Martina (album)
2003 studio album by Martina McBride
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
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
Title Writer(s) 1. "So Magical" Brett James , Angelo Petraglia , 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 , H. Lindsey, Aimee Mayo 4:04 5. "How Far " Shaye Smith, Ed Hill , Jamie O'Neal 3:57 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. 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 Total length: 49:55
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[ 5]
Musicians and Vocals
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)
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 – 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 – 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 – 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)
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)
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
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Concert tours