''Home'' is the sixth studio album by American

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, released on August 27, 2002, through

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and

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. It is notable for its acoustic bluegrass sound, which stands in contrast with their previous two country pop albums. The group was promoting the album when lead singer Natalie Maines made controversial comments about U.S. President George W. Bush criticizing his role in the

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. The album's third single, " Travelin' Soldier", was #1 on the

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the week that Maines' comments hit the press. The following week, as many stations started a still-standing boycott of the Chicks' music, the song collapsed. None of their following singles gained traction with country radio. Despite these events, the album was certified 6× Multi-

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status by the

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and has sold 5,979,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008. The album also featured a cover of

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's "

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", which was their biggest pop

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hit until 2007, when "

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" peaked at #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album was also successful in Australia, in its 175th week in the country charts it was certified Triple Platinum for shipments of 210,000 copies. The album was nominated at the

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for six awards, including their second attempt for

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. The group went home with four in 2003, including Best Country Album,

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, Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Lil' Jack Slade", and

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for " Long Time Gone". Additionally, they were nominated for

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and Darrell Scott was nominated for Best Country Song for Long Time Gone. Two years later, they were nominated and won

, this time for " Top of the World". It debuted at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums chart and stayed there for four non-consecutive weeks. It also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums, and stayed there for 12 non-consecutive weeks.

Songs

"Landslide" was originally recorded by

in 1975. "Travelin' Soldier" was originally recorded by its writer, Bruce Robison, in 1996, and then in rewritten form, in 1999; Ty England also recorded the song in 1999. "Godspeed" was originally recorded by Radney Foster in 1999; his wife suggested sending it to the Dixie Chicks because Natalie Maines had just had a baby. "Long Time Gone" and "More Love" were originally recorded by Darrell Scott in 2000. "Truth No. 2" and "Top of the World" were originally recorded by Patty Griffin for a 2000 album that went unreleased. "I Believe in Love" made its debut on the 2001 telethon '' America: A Tribute to Heroes''.

Reception

Critical

The album received positive reviews.

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gave the album an aggregated score of 75 (green label), indicating "generally favorable reviews". '' Rhapsody'' ranked the album #1 on its list of "Country's Best Albums of the Decade"."Country's Best Albums of the Decade"
Retrieved January 12, 2010. Another music blog, Country Universe, named it as the album of the decade.Coyne, Kevin John (December 10, 2009)
"The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade, Conclusion: #10-#1"
countryuniverse.net, Retrieved March 17, 2010 CMT's Craig Shelburne included it on his "A Dozen Favorite Country Albums of the Decade" list.Shelburne, Craig (December 23, 2009)
"A Dozen Favorite Country Albums of the Decade"
CMT News, Retrieved February 10, 2010. Engine 145 country music blog lists it No. 4 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list."Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1)"
, engine145.com, December 10, 2009, Retrieved February 10, 2010. ''

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'' put the album on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying: "Even George W. Bush fans have to respect the Chicks' authentic bluegrass sound on 'Long Time Gone' and 'Landslide'. Okay, maybe they don't. But they should.""10 Best Albums of the Decade"
''

''. December 17, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010

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said "They've delivered not just their best album, but what's arguably the best country album yet released in the 2000s. Needless to say, an instant classic."

Accolades

*'' Rhapsody'' – #1 on its "Country's Best Albums of the Decade" list *Country Universe – #1 Country Album of the Decade *Country Universe - #2 on its "100 Greatest Contemporary Country Albums" List *'' CMT'' – "A Dozen Favorite Country Albums of the Decade" list *Engine 145 – #4 on its "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list *''

'' – #6 Best Album of the Decade *''

'' - #2 on its "25 Essential Country Albums" list *''

'' = #85 on its "100 Best Albums from 1983-2008" *Texas Music Magazine – #1 Album of the Decade *''BSC'' – #67 on its "Best Albums of the Decade" List * CMT – #15 on its Top 40 Greatest Country Albums *Taste of Country - #27 on its "100 Greatest Country Albums Ever" *9513 - #4 on its "Top Country Albums of the Decade" List

Track listing

Personnel

Martie Maguire Martha Elenor Maguire (née Erwin, previously Seidel; October 12, 1969) is an American musician who is a founding member of both the all-female alternative country band The Chicks and country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She won awards in ...

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the ...

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of ...

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, vocals * Natalie Maines - vocals *

Emily Robison Emily Burns Strayer ( Erwin, previously Robison; born August 16, 1972) is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the country band The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks. Strayer plays banjo, dobro ...

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, vocals, Papoose Additional personnel *Glenn Fukunaga -

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- vocals *Byron House - upright bass * Lloyd Maines - acoustic guitar, Weissenborn slide guitar, Papoose * John Mock - percussion,

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*Sara Nelson -

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*Paul Pearcy - percussion *

Adam Steffey Adam Steffey (born November 24, 1965) is an American mandolin player, best known for playing in the bluegrass and old-time styles. He spent time as a member of bands such as Alison Krauss & Union Station, Mountain Heart, Lonesome River Band ...

- mandolin *

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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, Papoose * Chris Thile - mandolin, soloist Production *Producers: Dixie Chicks, Lloyd Maines *Engineer: Gary Paczosa *Assistant engineers: Thomas Johnson, Adam Odor, Fred Remmert *Mixing: Gary Paczosa *Mixing assistant: Eric Bickel *Mastering: Robert Hadley, Doug Sax *Production coordination: Mindi Pelletier *String arrangements: John Mock *Art direction: Kevin Reagan *Design: Bret Healey, Kevin Reagan *Photography: James Minchin *Make-up: Candy Burton

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Singles

Other charted songs

Awards

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 albums The Chicks albums Monument Records albums Columbia Records albums Grammy Award for Best Country Album