Restless (Sara Evans album)

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Restless
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003
Recorded2002-2003
StudioThe Money Pit, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length56:59
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Sara Evans
Paul Worley
Sara Evans chronology
Born to Fly
(2000)
Restless
(2003)
Real Fine Place
(2005)
Singles from Restless
  1. "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"
    Released: March 3, 2003
  2. "Perfect"
    Released: September 15, 2003
  3. "Suds in the Bucket"
    Released: May 5, 2004
  4. "Tonight"
    Released: December 2, 2004
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Restless is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in August 2003 via RCA Records Nashville. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

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The album's first single, "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus", reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Despite the rather low chart performance of the first single, the album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart after selling 44,283 copies in its first week. The album's second single, "Perfect", fared better and reached number 2. "Suds in the Bucket", the third single, became a signature song for Evans, having reached number one on the country charts, making Restless her third consecutive album to contain a number one single. The fourth single, "Tonight", charted just outside the country Top 40 at number 41.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rockin' Horse" Sara Evans, Matt Evans, Marcus Hummon 3:58
2."Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges 5:33
3."Restless" Jeremy Stover, Willie Mack 4:14
4."Niagara"S. Evans, Holly Lamar, Verges5:34
5."Perfect"S. Evans, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin 4:01
6."Need to Be Next to You" Diane Warren 4:29
7."To Be Happy" Billy Crain, Kevin Fisher3:51
8."Tonight"Troy Johnson, Bonnie Baker5:26
9."Otis Redding" Angelo Petraglia, Verges, H. Lindsey4:38
10."Feel It Comin' On"S. Evans, Marcus Hummon, Darrell Scott 3:03
11."I Give In"S. Evans, Hummon4:52
12."Big Cry"Petraglia, Brett James, H. Lindsey3:18
13."Suds in the Bucket" Billy Montana, Tammy "Jenai" Wagoner3:49
Total length:56:59
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Suds in the Bucket (Original Intro)" Montana, Wagoner0:53
15."Tonight" (Live at West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia - August 28, 2004)Johnson, Baker5:59
16."Suds in the Bucket" (Live at West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia - August 28, 2004) Montana, Wagoner3:53

Personnel

Production

Studios

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Certifications
US Country
[7]
US
[8]
2003"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"16103
"Perfect"246
2004"Suds in the Bucket"133
"Tonight"41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum

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