''Real Fine Place'' is the fifth studio album by American

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artist

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 ch ...

. It was released in October 2005 via

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. It is the follow-up album to the platinum '' Restless.'' It features Evans's fourth number one hit "

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 becam ...

", 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

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by the

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(RIAA) for U.S. shipments of a million copies.

Content

The track "

" was co-written by

Radney Foster Radney Muckleroy Foster (born July 20, 1959) is an American country music singer-songwriter, musician and music producer. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his recording debut as part of the Foster & Lloyd duo, recording ...

, who previously recorded it for his 2002 album ''

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''. Evans's rendition of the song was released as this album's first single and became her fourth number one hit on the US ''

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chart in mid-2005. Also released as singles from this album were " Cheatin'", "Coalmine", and " You'll Always Be My Baby", which respectively reached numbers 9, 37, and 13 on the country charts. "Missing Missouri" also reached number 52 based on unsolicited airplay. Several members of Evans's family sing backing vocals: her mother and father, Patricia Boggs, and Jack Evans; her brother, Matt Evans, who also serves as production assistant; and her sisters, Lesley Evans Lyons and Ashley Evans Simpson. "Supernatural" was originally recorded by

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on her 1999 album '' Closer''.

Track listing

Personnel

According to liner notes. *

– lead vocals, backing vocals * Tim Akers – keyboards, acoustic piano,

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

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– keyboards, acoustic piano,

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* Paul Franklin – keyboards,

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– acoustic guitar *

Darrell Scott James Darrell Scott, known as Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959), is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The son of musician Wayne Scott, he moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana (known today as Lake Station, Indiana). ...

– acoustic guitar *

Bryan Sutton Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and ...

– acoustic guitar *

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– acoustic guitar *

Tom Bukovac Tom Bukovac is an American session musician and producer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in nearby Willowick, Ohio. He has been a Nashville-based musician since 1992. He previously owned 2nd Gear, a used music consignment shop in Sou ...

– electric guitars *

J.T. Corenflos Jerry Troy "J. T." Corenflos (November 6, 1963 – October 24, 2020), was an American session musician and country guitarist, who played on an estimated 75 Number One hit records as well as hundreds of other recordings and hits. He received 14 ...

– electric guitars * Gary Morse – steel guitar *

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–

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–

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– 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 Madis ...

– bass *

Matt Chamberlain Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session musician, drummer, producer and songwriter. Biography Life and career Chamberlain was born in San Pedro, California on April 17, 1967. He began learning how to play the drums ...

– drums * David Huff – drum programming *

Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...

– percussion, Jew's harp *

Jim Horn James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician. Biography Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for f ...

– baritone saxophone (12), horn arrangements (12) * Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophone (12) * Randy Leago – tenor saxophone (12) * Chris Dunn – trombone (12) * John Hinchey – trombone (12) * Steve Herrman – trumpet (12) * Steve Patrick – trumpet (12) * Quentin Ware – trumpet (12) * Chris McDonald – string arrangements and conductor * Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor *

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– strings * LaTara Conley – backing vocals * Kim Fleming – backing vocals * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals * Wes Hightower – backing vocals * Troy Johnson – backing vocals * Janelle Means – backing vocals * Desmond Pringle – backing vocals * Kevin Whalum – backing vocals * Matt Evans – backing vocals (1, 2, 9, 10) * Lesley Evans Lyons – backing vocals (4, 7, 9, 10, 13) * Ashley Evans Simpson – backing vocals (4, 7, 9, 10, 13) * Jack Evans – backing vocals (5) * Patricia Boggs – backing vocals (13)

Production

* Sara Evans – producer * Mark Bright – producer * Derek Bason – recording, mixing * J.R. Rodriguez – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant * Chris Ashburn – recording assistant, mix assistant * Scott Kidd – recording assistant, mix assistant * Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) * Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator * Matt Evans – production assistant * Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design * S. Wade Hunt – cover design * Russ Harrington – photography * Debbie Dover – hair stylist * Colleen Runne – make-up * Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Sara Evans albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Mark Bright (record producer)