, bouzouki, mandolin
- Karen Winkelman - string arrangements
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Paul Worley - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, six-string bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle, mandolin
- Sara Evans
- Wes Hightower
- Troy Johnson
- Lesley Evans Lyons
- Melody Schelske
- Ashley Evans Simpson
- Ricky Skaggs
Technical
- Eric Conn - digital editing
- Sara Evans - production
- Carlos Grier - digital editing
- Mike Poole - recording
- Denny Purcell - mastering
- Clarke Schleicher - mixing
- Paul Worley - production
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Country [8] |
US [9] | ||
| 2000 | "Born to Fly" | 1 | 34 |
| 2001 | "I Could Not Ask for More" | 2 | 35 |
| "Saints & Angels" | 16 | 103 | |
| 2002 | "I Keep Looking" | 5 | 35 |
Certifications[]
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum |
| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold |
References[]
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Born to Fly review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Born to Fly (CD insert). Sara Evans. RCA Records. 2000. 67964.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "American album certifications – Sara Evans – Born to Fly". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sara Evans – Born to Fly". Music Canada.
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- 2000 albums
- Sara Evans albums
- RCA Records albums
- Albums produced by Paul Worley