A Place in the World (Mary Chapin Carpenter album)

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A Place in the World
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Studio album by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
ReleasedOctober 22, 1996
Genre Country
Length45:06
Label Columbia Nashville/TriStar
Producer Mary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology
Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap
(1996)		A Place in the World
(1996)		 Party Doll and Other Favorites
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B− [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

A Place in the World is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on October 22, 1996. It rose to No. 3 on the Billboard's Country Albums chart and No. 20 on the Billboard 200, with four of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "Let Me into Your Heart" (No. 11), "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" (No. 35), and "Keeping the Faith" (No. 58).

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

No.TitleLength
1."Keeping the Faith"3:19
2."Hero in Your Own Hometown"3:50
3."I Can See It Now"3:34
4."I Want to Be Your Girlfriend"3:30
5."Let Me into Your Heart"2:54
6."What If We Went to Italy"3:38
7."That's Real"3:53
8."Ideas Are Like Stars"4:05
9."Naked to the Eye"3:54
10."Sudden Gift of Fate"5:05
11."The Better to Dream of You"3:18
12."A Place in the World"4:06
Total length:45:06

Personnel

String section

Strings and horns conducted and arranged by Michael "Rico" Petruccelli.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. A Place in the World at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Mary Chapin CarpenterA Place in the World..." Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  4. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Mary Chapin Carpenter – A Place in the World". Music Canada . Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Mary Chapin Carpenter – A Place in the World". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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