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Martina McBride Discography
The discography of American country music artist Martina McBride consists of 14 studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, two video albums, three additional albums, 45 music videos, 51 singles, 16 other charting songs, and 45 album appearances. In 1991, she signed a recording contract with RCA Nashville, launching her debut studio album '' The Time Has Come'' in 1992. In September 1993, her second studio album '' The Way That I Am'' was issued. Its lead single " My Baby Loves Me" reached number 2 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, becoming her breakthrough hit. The third single " Independence Day" peaked in the Top 20 and became McBride's signature song. The song's success elevated sales of ''The Way That I Am'' to platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America. '' Wild Angels'' was released in September 1995 and reached number seventeen on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. The album's title track became McBride's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina McBride
Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1989. She signed to RCA Records in 1991, and made her debut the following year as a neo-traditionalist country singer with the single, " The Time Has Come". Over time, she developed a pop-styled crossover sound, similar to Shania Twain and Faith Hill, and had a string of major hit singles on the ''Billboard'' country chart and occasionally on the adult contemporary chart. Five of these singles went to No. 1 on the country chart between 1995 and 2001, and one peaked at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart in 2003. McBride has fourteen studio albums, two greatest hits compilations, one "live" album, as well as two additional compilation albums. Eight of her studio albums and two of her compilations have an RIAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signature Song
A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a Handwriting, handwritten (and often Stylization, stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer. Similar to a handwritten signature, a signature work describes the work as readily identifying its creator. A signature may be confused with an autograph, which is chiefly an artistic signature. This can lead to confusion when people have both an autograph and signature and as such some people in the public eye keep their signatures private whilst fully publishing their autograph. Function and types The traditional function of a signature is to permanently affix to a document a person's uniquely personal, undeniable self-identification as physical evidence of that person's personal witness and certification of the content of all, or a specified part, of the document. For examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Contemporary (chart)
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in ''Billboard'' magazine on July 17, 1961.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits''. New York City: Billboard Books. . Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening (1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles (1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles (1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary (1983–present). Chart history The ''Billboard'' Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love You (Martina McBride Song)
"I Love You" is a song written by Keith Follesé, Adrienne Follesé and Tammy Hyler, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in July 1999 as the first single from her album ''Emotion''. McBride originally recorded "I Love You" for the 1999 film's soundtrack, '' Runaway Bride'', starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The single was also included on McBride's then-upcoming album ''Emotion'' and later appeared on her '' Greatest Hits'' compilation album. Chart performance "I Love You" debuted at 43 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of July 31, 1999. It subsequently reached No. 1 in late 1999 and remained there for five consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "When I Said I Do" by Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black; it is McBride's biggest country hit to date. The song also charted at No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 21 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. "I Love You" is McB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emotion (Martina McBride Album)
''Emotion'' is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 1999 by RCA Records Nashville, RCA Nashville. The album produced four singles with "I Love You (Martina McBride song), I Love You", "Love's the Only House", "There You Are (Martina McBride song), There You Are" and "It's My Time (Martina McBride song), It's My Time" on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The song "I Love You" became McBride's biggest hit single to date after it reached number one on the country charts and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album ends with two cover (music), covers, "Goodbye" by Patty Griffin and Gretchen Peters' "This Uncivil War" from Peters' 1996 debut album ''The Secret of Life''. The album was certified Platinum on by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. Track listing Personnel Musicians * Martina McBride – lead vocals, backing vocals ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Christmas (Martina McBride Album)
''White Christmas'' is the fifth album and first Christmas album by country singer Martina McBride issued by RCA Nashville in 1998. The album was reissued in 1999 with new artwork and two new tracks. It was re-released for the second time in October 2007 with newer artwork and four new tracks added. In 2013, it was reissued for a third time as ''The Classic Christmas Album''. The re-release added her Elvis Presley duet, " Blue Christmas", which was originally released on his posthumous album ''Christmas Duets'', while removing the track "Jingle Bells" and revising the track listing. In the U.S. the album ''White Christmas'' was certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 9, 1999; then Platinum by the RIAA on November 10, 2003; and then double-Platinum by the RIAA on December 12, 2018. The album has sold 1,827,700 copies in the U.S. as of November 2017. Track listings Original 1998 release 1999 re-release 2007 re-release ''The Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatever You Say
"Whatever You Say" is a song written by Ed Hill and Tony Martin and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in February 1999 as the fifth and final single from McBride’s album ''Evolution.'' The song peaked at number 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and at number 37 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also peaked at number 6 on the Canadian ''RPM'' chart. Background "Whatever You Say" is a slow contemporary-styled ballad, which was the theme of McBride's album that this song was released on. Content The song discusses how a woman finds herself in a confusing relationship with a man. The female character argues how her lover believes that she is always making a big deal out of nothing important. She believes that whatever her lover says depends on whether or not she stays in the relationship. Sara Evans and Neil Thrasher sing backing vocals. Chart performance "Whatever You Say" was issued as the fifth and final single from Martina M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrong Again (song)
"Wrong Again" is a song written by Cynthia Weil and Tommy Lee James, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 1998 as the fourth single from McBride's '' Evolution'' album. The song reached Number One on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...) charts. Chart performance "Wrong Again" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 19, 1998. Year-end charts References 1998 singles 1998 songs Martina McBride songs Songs written by Tommy Lee James Songs with lyrics by Cynthia Weil Song recordings produced by Paul Worley RCA Records Nashville singles {{1998-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Broken Wing
"A Broken Wing" is a song written by James House, Sam Hogin and Phil Barnhart, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in September 1997 as the second single from McBride's album ''Evolution''. In January 1998, "A Broken Wing" became McBride's second Number One single. Background Written and originally performed in key of B major with a vocal range of two octaves from E3 to E5, "A Broken Wing" has a time signature. The verses use a chord progression of I–ii–IV–I three times, followed by I–ii7–IV–V–I; the refrain uses vi–iii7–ii7–I followed by I–ii7–IV–V–I. The sheet music is in C major, with a note that the song is recorded a semitone lower than written. Instrumentally, McBride's 1998 version features acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano, bass guitar and drums. Content In the song, the narrator recounts a young woman escaping from an emotionally abusive relationship. Regarding the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolution (Martina McBride Album)
''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Angels (song)
"Wild Angels" is a song written by Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison and Harry Stinson and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in November 1995 as the second single and title track from McBride's album of the same name. The song reached number one on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, giving McBride her first number one single on that chart. Content The song is about a female who looks at her relationship and concludes that there must be "wild angels" watching over her and her lover to keep them together. McBride's daughter, Delaney, who was a baby at the time, can be heard laughing in the song's intro. According to her ''Greatest Hits'' album, McBride had a difficult time recording Delaney. She also praised the production of Paul Worley and Ed Seay, notably Lonnie Wilson's drum fills and Joe Chemay's bass guitar. Worley described the dual electric guitar tracks, with Dan Dugmore on the right chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
