Martina (album)

Martina is American country music artist Martina McBride's seventh album, released in 2003 by RCA Nashville. It was a number one on the country album charts, and number seven on the US album charts. In the U.S. the album was certified Gold on 11/7/2003,Platinum on 1/12/2004 and 2xPlatinum on 4/20/2006 by the R.I.A.A. It produced four singles on the country charts: "This One's for the Girls" at #3, "In My Daughter's Eyes" at #4, "How Far" at #12 and "God's Will" at #16. "This One's for the Girls", which featured backing vocals from Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and McBride's two daughters, was also McBride's first and only Number One hit on the Adult Contemporary charts. Pop girl group Girl Authority covered "This One's for the Girls" for their second album Road Trip.

Martina
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003
GenreCountry, country pop
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerMartina McBride
Paul Worley
Martina McBride chronology
Greatest Hits
(2001)		 Martina
(2003)		 Timeless
(2005)
Singles from Martina
  1. "This One's for the Girls"
    Released: June 16, 2003
  2. "In My Daughter's Eyes"
    Released: November 17, 2003
  3. "How Far"
    Released: May 2004
  4. "God's Will"
    Released: December 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com(favorable)[1]
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The album features a live concert version of the classic song "Over the Rainbow". Track 2, "She's a Butterfly", features Big & Rich on background vocals. Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and sings background vocals alongside his wife, Sharon White, on "Reluctant Daughter", which Skaggs also arranged. The track, "Wearing White", features Vince Gill on backup vocals. A limited edition was also released exclusively through Wal-Mart retail stores. This version featured a bonus track, "Show Me". The track can now also be found on Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Magical"Brett James, Angelo Petraglia, Hillary Lindsey3:52
2."She's a Butterfly"Big Kenny, John Rich4:00
3."City of Love"Troy Lancaster, Tommy Polk2:59
4."This One's for the Girls"Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo4:04
5."How Far"Shaye Smith, Ed Hill, Jamie O'Neal3:57
6."Reluctant Daughter"Jon Vezner, Sally Barris2:36
7."Wearing White"Tommy Lee James, Lisa Drew2:51
8."When You Love Me"Petraglia, James, H. Lindsey4:32
9."In My Daughter's Eyes"James T. Slater3:14
10."Learning to Fall"Bill Deasy, Odie Blackmon3:57
11."God's Will"Barry Dean, Tom Douglas5:50
12."Over the Rainbow" (Live)Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg3:34
13."Show Me" (Limited edition bonus track)Troy Verges4:29
Total length:49:55

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[5]

All strings performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted and arranged by Chris McDonald.

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 7

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US[6] US AC
2003 "This One's for the Girls" 3 39 1
"In My Daughter's Eyes" 4 39 3
2004 "How Far" 12 68 —
"God's Will" 16 85 —

References
  1. About.com review
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-04.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. Martina (CD). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2003. RCA82876-54207-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Martina McBride: Chart History". Billboard.
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