Evolution is the fourth album released by Martina McBride, released in 1997 by RCA Records. 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. In the U.S. the album was certified Gold on 12/23/1997, Platinum on 5/15/1998, 2xPlatinum on 6/24/1999 and 3xPlatinum on 2/26/2001 by the R.I.A.A.
Also released from this album was "Still Holding On", a duet with Clint Black which was originally released on Black's 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights. This was Martina's first album to have a crossover-friendly country-pop sound, which was a departure from her earlier neotraditional country albums.
Video Evolution (Martina McBride album)
Track listing
Maps Evolution (Martina McBride album)
Personnel
- Martina McBride: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Tambourine
- Clint Black: Electric Guitar and Duet Vocals on "Still Holding On"
- Susan Ashton, Bob Bailey, Sara Evans, Kim Fleming, Vicki Hampton, Gene Miller, Steve Real, Kim Richey, John Wesley Ryles, Jason Sellers, Neil Thrasher, Danny Wilde: Background Vocals
- Dean Parks, Darryl Schiff, Marty Schiff, Biff Watson: Acoustic Guitar
- Patrick Bergeson, Greg Foresman, Brent Mason: Electric Guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr.: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
- Dan Dugmore: 12-String Guitar, Steel Guitar
- Dann Huff: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Gut String Guitar, Six-String Bass Guitar
- Paul Worley: Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitars, Sound Effects
- Paul Franklin: Steel Guitar
- Jim Brickman, Amy Buchanan: Piano
- John Hobbs: Organ, Piano
- Matt Rollings: Organ
- Dan Shea: Synthesizer, Drum Programming
- Jim Medlin: Keyboards
- Tim Lauer: Harmonium, Accordion
- Mike Brignardello, Joe Chemay: Bass Guitar
- Jim Skelding, Larry Franklin, Chris Carmichael: Fiddle
- Stuart Duncan: Fiddle, Mandolin
- Jim Hoke: Pennywhistle
- Greg Herrington, John "J.R." Robinson, Lonnie Wilson: Drums
- Tom Roady: Congas, Percussion, Tambourine, Shaker
- Strings Arranged By Carl Gorodetzky & Ronn Huff; conducted by Ronn Huff
Production
- Produced By Paul Worley, Martina McBride, James Stroud, Dan Shea & Clint Black
- Engineered By Derek Bason, Al Grassmick, Tony Green, Eric Hellerman, Brent King, Julian King, Dean Jamison, John Nelson, Eric Legg, Jeanne Schiff, Clarke Schleicher & Ed Seay
- Mixed By Chuck Ainlay, Derek Bason & Mick Guzauski
- Mastered By Denny Purcell
Chart performance
Album
Singles
References
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