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Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans (; born February 5, 1971) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is also credited as a record producer, actress, and author. She had five songs reach the number one spot on the '' Billboard'' country songs chart and has sold over six million albums. Nine additional singles have reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' country chart, including "I Could Not Ask for More", " I Keep Looking" and " Cheatin'". Among her top 20 charting singles are "Saints & Angels", "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" and " As If". She has won accolades from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. She has also been nominated for several more accolades from both associations, including Female Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year. Evans was raised in New Franklin, Missouri and started performing alongside her siblings in The Evans Family Band. The group performed throughout her childhood and early teenage years in her local area. During her t ...
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Boonville, Missouri
Boonville is a city and the county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,964 at the 2020 census. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the Civil War, on July 17, 1861. Union forces defeated the Missouri State Guard in the first Battle of Boonville. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area. History The community derives its name from Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone, who were the sons of Daniel Boone and established their salt business near the community in the early 1800s, delivering their product from salt licks to St. Louis. The area has been called "Boone's Lick" and the route from the lick to St. Charles/St. Louis, Missouri is called the Boone's Lick Trail. The eastern terminus near Boonville at Franklin, Missouri is considered the original start of the Santa Fe Trail. The first pioneers were Hannah and Stephen Cole, who settled in 1810. During skirmishes with Native Americans in the War of 1812 they moved to a fort on t ...
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New Franklin, Missouri
New Franklin is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,027 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is northeast of and uphill from Franklin, a flood-prone historic community which was the eastern terminus of the Santa Fe Trail. History Franklin was laid out in 1816. Due to the town's frequent flooding, Franklin was relocated up the hill in 1826, giving rise to the community of New Franklin. Franklin's name is taken from the name of Benjamin Franklin. The Harris-Chilton-Ruble House, Thomas Hickman House, New Franklin Commercial Historic District, and Rivercene are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography New Franklin is located at (39.016071, -92.738308). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,089 people, 496 households, and ...
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Dancing With The Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to 60 territories. Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world. As a result, the series became the world's most popular television programme among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine ''Television Business International'', reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries. The show pairs a number of well known celebrities with professional ballroom dancers, who each week compete by performing one or more choreographed routines that follow the prearranged theme for that particular week. The dancers are then scored by a panel of judges. Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes for their favorite dancers, either by telephone or (in some countries) online. The couple with t ...
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A Real Fine Place To Start
"A Real Fine Place to Start" is a song written by Radney Foster and George Ducas and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from Evans' 2005 album ''Real Fine Place''. The song became Evans' fourth number one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in September 2005, holding that position for two weeks. This would also be her last number one single until "A Little Bit Stronger" reached number one in May 2011. On June 15, 2006, the song was certified Gold by the RIAA. Content "A Real Fine Place to Start" is an up-tempo contemporary country song, with prominent electric guitar and steel guitar fills. The song's narrator tells about being in love and getting to know a person from the beginning, describing this as "a real fine place to start." The song was originally recorded by co-writer Radney Foster on his 2002 album, ''Another Way to Go''. Music video The music video is mainly set in a desert with Evans ...
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Suds In The Bucket
"Suds in the Bucket" is a song written by Billy Montana and Tammy Wagoner and recorded by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in May 2004 as the third single from Evans' 2003 album '' Restless''. It became her third number-one single on the US Country charts, and her first since "Born to Fly" in early 2001. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 18, 2005. The song appears in the game ''Karaoke Revolution Country'' and is included in the ''Rock Band: Country Track Pack''. It was presented as well by contestant Brennley Brown on The Voice on May 15, 2017. Content This up-tempo song tells the story of a girl who abruptly runs off to Las Vegas one day with her boyfriend, leaving the "suds in the bucket and the clothes hangin' out on the line," noting how quickly it happened. The gossip and drama then spreads to other parts of their hometown, like a hair salon and the local church. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewe ...
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Born To Fly (song)
"Born to Fly" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in June 2000 as the first single and title track from her 2000 album of the same name. It became Evans' second number one hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in January 2001. Evans wrote this song with Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott. Content "Born to Fly" is an uptempo country song that is backed primarily with fiddles. The song's narrator is portrayed as a person wanting to expand their horizons and dreams of being somebody, who is tired of being stuck in the same place, and wants to get out. The song makes analogies to a bird spreading its wings and flying to its new destination. The album version features a long instrumental outro for the song. Music video The accompanying music video for the song, Sara's first of many to be directed by Peter Zavadil, shows Evans portraying Dorothy, the main character from '' The W ...
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Real Fine Place
''Real Fine Place'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 2005 via RCA Records Nashville. It is the follow-up album to the platinum '' Restless.'' It features Evans's fourth number one hit "A Real Fine Place to Start", the Top 10 hit " Cheatin'", the Top 20 hit " You'll Always Be My Baby", and the Top 40 hit "Coalmine". The album debuted at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 124,720 copies in its first week. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. shipments of a million copies. Content The track "A Real Fine Place to Start" was co-written by Radney Foster, who previously recorded it for his 2002 album ''Another Way to Go''. Evans's rendition of the song was released as this album's first single and became her fourth number one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in mid-2005. Also released as singles from this album were " Cheatin'" ...
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Restless (Sara Evans Album)
''Restless'' is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in August 2003 via RCA Records Nashville. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album's first single, "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus", reached number 16 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Despite the rather low chart performance of the first single, the album debuted at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart and at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart after selling 44,283 copies in its first week. The album's second single, " Perfect", fared better and reached number 2. "Suds in the Bucket", the third single, became a signature song for Evans, having reached number one on the country charts, making ''Restless'' her third consecutive album to contain a number one single. The fourth single, "Tonight", charted just outside the country Top 40 at number 41. Track listing Personnel * Sara Evans – lead vocals, backing vocals * John Hobbs ...
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Born To Fly
''Born to Fly'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 2000 via RCA Records Nashville. The album produced four singles with its title track, "I Could Not Ask for More" (a cover of an Edwin McCain song), "Saints & Angels", and " I Keep Looking", all of which reached within the Top 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The title track reached number one, "I Could Not Ask for More" and "I Keep Looking" both broke the Top 5 at numbers 2 and 5 respectively, and "Saints & Angels" peaked at number 16. ''Born to Fly'' has been Evans' highest-selling album to date, having been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. sales of two million copies. The album was also one of the most successful of the year. Evans was nominated for five CMA Awards: Album of the Year; song, single, and music video (for the title-track); and Female Vocalist of the Year. She won her first CMA awa ...
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No Place That Far (song)
"No Place That Far" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in September 1998 as the second single and title track from her album of the same name. It was her first Top 40 single on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as her first number one hit. An acoustic version of "No Place That Far" without backing vocals was included on Evans' compilation album ''Feels Like Home''. Evans wrote this song with Tom Shapiro and Tony Martin. Content "No Place That Far" begins in the key of C major, and modulates upward to D major on the last chorus. Evans' vocals range from G to B. Vince Gill provides backing vocals. In it, the female narrator states that she will do anything to keep her lover near her. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "evocative ballad that should help her win long-overdue acceptance at country radio." She goes on to say that Evans voice has ...
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No Place That Far
''No Place That Far'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 1998 via RCA Records Nashville. The album's first single, "Cryin' Game", peaked at number 56 on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart; this single also included a non-album track entitled "Wait a Minute". The second single, its No Place That Far (song), title track, became Evans' first number one hit on the US country charts. The third and final single from the album, "Fool, I'm a Woman" reached number 32. The album was certified gold album, gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales of 500,000 copies. The international version of ''No Place That Far'' included remixes of "Cryin' Game", "Fool, I'm a Woman", and "No Place That Far"; the latter excluded the backing vocals by Vince Gill which were featured on the American version. It also included two extra tracks, a remix o ...
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Three Chords And The Truth (Sara Evans Album)
''Three Chords and the Truth'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. The album's title comes from Harlan Howard, a country music songwriter to whom this quote is widely attributed. It also was an improvized lyric in U2's version of the Bob Dylan song "All Along the Watchtower," released on the ''Rattle and Hum'' album. The album was released in July 1997 via RCA Records Nashville and it produced three singles: "True Lies", the title track, and "Shame About That". Even though all three singles charted on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, none of them reached the Top 40, making this Evans' only major label album to not produce any Top 40 hits. Content This album consists of mostly traditional country. It was hailed by critics as one of the best albums of the year and made the critics top 10 of the year lists for ''The Washington Post'', ''Billboard'', ''Dallas Morning News'', and Country Music People. The album itself has brought pres ...
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