Waking Up Laughing - Album
Waking Up Laughing (Album) by Martina McBride
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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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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. read less
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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. read less
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Waking Up Laughing Is The First Album Of McBride's Career In Which She Co-Wrote Any Of The Material. McBride Wrote The Lead-Off Single "Anyway" With Brad And Brett Warren Of The Warren Brothers. This Song Reached #5 On The Hot Country Songs Charts In Early 2007 Becoming McBride's First Top Ten Country Hit In Three Years. The Warren Brothers And McBride Also Co-Wrote "How I Feel" The Second Single With Chris Lindsey And Aimee Mayo. "For These Times" Was Inspired By Former Republican Senator Rick Santorum Who Was Defeated In 2006 And His Daughter. When His Daughter Began To Cry At His Loss The Cameras Focused On Her Inspiring Leslie Satcher To Write The Song. It Was Also Inspired By Her Pastor Who Stated "For These Times In Which We Live You Are Going To Need This Book." Referring To The Bible. The Song Received A 2009 Grammy Nomination. "Cry Cry 'Til The Sun Shines " Was Covered By Former Trick Pony Lead Vocalist Heidi Newfield On Her Debut Solo Album What Am I Waiting For From Which It Was Released As A Single. Charts Album
U.S. Billboard 200 #4 U.S. Top Country Albums #2 Singles
"Anyway" - US Country #5 "How I Feel" - US Country #15 "For These Times" - US Country #35
Published: 02 Feb 2012, 14:48
Bonus Track 1. Blue Bayou Waking Up Laughing Is The Ninth Album From Country Singer Martina McBride. It Marks The First Time In Her Career She Has Co-Written Songs And Produced An Album Solo. This Album Produced Three Chart Singles For McBride On The Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart "Anyway" At #5 "How I Feel" At #15 And "For These Times" At #35. The Album Sold 139 000 Copies In Its First Week Debuting At Number Four On The Billboard 200. Following The Album's Release McBride Embarked On The Waking Up Laughing Tour On April 12 2007. ContentWaking Up Laughing Is The First Album Of McBride's Career In Which She Co-Wrote Any Of The Material. McBride Wrote The Lead-Off Single "Anyway" With Brad And Brett Warren Of The Warren Brothers. This Song Reached #5 On The Hot Country Songs Charts In Early 2007 Becoming McBride's First Top Ten Country Hit In Three Years. The Warren Brothers And McBride Also Co-Wrote "How I Feel" The Second Single With Chris Lindsey And Aimee Mayo. "For These Times" Was Inspired By Former Republican Senator Rick Santorum Who Was Defeated In 2006 And His Daughter. When His Daughter Began To Cry At His Loss The Cameras Focused On Her Inspiring Leslie Satcher To Write The Song. It Was Also Inspired By Her Pastor Who Stated "For These Times In Which We Live You Are Going To Need This Book." Referring To The Bible. The Song Received A 2009 Grammy Nomination. "Cry Cry 'Til The Sun Shines " Was Covered By Former Trick Pony Lead Vocalist Heidi Newfield On Her Debut Solo Album What Am I Waiting For From Which It Was Released As A Single. Charts Album
U.S. Billboard 200 #4 U.S. Top Country Albums #2 Singles
"Anyway" - US Country #5 "How I Feel" - US Country #15 "For These Times" - US Country #35