Wide Open Spaces

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Wide Open Spaces
Studio album by Dixie Chicks
Released	January 27, 1998
Recorded	March – August 1997
Genre	Country
Length	43:39
Label	Monument
Producer	Blake Chancey, Paul Worley
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Dixie Chicks chronology
Shouldn't a Told You That (1993) Wide Open Spaces (1998) Fly (1999)

Wide Open Spaces is the Grammy-nominated fourth album by American country music band the Dixie Chicks, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines, and became their breakthrough commercial success. It received diamond status by the RIAA on February 20, 2003 in the United States, having shipped 12 million units,^[1] while spending more than six years in the Australian ARIA music charts Country Top 20. The album has sold 8,655,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008.^[2]

At the 41st Grammy Awards, the album was awarded 2 Grammy Awards out of 3 nominations.^[3] It was awarded Best Country Album (the first of what would be 4 trophies in this category: they would later win for Fly in 2001, Home in 2003, and Taking the Long Way in 2007.) and for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song There's Your Trouble. (an award the Chicks would win 5 times: in 2000 for Ready to Run, in 2003 for Long Time Gone, in 2005 for Top of the World and 2007 for Not Ready to Make Nice, a feat only matched by The Judds.) In addition, the Chicks were nominated for Best New Artist.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Can Love You Better" (Pamela Brown Hayes, Kostas) – 3:53
2. "Wide Open Spaces" (Susan Gibson) – 3:44
3. "Loving Arms" (Tom Jans) – 3:37
4. "There's Your Trouble" (Mark Selby, Tia Sillers) – 3:10
5. "You Were Mine" (Emily Robison, Martie Seidel) – 3:37
6. "Never Say Die" (George Ducas, Radney Foster) – 3:56
7. "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" (Mary Francis, Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison) – 3:25
8. "Let 'Er Rip" (Billy Crain, Sandy Ramos) – 2:49
9. "Once You've Loved Somebody" (Thom McHugh, Bruce Miller) – 3:28
10. "I'll Take Care of You" (J. D. Souther) – 3:40
11. "Am I the Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way?)" (Maria McKee) – 3:25
12. "Give It Up or Let Me Go" (Bonnie Raitt) – 4:55

[edit] Personnel

• Natalie Maines – vocals
• Emily Robison – acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, vocals
• Martie Seidel – fiddle, mandolin, vocals

[edit] Additional personnel

• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Bobby Charles, Jr. – bass
• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• Billy Crain – acoustic guitar
• Lloyd Maines – steel guitar
• George Marinelli – electric guitar
• Greg Morrow – drums
• Tommy Nash – electric guitar
• Tony Paoletta – steel guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Tom Roady – shakuhachi, conga, tambourine
• Matt Rollings – piano, Hammond organ
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

[edit] Production

• Producers: Jim Burnett, Mark Capps, Tony Castle, Blake Chancey, Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher, Ed Simonton, Paul Worley
• Engineers: Eric Legg, Billy Sherrill
• Assistant engineers: Tony Castle, Chip Mattews, Mike Wrucke
• Mixing: Chuck Ainlay, John Guess
• Mixing assistants: Mark Ralston, Chris Rowe, Shawn Simpson
• Mastering: Denny Purcell
• Mastering assistant: Jonathan Russell
• Editing: Jim Burnett
• Digital editing: Don Cobb, Carlos Grier
• Production coordination: Deb Boyle, Janice Soled
• Art direction: Tracy Baskette-Fleaner, Bill Johnson
• Photography: Matthew Barnes
• Stylist: Renee Fowler
• Hair stylist: Bruce Alan
• Make-up: Stacy Kelly

[edit] Charts

As of the 24th May 2009, "Wide Open Spaces" has been within the top twenty of the Australian ARIA Country Charts for a consecutive 363 Weeks

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

[edit] References