Everlasting (Martina McBride album)

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Everlasting
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Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedApril 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)
Recorded2013
Studio
  • Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Loft (Detroit, Michigan)
Genre Soul, Pop, Country
Length39:02
Label Vinyl Recordings
Producer Don Was
Martina McBride chronology
The Essential Martina McBride
(2012)		Everlasting
(2014)		 Reckless
(2016)

Everlasting is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released on April 8, 2014, [1] [2] on McBride's own label through Kobalt Label Services. [3] [4] The album features covers of soul and R&B songs. [5] [6] It was produced by Don Was [7] and includes duets with Gavin DeGraw and Kelly Clarkson. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Country Weekly A− [10]
The Oakland Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Everlasting garnered generally positive reception from five music critics. At The Oakland Press , Gary Graff rated the album three stars out of four, saying how the release "is a welcome and successful exercise in creative stretching." [11] Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, remarking how "There's warmth in Was' production and honey in McBride's voice and if the combination can sometimes result in too-sweet tea, it's nevertheless soothing." [9] At USA Today , Jerry Shriver rated the album three stars out of four, indicating how "Covering classic soul tunes is an overdone concept, but this well chosen collection shines". [12] Jon Freeman of Country Weekly graded the album an A−, writing that "Overall the recording sounds great—warm and intimate without sacrificing polish." [10] At The Boston Globe , Sarah Rodman gave a positive review, stating that the release "finds the mighty-voiced McBride deftly tackling a clutch of pop, soul, and blues tunes complete with horns, a sultry Southern organ sound, and heavenly harmonies from the McCrary Sisters." [13]

McBride embarked on the Everlasting Tour in supporting of the album beginning May 8, 2014, in Kansas. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" Chips Moman, Dan Penn Aretha Franklin 3:33
2."Suspicious Minds" Mark James Mark James 3:50
3."If You Don't Know Me by Now" Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 3:32
4."Little Bit of Rain"Fred Neil Fred Neil 2:20
5."Bring It On Home to Me" (with Gavin DeGraw)Sam Cooke Sam Cooke 3:33
6."Come See About Me" Holland–Dozier–Holland The Supremes 2:58
7."What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, James Dean Jimmy Ruffin 3:51
8."I've Been Loving You Too Long"Otis Redding, Jerry Butler Otis Redding 3:48
9."Wild Night"Van Morrison Van Morrison 3:06
10."In the Basement" (with Kelly Clarkson) Billy Davis, Carl Williams Smith, Raynard Miner Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto 2:39
11."My Babe" Willie Dixon Little Walter 3:09
12."To Know Him Is to Love Him" Phil Spector The Teddy Bears 2:42
Total length:39:07
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."That's How Strong My Love Is" Roosevelt Jamison O. V. Wright 3:00
14."Baby What You Want Me to Do"Jimmy Reed Jimmy Reed 3:35
Total length:45:43
iTunes bonus tracks [15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."By Your Side" Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Spencer Denman Sade 4:48
14."Perfect"Pink, Max Martin, Shellback Pink 4:27
Total length:48:24

Personnel

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, and at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, with sales of 21,000 in the US. [16] [17] The album has sold 70,000 copies in the U.S as of April 2016. [18]

McBride made history with the album by becoming the first ever female artist in the 50-year history of the Top Country Albums chart to debut at No. 1 with an independently released and distributed album. [19]

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Country Albums (OCC) [20] 2
US Billboard 200 [21] 7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [22] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [23] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [24] 73

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