Evolution (Martina McBride album)

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Evolution
Martina McBride Evolution album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Genre Country, country pop [1]
Length47:38
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Paul Worley, Martina McBride
"Still Holding On" produced by Clint Black and James Stroud
"Valentine" produced by Dan Shea
Martina McBride chronology
Wild Angels
(1995)
Evolution
(1997)
White Christmas
(1998)
Singles from Evolution
  1. "Still Holding On"
    Released: June 2, 1997
  2. "A Broken Wing"
    Released: September 8, 1997
  3. "Valentine"
    Released: September 8, 1997
  4. "Happy Girl"
    Released: April 20, 1998
  5. "Wrong Again"
    Released: September 14, 1998
  6. "Whatever You Say"
    Released: February 22, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Evolution is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in August 1997 by RCA Nashville. The album produced six singles, all of which have charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The first single, "Still Holding On", is a duet with Clint Black and was originally recorded by Black on his 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights . "Still Holding On" peaked at number 11. The second and fifth singles, "A Broken Wing" and "Wrong Again", both reached number one. "A Broken Wing" was also McBride's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and was her first major crossover hit. The album's third single, "Valentine", a duet with Jim Brickman", is a re-recording of a song which Brickman and McBride previously released from his 1997 album Picture This. The original Picture This version charted at #3 on the AC charts and #68 on the country charts, while the re-recording featured on the Evolution album was a Top 10 country hit, with a peak at number 9. The fourth and six singles, "Happy Girl" and "Whatever You Say", both peaked at number 2. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.

Contents

"I'm Little But I'm Loud" is a recording of McBride when she was seven years old. [3] [4] This was McBride's first album to have a crossover-friendly country-pop sound, which was a departure from her earlier neotraditional country albums.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Little But I'm Loud" Little Jimmy Dickens, Boudleaux Bryant 0:56
2."Happy Girl" Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff3:26
3."Be That Way" Bob DiPiero, Stephony Smith3:34
4."A Broken Wing" James House, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart3:35
5."Wrong Again" Cynthia Weil, Tommy Lee James 3:15
6."Keeping My Distance"Jimmy Davis, Don Smith, Tommy Burroughs3:51
7."Still Holding On" (with Clint Black (single version)) Marty Stuart, Matraca Berg, Clint Black3:57
8."Whatever You Say" Ed Hill, Tony Martin 4:30
9."I Won't Close My Eyes"Kevin Montgomery, Larry Gottlieb 3:38
10."I Don't Want to See You Again"Jackson Leap3:00
11."Some Say I'm Running" Michael W. Smith, Brent Bourgeois 4:05
12."Here in My Heart" Susan Ashton, Gayla Borders3:51
13."One Day You Will" Richard Leigh, Shane Teeters2:36
14."Valentine" (featuring Jim Brickman)Jim Brickman, Jack Kugell3:22
Total length:48:16

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
US Country
[12]
US
[12]
US AC
[12]
CAN Country CAN AC
1997"Still Holding On" (with Clint Black)11150
"A Broken Wing"16117* RIAA: Gold [13]
"Valentine"6850316
1998"Valentine" (re-release)914
"Happy Girl"24
1999"Wrong Again"1365
"Whatever You Say"2376

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Platinum
United States (RIAA) [15] 3× Platinum

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