Emotion (Martina McBride album)

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Emotion
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
GenreCountry
Length46:54
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer
Martina McBride chronology
White Christmas
(1998) 		Emotion
(1999) 		Greatest Hits
(2001)
Singles from Emotion
  1. "I Love You"
    Released: July 26, 1999
  2. "Love's the Only House"
    Released: November 15, 1999
  3. "There You Are"
    Released: May 15, 2000
  4. "It's My Time"
    Released: December 18, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]

Emotion is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 1999 by RCA Nashville. The album produced four singles with "I Love You", "Love's the Only House", "There You Are" and "It's My Time" on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song "I Love You" became McBride's biggest hit single to date after it reached number one on the country charts and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album ends with two covers, "Goodbye" by Patty Griffin and Gretchen Peters' "This Uncivil War" from Peters' 1996 debut album The Secret of Life. The album was certified Platinum on by the RIAA.

Track listing[edit]

Emotion track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do What You Do"Angelo Petraglia, Georgia Middleman3:26
2."Anything's Better Than Feelin' the Blues"Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs3:01
3."I Love You"Keith Follesé, Adrienne Follesé, Tammy Hyler2:52
4."Make Me Believe"James LeBlanc, Don Srygley3:50
5."Love's the Only House"Buzz Cason, Tom Douglas5:13
6."There You Are"Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero3:26
7."It's My Time"Hyler, Billy Crain, Kim Tribble3:35
8."I Ain't Goin' Nowhere"Tia Sillers, Sanders3:48
9."Anything and Everything"Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Billy Mann3:44
10."From the Ashes"Austin Cunningham, Hillary Lindsey4:38
11."Goodbye"Patty Griffin4:06
12."This Uncivil War"Gretchen Peters5:07
13."For the Love of a Woman" (International bonus track)Tyler Castleton, Staci Peters3:56
Total length:46:54

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

  • Martina McBride – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 7, 9, 11)
  • John Hobbs – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 3), Hammond B3 organ (3, 5, 7, 8), acoustic piano (5, 6, 10, 11), keyboards (9), synthesizers (10)
  • Steve Nathan – Wurlitzer electric piano (2), Hammond B3 organ (4), synthesizers (5), keyboards (12)
  • J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (1, 3, 7, 8)
  • Biff Watson – electric guitar (1, 3), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12), bouzouki (8)
  • Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 7, 9, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (9, 11)
  • Dan Dugmore – electric guitar solo (2, 7, 11), 12-string electric guitar (5)
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (5, 7, 11)
  • Doug Lancio – electric guitar (11), bouzouki (11)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (10)
  • Joe Chemay – bass
  • Mark Hammond – drum programming (1)
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums (1-9, 11, 12)
  • Greg Morrow – drums (10)
  • Tom Roady – percussion (3, 5, 11)
  • Terry McMillan – percussion (8, 9, 12)
  • Michael Poole – percussion loop (9)
  • Tom Douglas – harmonica (5)
  • Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (12)
  • John Mock – penny whistle (12)
  • John Catchings – cello (6, 11)
  • Anthony LaMarchina – cello (9)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola (6, 11)
  • David Davidson – violin (6, 11)
  • Karen Winkelmann – violin (6, 9, 11)
  • Pamela Sixfin – violin (11)
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson – backing vocals (3, 9)
  • The "Cheaptones" (Tom Douglas, Erik Hellerman, Martina McBride and Paul Worley) – backing vocals (5)
  • Wes Hightower – backing vocals (8)
  • Troy Johnson – backing vocals (8)
  • Gordon Kennedy – backing vocals (9)
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (9)

Production[edit]

  • Martina McBride – producer
  • Paul Worley – producer
  • Clarke Schleicher – recording (1-9, 11, 12), mixing
  • Mike Poole – recording (10), additional recording
  • Jim Burnett – additional engineer
  • Erik Hellerman – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Sandy Jenkins – recording assistant
  • Chris Scherbak – recording assistant
  • Jed Hackett – mix assistant (1, 2, 4-12)
  • Greg Fogie – mix assistant (3)
  • Don Cobb – digital editing
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
  • Paige Connors – production coordinator
  • Mary Hamilton – art direction
  • Gina Binkley and Alter Ego Design – design
  • Matthew Rolston – photography
  • Gemina Aboitiz – wardrobe stylist
  • Robert Vetica – hair stylist
  • Collier Strong – make-up

Studios

  • Recorded at The Money Pit and Seventeen Grand Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Mixed at The Money Pit and Ocean Way (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Digitally edited and mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)

Chart performance[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Emotion
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Martina McBrideEmotion (RCA)The poster girl for female..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Martina McBride – Emotion". Music Canada.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Martina McBride – Emotion". Recording Industry Association of America.
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