1997 Martina McBride – Evolution

Billy Joe Walker Jr, Brent Rowan, Dann Huff, Dean Parks, JR Robinson, Martina McBride, Matt Rollings, Mike Brignardello, Robbie Buchanan

Evolution is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in August 1997 by RCA Nashville. The album produced six singles, all of which have charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The first single, “Still Holding On”, is a duet with Clint Black and was originally recorded by Black on his 1997 album Nothin’ but the Taillights. “Still Holding On” peaked at number 11. The second and fifth singles, “A Broken Wing” and “Wrong Again”, both reached number one. “A Broken Wing” was also McBride’s first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and was her first major crossover hit. The album’s third single, “Valentine”, a duet with Jim Brickman”, 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 on the Evolution album was a Top 10 country hit, with a peak at number 9. The fourth and six singles, “Happy Girl” and “Whatever You Say”, both peaked at number 2. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.

Tracks

1 I’m Little But I’m Loud (Boudleaux Bryant; Jimmy Dickens) 00:56
2 Happy Girl (Annie Roboff; Beth Nielsen Chapman) 03:26
3 Be That Way (Bob DiPiero; Stephony Smith) 03:33
4 A Broken Wing (James House; Phil Barnhart; Sam Hogin) 03:35
5 Wrong Again (Cynthia Weil; Tommy Lee James) 03:15
6 Keeping My Distance (Don Smith; Jimmy Davis; Tommy Burroughs) 03:52
7 Still Holding On (Clint Black; Marty Stuart; Matraca Berg) 03:57
8 Whatever You Say (Ed Hill; Tony Martin) 04:30
9 I Won’t Close My Eyes (Kevin Montgomery; Larry Gottlieb) 03:39
10 I Don’t Want To See You Again (Jackson Leap) 03:00
11 Some Say I’m Running (Brent Bourgeois; Michael W Smith) 04:05
12 Here In My Heart (Gayla Borders; Susan Ashton) 03:51
13 One Day You Will (Richard Leigh; Shane Teeters) 02:37
14 Valentine (Jack Kugell; Jim Brickman) 03:23

Biography

Martina McBride

Musicians

1 I’m Little But I’m Loud

Acoustic Guitar	Daryl Schiff
Vocals	Martina McBride

2 Happy Girl

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Dann Huff
Piano	John Hobbs
Accordion	Tim Lauer
Fiddle	Chris Carmichael
Penny Whistle	Jim Hoke
Percussion	Tom Roady
Background Vocals	Kim Richey
Vocals	Martina McBride

3 Be That Way

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar (solo)	Dann Huff
Guitar	Brent Rowan
Acoustic Guitar	Biff Watson
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Worley
Steel Guitar	Paul Franklin
Organ	Matt Rollings
Background Vocals	Gene Miller
Background Vocals	Herb Pedersen
Vocals	Martina McBride

4 A Broken Wing

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Dann Huff
Steel Guitar	Dan Dugmore
Piano	John Hobbs
Tambourine	Martina McBride
Background Vocals	Bob Bailey
Background Vocals	Kim Fleming
Background Vocals	Vicki Hampton
Vocals	Martina McBride

5 Wrong Again

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Dann Huff
Steel Guitar	Dan Dugmore
Piano	John Hobbs
Background Vocals	Neil Thrasher
Background Vocals	Sara Evans
Vocals	Martina McBride

6 Keeping My Distance

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar (solo)	Dann Huff
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Acoustic Guitar	Biff Watson
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Worley
12 String Guitar	Dann Huff
Steel Guitar	Dan Dugmore
Organ	John Hobbs
Tambourine	Martina McBride
Background Vocals	Danny Wilde
Vocals	Martina McBride

7 Still Holding On

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Clint Black
Guitar	Dann Huff
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Acoustic Guitar	Dean Parks
Background Vocals	Steve Real
Vocals	Clint Black
Vocals	Martina McBride

8 Whatever You Say

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar	Biff Watson
Acoustic Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Steel Guitar	Dan Dugmore
Mandolin	Stuart Duncan
Piano	John Hobbs
Fiddle	Stuart Duncan
Background Vocals	Neil Thrasher
Background Vocals	Sara Evans
Vocals	Martina McBride

9 I Won’t Close My Eyes

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Worley
Acoustic Guitar	Biff Watson
12 String Guitar	Paul Worley
Accordion	Tim Lauer
Tambourine	Martina McBride
Background Vocals	Danny Wilde
Vocals	Martina McBride

10 I Don’t Want To See You Again

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Dan Dugmore
Acoustic Guitar	Biff Watson
Piano	John Hobbs
Tambourine	Martina McBride
Background Vocals	John Wesley Ryles
Background Vocals	Liana Manis
Vocals	Martina McBride

11 Some Say I’m Running

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar	Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar	Biff Watson
Acoustic Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Steel Guitar	Dan Dugmore
Piano	John Hobbs
Vocals	Martina McBride

12 Here In My Heart

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Pat Bergeson
Acoustic Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Worley
Organ	John Hobbs
Tambourine	Martina McBride
Background Vocals	Mary Ann Kennedy
Background Vocals	Susan Ashton
Vocals	Martina McBride

13 One Day You Will

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Lonnie Wilson
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Paul Worley
Acoustic Guitar	Biff Watson
Steel Guitar	Paul Franklin
Fiddle	Larry Franklin
Percussion	Tom Roady
Background Vocals	Jason Sellers
Vocals	Martina McBride

14 Valentine

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Guitar	Dann Huff
Piano	Jim Brickman
Synthesizer	Dan Shea
Programming	Dan Shea
Vocals	Martina McBride

Other Musicians

Strings – The Nashville String Machine (Track 14)

Liner Notes

Producer – Martina McBride, Paul Worley (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Producer – Clint Black, James Stroud (Track 7)
Producer – Dan Shea (Track 14)
Producer (Additional) – Martina McBride, Paul Worley (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Ronn Huff (Track 14)
Conductor – Ronn Huff (Track 14)
Contractor – Carol Gorodetzky (Track 14)
Coordinator – Ginny Johnson Incorporated
Engineer (Strings) – Brent King (Track 14)
Engineer (Vocals) – Mike Poole (Track 14)
Engineer (Assistant) – Al Grassmick, Dean Jamison), Derek Bason, Eric Legg, Erik Hellerman, Tony Green (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Mixed By – Clarke Schleicher (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Mixed By – Chuck Ainlay (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Track 14)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Derek Bason (Track 7)
Recorded By – Kevin Beamish (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Recorded By – Jeanne Schiff (Track 1)
Recorded By – Clarke Schleicher (Tracks 2, 13)
Recorded By – Ed Seay (Track 3)
Recorded By – Julian King (Track 7)
Recorded By (Overdubs) – Ed Simonton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Recorded By (Overdubs) – Clarke Schleicher, Kevin Beamish (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Recorded By (Assistant) – John Nelson (Track 7)
Recorded By (Overdubs Assistant) – Erik Hellerman (Track 7)

Art Direction – Mary Hamilton
Design – Julie Wanca
Photography By – Timothy White

Mixed At Barking Doctor Recording
Mixed At Sound Stage Studios
Mixed At The Money Pit
Overdubbed At Sound Stage Studios
Overdubbed At The Money Pit
Overdubbed At The Music Mill, Nashville, TN
Mastered At Georgetown Masters
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At WallyWorld Studios
Recorded At Starstruck Studios
Recorded At The Money Pit
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