For other uses, see Wide Open Spaces (disambiguation) .
1998 studio album by Dixie Chicks
Wide Open Spaces is the fourth studio album and the major label debut of American country music band Dixie Chicks . It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines , and became their breakthrough commercial success. It received diamond status by the RIAA on February 20, 2003, in the United States, having shipped 13 million units worldwide,[5] while spending more than six years in the Australian ARIA music charts Country Top 20.
At the 41st Grammy Awards , the album was awarded two Grammy Awards out of three nominations.[6] It was awarded Best Country Album (the first of what would be four trophies in this category: they would later win for Fly in 2000, Home in 2003, and Taking the Long Way in 2007) and for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "There's Your Trouble ". This is an award the Chicks would win five times: in 2000 for "Ready to Run", in 2003 for "Long Time Gone ", in 2005 for "Top of the World " and 2007 for "Not Ready to Make Nice ", a feat only matched by The Judds . In addition, the Chicks were nominated for Best New Artist in 1999.
"Once You've Loved Somebody" had previously been recorded by John & Audrey Wiggins on their 1996 album, The Dream .
Wide Open Spaces , as well as their next albums Fly (1999) and Home (2002), were released in the HDCD format.
Track listing [ ]
Personnel [ ]
Compiled from liner notes.[7]
Dixie Chicks
Additional personnel
Technical
Chuck Ainlay - mixing on "Give It Up or Let Me Go"
Jim Burnett - Pro Tools editing
Blake Chancey - production
Don Cobb - digital editing
Carlos Grier - digital editing
John Guess - mixing
Eric Legg - recording
Denny Purcell - mastering
Billy Sherrill - recording on "Give It Up or Let Me Go"
Paul Worley - production
Accolades [ ]
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Decade-end charts [ ]
Chart (1990–1999)
Position
US Billboard 200[31]
43
Singles [ ]
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
US Country
US
CAN Country
1997
"I Can Love You Better"
7
77
3
1998
"There's Your Trouble"
1
36
3
"Wide Open Spaces"
1
41
1
1999
"You Were Mine"
1
34
1
"Tonight the Heartache's on Me"
6
46
4
Other charted songs [ ]
Year
Single
Peak positions
US Country
1999
"Let 'Er Rip"
64
Certifications [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 8, 2018 .
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Dixie Chicks: Wide Open Spaces" . Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan Publishers . ISBN 0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved October 8, 2018 .
^ "Top Pop Albums" . Los Angeles Times . December 3, 1998. Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Dixie Chicks". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . p. 245 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ RIAA Diamond Awards Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Collins, Roger. "Dixie Chicks" . Iomusic News . Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-12-29 .
^ Wide Open Spaces (CD booklet). Dixie Chicks. Monument Records. 1997. 68195.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "CMT : ACM Awards : Archive : 1998" . www.cmt.com . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ Variety Staff (May 9, 2000). "Blockbuster Entertainment Award winners" . Variety . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "2009 ACM Awards" . Academy of Country Music Awards . Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015 .
^ "Past Award Winners - Canadian Country Music Association" . www.ccma.org . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "CMT : CMA Awards : Archive : 1999 : Country Music Association" . www.cmt.com . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "CMT Launches Flameworthy Video Music Awards - Corus Entertainment" . Corus Entertainment . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "Rock On The Net: 41st Annual Grammy Awards - 1999" . www.rockonthenet.com . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "Big winners at The WB Radio Music Awards | Time Warner Inc" . Time Warner . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "THE WB RADIO MUSIC AWARDS airs tomorrow with live performances spanning the entire contemporary music spectrum | Time Warner Inc" . Time Warner . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "Nashville Music News - TNN Awards 1999" . www.oocities.org . Retrieved 14 June 2017 .
^ "TNN Music City News Country Awards Nominees" . issues.louisvillemusicnews.net . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7344" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ "RPM Country Albums: Issue 7496" (PDF) . RPM . Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ "Dixie Chicks, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "Dixie Chicks, CLP" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "Dixie Chicks, TLN" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "RPM Country Albums: Issue 7009" (PDF) . RPM . Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "1999 The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-45. Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s . Billboard . Retrieved October 15, 2010 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved April 30, 2021 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces" . Music Canada .
^ "British album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces" . British Phonographic Industry .
^ "American album certifications – The Chicks – Wide Open Spaces" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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