''Martina'' is the seventh studio album by American

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artist

Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocated to Nashville, T ...

. It was released in September 2003 by RCA Nashville. It was a number one on the country album charts and number seven on the US album charts. The album produced four singles on the country charts: " This One's for the Girls" at #3, " In My Daughter's Eyes" at #4, " How Far" at #12 and " God's Will" at #16. "This One's for the Girls", which featured backing vocals from

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, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and McBride's two daughters, was also McBride's first and only Number One hit on the

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charts. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the

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Content

The album features a live concert version of the classic song "

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". Track 2, "She's a Butterfly", features

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on background vocals. Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and sings background vocals alongside his wife, Sharon White, on "Reluctant Daughter", which Skaggs also arranged. The track, "Wearing White", features

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on backup vocals. A limited edition was also released exclusively through

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retail stores. This version featured a bonus track, "Show Me". The track can now also be found on '' Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride''.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. Musicians and Vocals * Martina McBride – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 4), harmony vocals (3, 8, 10), arrangements (12) * John Hobbs – acoustic piano (1, 2, 8, 10, 11), Hammond B3 organ (2–5, 7) * Tony Harrell – synthesizers (2),

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(8) * Jeffrey Taylor –

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(6) * Jim Medlin – acoustic piano (9, 12) * B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 6),

mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...

(1) * Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Marty Schiff – acoustic guitar (12) * J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11) *

David Grissom David Grissom is an American guitarist who has played and toured with several of America's leading bands and recording artists. He is best known for his work with John Mellencamp. He has released four solo albums: ''Loud Music'', ''10,000 Feet ...

– electric guitar (2, 8, 10) * Dann Huff – electric guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Paul Worley – electric guitar (10) * Greg Foresman – electric guitar (12) * Ricky Skaggs – mandolin (6), backing vocals (6), arrangements (6) * Paul Franklin –

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(1) * Dan Dugmore – steel guitar (2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), 12-string guitar (4) * Wayne Dahl –

(12) * Glenn Worf – bass guitar (1, 2, 8, 10) * Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 11) * Mark Fain –

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(6) * Glenn Snow – bass guitar (12) * David Huff – drum programming (1, 3, 4, 5, 7), percussion (1), "big" drum (2) * Lonnie Wilson – drums (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11) *

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– drums (2, 8, 10) * Greg Herrington – drums (12) * Tom Roady – percussion (1, 2, 10) * Jonathan Yudkin –

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(1), mandolin solo (1), cello (2), viola (2), violin (2) *

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– fiddle (6, 7) * John Mock – penny whistle (1) * Hillary Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 4) * Big Kenny – backing vocals (2) * John Rich – backing vocals (2) * Wes Hightower – backing vocals (3, 10) *

– backing vocals (4) * Carolyn Dawn Johnson – backing vocals (4) * Aimee Mayo – backing vocals (4) * Delaney McBride – backing vocals (4) * Emma McBride – backing vocals (4) * Sharon White – backing vocals (6) *

– backing vocals (7) * Bob Bailey – backing vocals (8) * Kim Fleming – backing vocals (8) * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (8) * Troy Johnson – backing vocals (10) The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 3, 5, 9 & 11) * Chris McDonald – arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 11) * Don Hart – arrangements and conductor (9) * Eberhard Ramm – music copyist * Bob Mason, Margaret Mason, Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz and Felix Wang – cello * Jack Jezirio and Craig Nelson – double bass * Monisa Angell, Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola * David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Chris Teal, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead and Karen Winkelmann – violin

Production

* Martina McBride – producer * Paul Worley – producer * Clarke Schleicher – recording (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), mixing (4, 6), string recording (9) * Brent King – recording (6) * Vance Powell – overdub engineer, vocal engineer, recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), recording (9) * Erik Hellerman – recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12) * Lee Groitschz – recording assistant (6) * Melissa Mattey – recording assistant (9) * John McBride – mixing (1, 2, 3, 5, 7–12), management * Jeremy Cottrell – mix assistant * Adam Ayan – mastering * Paige Conners – production coordinator * Astrid May – art direction * S. Wade Hunt – art direction * Andrew Eccles – photography * Mary Beth Felts – make-up * Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist * Earl Cox – hair stylist * Bruce Allen – management Studios * Recorded at The Money Pit, Blackbird Studio and Paragon Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Skaggs Place Studios (Hendersonville, Tennessee). * Mixed at Blackbird Studio * Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2003 albums Martina McBride albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Paul Worley