Martina (album)

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

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

Certifications

References

^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^ Allmusic review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Martina (CD). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2003. RCA82876-54207-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Martina McBride – Martina". Recording Industry Association of America.