- Wide Open Spaces
Infobox Album
Name = Wide Open Spaces
Type = Studio album
Longtype =
Artist =Dixie Chicks
Released = January 27, 1998
Recorded = March - August 1997
Genre = Country
Length = 43:39
Label = Monument
Producer =Blake Chancey ,Paul Worley
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sqazefekogfo~T1 link]
*Review-Christgau|hm2|artist=361
Last album = "Shouldn't a Told You That "
(1993)
This album = "Wide Open Spaces"
(1998)
Next album = "Fly"
(1999)"Wide Open Spaces" is the fourth
album by Americancountry music band theDixie Chicks , released in1998 (see1998 in music ). It was their first record with newlead vocalist Natalie Maines , and became their breakthrough commercial success. It received diamond status by theRIAA on February 20, 2003 in theUSA , having shipped 12 million units [http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/diamond.asp] , while spending more than six years in theAustralia n ARIA music charts Country Top 20.Track listing
#"I Can Love You Better" (Pamela Brown Hayes,
Kostas ) - 3:53
#"Wide Open Spaces" (Susan Gibson ) - 3:44
#"Loving Arms" (Tom Jans) - 3:37
#"There's Your Trouble " (Mark Selby, Tia Sillers) - 3:10
#"You Were Mine " (Emily Robison ,Martie Seidel ) - 3:37
#"Never Say Die" (George Ducas,Radney Foster ) - 3:56
#"Tonight the Heartache's on Me" (Mary Francis, Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison) - 3:25
#"Let 'Er Rip" (Billy Crain, Sandy Ramos) - 2:49
#"Once You've Loved Somebody" (Thom McHugh, Bruce Miller) - 3:28
#"I'll Take Care of You" (J.D. Souther ) - 3:40
#"Am I the Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way?)" (Maria McKee ) - 3:25
#"Give It Up or Let Me Go" (Bonnie Raitt ) - 4:55Personnel
*
Natalie Maines - vocals
*Emily Robison - acoustic guitar,banjo ,dobro , vocals
*Martie Seidel -fiddle ,mandolin , vocalsAdditional personnel
*Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
*Bobby Charles, Jr. - bass
*Joe Chemay -bass guitar
*Billy Crain - acoustic guitar
*Lloyd Maines -steel guitar
*George Marinelli -electric guitar
*Greg Morrow - drums
*Tommy Nash - electric guitar
*Tony Paoletta - steel guitar
*Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
*Tom Roady -shakuhachi ,conga ,tambourine
*Matt Rollings -piano ,Hammond organ
*Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*Paul Worley - acoustic guitar, electric guitarProduction
*Producers: Jim Burnett, Mark Capps, Tony Castle, Blake Chancey, Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher, Ed Simonton, Paul Worley
*Engineers: Eric Legg, Billy Sherrill
*Assistant engineers: Tony Castle, Chip Mattews, Mike Wrucke
*Mixing:Chuck Ainlay , John Guess
*Mixing assistants: Mark Ralston, Chris Rowe, Shawn Simpson
*Mastering: Denny Purcell
*Mastering assistant: Jonathan Russell
*Editing: Jim Burnett
*Digital editing: Don Cobb, Carlos Grier
*Production coordination: Deb Boyle, Janice Soled
*Art direction: Tracy Baskette-Fleaner, Bill Johnson
*Photography: Matthew Barnes
*Stylist: Renee Fowler
*Hair stylist: Bruce Alan
*Make-up: Stacy KellyCharts
As of the
October 11 "Wide Open Spaces" has been within theAustralian ARIA Country Charts for a consecutive 355 WeeksAlbum - Billboard (North America)
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