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Evolution (Album) by Martina McBride

Artist Biography For Martina McBride

Martina McBride Born Martina Mariea Schiff July 29 1966 In Sharon Kansas Is An American Country Music Singer.
Martina McBride Released Her Honky Tonk-Flavored Debut Album The Time Has Come In 1992. Her First Big Hit Was The Single "My Baby Loves Me" From Her More Pop-Oriented Second Album 1993's The Way That I Am. She Became Even More Visible In 1994 With The Crossover Success Of Her Anti-Domestic Violence Anthem "Independence Day" Also From This Album. In 1995 McBride Released The Album Wild Angels "Safe In The Arms Of Love" And The Title Track Were Country Hits Later Being Her First #1 Hit. Her 1997 Album Evolution Sold Over Two Million Units And Included An Adult Contemporary Crossover Hit In "Valentine" As Well As Four Number One Or Number Two Country Hits. The Album Emotion Came Out In 1999 "I Love You" Was A Big Hit In Both Country And Adult Contemporary Circles. So Was The Socially Conscious "Love's The Only House" A Trend That Would Continue With 2003's "This One's For The Girls" Which Would Become The Theme Song For The 2005 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament. 1 This Was Followed By The Hit Singles "How Far" Written By Fellow Country Singer Jamie O'Neal And "God's Will". The Long Distance Lullaby Songfacts States That Eleven Was Martina's First Album For Republic Nashville Ending A 20 Year Association With RCA. Label Head Scott Borchetta Encouraged Her To Write More Songs For The Record Than She Had On Any Of Her Previous 10 Albums And She Ended Up Co-Writing Six Of The 11 Tracks. Eleven Was Released October 11 2011. As Of 2005 McBride Is Generally Recognized As One Of The Top Female Singers In Popular Music With Her Strong And Pure Soprano Voice She Has Been Labelled "the Céline Dion Of Country Music." Also In 2005 She Released A 18-Track CD Of Classic Country Music Standards Which Landed At #1 On The Billboard Country Album Chart In Its Opening Week And Received Much Critical Acclaim For Its Authenticity Towards Traditional Country. She Is A Four-Time Country Music Association Female Vocalist Of The Year Winner A Record She Holds With Reba McEntire Three-Time Academy Of Country Music Female Vocalist Of The Year Winner And A Grammy Award Winner. This Left-Hander Performed The Star-Spangled Banner At Game 3 Of The 2004 World Series. "Independence Day" Is Used As The Introductory Music For Sean Hannity's Popular Talk Radio Show. McBride Has Appeared At Benefit Events Organized By Hannity But Has Declined To Take An Active Political Stance. 2 McBride Has Performed Free For Fans Such As In A July 3 2004 Show In Owensboro Kentucky To Celebrate The Grand Opening Of The New Independence Bank Headquarters. Recently She Helped Out Contestants On The Canadian Version Of "American Idol". The Winner Worked On A Song With McBride As Well As Went On Tour With Her Across Canada. Martina Has Sold Over 13 Million Albums In USA Alone.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Evolution

Evolution Was The Fourth Album Released By Martina McBride. It Is One Of Her Biggest Selling Albums To Date Being Certified 3× Multi-Platinum. It Included The Hit Singles "Happy Girl" "A Broken Wing" And "Valentine" The Latter Of Which Became Her First Single To Chart On The Billboard Hot 100 As Well As Her First Major Crossover Hit. The Song "I'm Little But I'm Loud" Is A Recording Of McBride When She Was Seven Years Old While "Valentine" 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 Here Was A Top Ten Country Hit. Also Released From This Album Was "Still Holding On" A Duet With Clint Black Which Was Concurrently Released On Black's 1997 Album Nothin' But The Taillights. "Valentine" "Happy Girl" "Wrong Again" And "Whatever You Say" Were All Released As Singles As Well. Track Listing
1. "I'm Little But I'm Loud" Little Jimmy Dickens Boudleaux Bryant – 0 56 2. "Happy Girl" Beth Nielsen Chapman Annie Roboff – 3 27 3. "Be That Way" Bob DiPiero Stephony Smith – 3 34 4. "A Broken Wing" James House Sam Hogin Phil Barnhart – 3 34 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" Marty Stuart Matraca Berg Clint Black – 3 57 Feat. Clint Black 8. "Whatever You Say" Ed Hill Tony Martin – 4 29 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" Jim Brickman Jack Kugell – 3 22 Feat. Jim Brickman Charts
Album – Billboard North America Year Chart Position 1997 Top Country Albums #4 1997 The Billboard 200 #24 Singles – Billboard North America 1997 "Still Holdin' On" #11 US Country 1997 "A Broken Wing" #1 US Country
1998 "Valentine" Re-Release #9 US Country 1998 "Happy Girl" #2 US Country 1999 "Wrong Again" #1 US Country
1999 "Whatever You Say" #2 US Country