''A Place in the Sun'' is the fifth studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

. It was released on May 4, 1999. "Please Remember Me" was nominated for

Best Male Country Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance was awarded between 1965 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes: *From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male *In 1968 it was a ...

at the 2000 Grammy Awards. "My Best Friend" was nominated in the same category the following year. The album’s compact disc version was originally available with a limited edition booklet that contained two transparent sleeves inside. Subsequent releases have all the same information, though without the transparent pages. This album produced the singles "Please Remember Me", "Something Like That", "My Best Friend", "My Next Thirty Years" and "Some Things Never Change"; "Please Remember Me" was originally recorded by

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

on his 1995 album ''Jewel of the South'', and was a #69 country hit for him that year. Except for the #7-peaking "Some Things Never Change", all the singles on this album reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts; "Seventeen" and "Señorita Margarita" also reached the lower regions of that chart from unsolicited airplay.

Track listing

**"Please Remember Me (Pop Version)" – 4:30 :**Track 1 on Japanese version

Personnel

Musicians

– lead vocals *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring w ...

– keyboards *

Larry Byrom Steppenwolf was an American-Canadian rock band that was prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group was formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn, and drummer Jerry Edmonton, all formerly of the Canadian ...

– acoustic guitar *

Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...

– acoustic guitar * Mike Durham – electric guitar * Michael Landau – electric guitar * B. James Lowry – electric guitar *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording studio guitarist and songwriter, performing primarily country music. Guitar World Magazine listed him as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". ...

– electric guitar * John Willis – electric guitar *

Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying Bur ...

– steel guitar * Paul Franklin – steel guitar * Mike Brignardello – bass *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Mad ...

– bass *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot Co ...

– drums * Glen Duncan – fiddle * Aubrey Haynie – fiddle * Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor (8, 10, 14) * Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor (8, 10, 14) *

The Nashville String Machine Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Members of the group have been credited on records dating from 1972 to the present, although the group was formally formed ...

– strings (8, 10, 14) * Greg Barnhill – backing vocals *

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...

– backing vocals (8) *

Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...

– backing vocals (10) * Kim Parent – backing vocals * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals *

Curtis Wright Curtis Blaine Wright (born June 6, 1955) is an American country music artist. He first recorded in the 1980s as a member of the Super Grit Cowboy Band before becoming a solo artist in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Wright charted three singles ...

– backing vocals * Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

* Byron Gallimore – producer * Tim McGraw – producer, creative director * James Stroud – producer * Rich Hanson – engineer * Julian King – tracking engineer * Ricky Cobble – second tracking engineer * Jed Hackett – second tracking engineer * Glenn Spinner – second tracking engineer * Aaron Swihart – second tracking engineer * Russ Martin – string engineer (8, 10, 14) * Amy Hughes-Frigo – second string engineer (8, 10, 14) * Rob MacMillan – second string engineer (8, 10, 14) * Dennis Davis – overdub engineer, vocal tracking, digital editing * Erik Lutkins – overdub engineer, vocal tracking, digital editing * John Van Nest – digital editing *

Chris Lord-Alge Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play wel ...

– mixing * Mike Dy – mix assistant * Rob Hoffman – mix assistant *

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charl ...

– mastering * Ann Callis – production assistant * Doug Rich – production assistant * Missi Gallimore – song assistant * Michelle Metzger – song assistant * Kelly Wright – creative director * Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design * Russ Harrington – photography Studios * Additional recording at Essential Sound Studios (Houston, Texas); The Tracking Room and Loud Recording (Nashville, Tennessee); Studio 56 (Hollywood, California) * Mixed at Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

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