Evolution (Martina McBride album)
Evolution | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 26, 1997 | |||
Genre | Country, country pop[1] | |||
Length | 47:38 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Paul Worley, Martina McBride "Still Holding On" produced by Clint Black and James Stroud "Valentine" produced by Dan Shea | |||
Martina McBride chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Evolution | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Evolution is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in August 1997 via RCA Nashville. The album produced six singles, all of which have charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The first single, "Still Holding On", is a duet with Clint Black and was originally recorded by Black on his 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights. "Still Holding On" peaked at number 11. The second and fifth singles, "A Broken Wing" and "Wrong Again", both reached number one. "A Broken Wing" was also McBride's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and was her first major crossover hit. The album's third single, "Valentine", a duet with Jim Brickman", is a re-recording of a song which Brickman and McBride previously released from his 1997 album Picture This. The original Picture This version charted at #3 on the AC charts and #68 on the country charts, while the re-recording featured on the Evolution album was a Top 10 country hit, with a peak at number 9. The fourth and six singles, "Happy Girl" and "Whatever You Say", both peaked at number 2. The album was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.
"I'm Little But I'm Loud" is a recording of McBride when she was seven years old. This was McBride's first album to have a crossover-friendly country-pop sound, which was a departure from her earlier neotraditional country albums.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "I'm Little But I'm Loud" | Little Jimmy Dickens, Boudleaux Bryant | 0:56 |
2. | "Happy Girl" | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff | 3:26 |
3. | "Be That Way" | Bob DiPiero, Stephony Smith | 3:34 |
4. | "A Broken Wing" | James House, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart | 3:35 |
5. | "Wrong Again" | Cynthia Weil, Tommy Lee James | 3:15 |
6. | "Keeping My Distance" | Jimmy Davis, Don Smith, Tommy Burroughs | 3:51 |
7. | "Still Holding On" (with Clint Black (single version)) | Marty Stuart, Matraca Berg, Clint Black | 3:57 |
8. | "Whatever You Say" | Ed Hill, Tony Martin | 4:30 |
9. | "I Won't Close My Eyes" | Kevin Montgomery, Larry Gottlieb | 3:38 |
10. | "I Don't Want to See You Again" | Jackson Leap | 3:00 |
11. | "Some Say I'm Running" | Michael W. Smith, Brent Bourgeois | 4:05 |
12. | "Here in My Heart" | Susan Ashton, Gayla Borders | 3:51 |
13. | "One Day You Will" | Richard Leigh, Shane Teeters | 2:36 |
14. | "Valentine" (featuring Jim Brickman) | Jim Brickman, Jack Kugell | 3:22 |
Total length: | 48:16 |
Personnel[]
- Martina McBride: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Tambourine
- Clint Black: Electric Guitar and Duet Vocals on "Still Holding On"
- Susan Ashton, Bob Bailey, Sara Evans, Kim Fleming, Vicki Hampton, Gene Miller, Steve Real, Kim Richey, John Wesley Ryles, Jason Sellers, Neil Thrasher, Danny Wilde: Background Vocals
- Dean Parks, Darryl Schiff, Marty Schiff, Biff Watson: Acoustic Guitar
- Patrick Bergeson, Greg Foresman, Brent Mason: Electric Guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr.: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
- Dan Dugmore: 12-String Guitar, Steel Guitar
- Dann Huff: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Gut String Guitar, Six-String Bass Guitar
- Paul Worley: Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitars, Sound Effects
- Paul Franklin: Steel Guitar
- Jim Brickman, Amy Buchanan: Piano
- John Hobbs: Organ, Piano
- Matt Rollings: Organ
- Dan Shea: Synthesizer, Drum Programming
- Jim Medlin: Keyboards
- Tim Lauer: Harmonium, Accordion
- Chris Carmichael: Fiddle
- Mike Brignardello, Joe Chemay: Bass guitar
- Jim Skelding, Larry Franklin,
- Stuart Duncan: Fiddle, Mandolin
- Jim Hoke: Pennywhistle
- Greg Herrington, John Robinson, Lonnie Wilson: Drums
- Tom Roady: Congas, Percussion, Tambourine, Shaker
- Strings Arranged By Carl Gorodetzky & Ronn Huff; conducted by Ronn Huff
Production[]
- Produced By Paul Worley, Martina McBride, James Stroud, Dan Shea & Clint Black
- Engineered By Derek Bason, Al Grassmick, Tony Green, Eric Hellerman, Brent King, Julian King, Dean Jamison, John Nelson, Eric Legg, Jeanne Schiff, Clarke Schleicher & Ed Seay
- Mixed By Chuck Ainlay, Derek Bason & Mick Guzauski
- Mastered By Denny Purcell
Chart performance[]
Weekly charts[]
|
Year-end charts[]
|
Singles[]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country [10] |
US [10] |
US AC [10] |
CAN Country | CAN AC | ||
1997 | "Still Holding On" (with Clint Black) | 11 | – | – | 1 | 50 |
"A Broken Wing" | 1 | 61 | — | 17 | — | |
"Valentine" | 68 | 50 | 3 | — | 16 | |
1998 | "Valentine" (re-release) | 9 | — | — | 14 | — |
"Happy Girl" | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | |
1999 | "Wrong Again" | 1 | 36 | — | 5 | — |
"Whatever You Say" | 2 | 37 | — | 6 | — |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification |
---|---|
Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Platinum |
United States (RIAA)[12] | 3× Platinum |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Evolution - Martina McBride | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Clint Black Nothin' But the Taillights (RCA) (star..." chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Martina McBride Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Martina McBride – Evolution". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Martina McBride – Evolution". Recording Industry Association of America.
- 1997 albums
- Martina McBride albums
- RCA Records albums
- Albums produced by Paul Worley