Home (Dixie Chicks album)

Home is the sixth studio album by American country band the Dixie Chicks, released on August 8, 2002, through Monument and Columbia Records. It is notable for its acoustic bluegrass sound, which stands in contrast with their previous two country pop albums.

Home
Studio album by Dixie Chicks
Released	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Recorded	Cedar Creek Recording; 2001–02
Genre	Bluegrass Country Americana Folk
Length	51:42
Label	Open Wide Monument Columbia Nashville
Producer	Dixie Chicks Lloyd Maines
Dixie Chicks chronology
Fly (1999) Home (2002) Top of the World Tour: Live (2003)
Dixie Chicks studio album chronology
Fly (1999) Home (2002) Taking the Long Way (2006)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Home
"Long Time Gone" Released: May 23, 2002 "Landslide" Released: August 26, 2002 "Travelin' Soldier" Released: December 9, 2002 "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" Released: May 22, 2003 "Top of the World" Released: September 2003

The group was promoting the album when lead singer Natalie Maines made controversial comments about U.S. President George W. Bush criticizing his role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The album's third single, "Travelin' Soldier", was #1 on the Billboard Country Chart the week that Maines' comments hit the press.[1] The following week, as many stations started a still-standing boycott of the Chicks' music, the song collapsed. None of their following singles gained traction with country radio. Despite these events, the album was certified 6× Multi-platinum status by the RIAA and has sold 5,979,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008.[2] The album also featured a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide", which was their biggest pop crossover hit until 2007, when "Not Ready to Make Nice" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was also successful in Australia, in its 175th week in the country charts it was certified Triple Platinum for shipments of 210,000 copies.[3]

The album was nominated at the 45th Grammy Awards for six awards, including their second attempt for Album of the Year. The group went home with four in 2003, including Best Country Album, Best Recording Package, Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Lil' Jack Slade", and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Long Time Gone". Additionally, they were nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Darrell Scott was nominated for Best Country Song for Long Time Gone. Two years later, they were nominated and won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, this time for "Top of the World". It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and stayed there for four non-consecutive weeks. It also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums, and stayed there for 12 non-consecutive weeks.

Songs

"Landslide" was originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1975. "Travelin' Soldier" was originally recorded by its writer, Bruce Robison, in 1996, and then in rewritten form, in 1999; Ty England also recorded the song in 1999. "Godspeed" was originally recorded by Radney Foster in 1999; his wife suggested sending it to the Dixie Chicks because Natalie Maines had just had a baby. "Long Time Gone" and "More Love" were originally recorded by Darrell Scott in 2000. "Truth No. 2" and "Top of the World" were originally recorded by Patty Griffin for a 2000 album that went unreleased. "I Believe in Love" made its debut on the 2001 telethon America: A Tribute to Heroes.

Reception

Critical

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Austin Chronicle	[6]
Blender	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	A[8]
Houston Chronicle	4/5[9]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[13]
USA Today	[14]

The album received positive reviews. Metacritic gave the album an aggregated score of 75 (green label), indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Rhapsody ranked the album #1 on its list of "Country's Best Albums of the Decade".[15] Another music blog, Country Universe, named it as the album of the decade.[16] CMT's Craig Shelburne included it on his "A Dozen Favorite Country Albums of the Decade" list.[17] Engine 145 country music blog lists it No. 4 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list.[18] Entertainment Weekly put the album on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying: "Even George W. Bush fans have to respect the Chicks' authentic bluegrass sound on 'Long Time Gone' and 'Landslide'. Okay, maybe they don't. But they should."[19] Allmusic said "They've delivered not just their best album, but what's arguably the best country album yet released in the 2000s. Needless to say, an instant classic."[20]

Accolades

• Rhapsody – #1 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list[15]
• Country Universe – #1 Country Album of the Decade[16]
• Country Universe - #2 on its "100 Greatest Contemporary Country Albums" List [21]
• CMT – "A Dozen Favorite Country Albums of the Decade" list[17]
• Engine 145 – #4 on its "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list[18]
• Entertainment Weekly – #6 Best Album of the Decade[19]
• Entertainment Weekly - #2 on its "25 Essential Country Albums" list [22]
• Entertainment Weekly = #85 on its "100 Best Albums from 1983-2008" [23]
• Texas Music Magazine – #1 Album of the Decade[24]
• BSC – #67 on its "Best Albums of the Decade" List[25]
• CMT – #15 on its Top 40 Greatest Country Albums[26]
• Taste of Country - #27 on its "100 Greatest Country Albums Ever" [27]
• Saving Country Music - #7 on its "Top 10 Country Albums of the Decade (2001-2010)"[28]
• Saving Country Music - #31 on its "Saving Country Music's Greatest Albums of All Time"[29]
• 9513 - #4 on its "Top Country Albums of the Decade" List[30]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Time Gone"	Darrell Scott	4:10
2.	"Landslide"	Stevie Nicks	3:50
3.	"Travelin' Soldier"	Bruce Robison	5:43
4.	"Truth No. 2"	Patty Griffin	4:28
5.	"White Trash Wedding"	Martie Maguire Natalie Maines Emily Strayer	2:21
6.	"A Home"	Maia Sharp Randy Sharp	4:56
7.	"More Love"	Gary Nicholson Tim O'Brien	5:07
8.	"I Believe in Love"	Maguire Maines Marty Stuart	4:14
9.	"Tortured, Tangled Hearts"	Maguire Maines Stuart	3:40
10.	"Lil' Jack Slade" (instrumental)	Maguire Strayer Terri Hendrix Lloyd Maines	2:23
11.	"Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)"	Radney Foster	4:42
12.	"Top of the World"	Griffin	6:01

U.S. Deluxe Edition Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Landslide" (Sheryl Crow Remix)	Nicks	3:46

U.S. Deluxe Edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Landslide" (Music Video)	3:46
2.	"Long Time Gone" (Music Video)	4:07
3.	"Goodbye Earl" (Music Video)	4:17
4.	"Wide Open Spaces" (Music Video)	3:44

International Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Landslide" (Sheryl Crow Remix)	Nicks	3:46

Europe Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks[31]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Landslide" (Sheryl Crow Remix)	Nicks	3:46
14.	"Travelin' Soldier" (Re-Record)	Robison	5:09
15.	"Top Of The World" (The Greg Collins Remix)	Griffin	5:00

Europe Deluxe Edition DVD[32]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Evening with the Dixie Chicks"	92:00

Personnel

Martie Maguire - fiddle, mandolin, viola, vocals Natalie Maines - vocals Emily Robison - banjo, Dobro, accordion, vocals, Papoose Additional personnel Glenn Fukunaga - upright bass Emmylou Harris - vocals Byron House - upright bass Lloyd Maines - acoustic guitar, Weissenborn slide guitar, Papoose John Mock - percussion, bodhrán, uilleann pipes, tin whistle Sara Nelson - cello Paul Pearcy - percussion Adam Steffey - mandolin Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, Papoose Chris Thile - mandolin, soloist

Production Producers: Dixie Chicks, Lloyd Maines Engineer: Gary Paczosa Assistant engineers: Thomas Johnson, Adam Odor, Fred Remmert Mixing: Gary Paczosa Mixing assistant: Eric Bickel Mastering: Robert Hadley, Doug Sax Production coordination: Mindi Pelletier String arrangements: John Mock Art direction: Kevin Reagan Design: Bret Healey, Kevin Reagan Photography: James Minchin Make-up: Candy Burton

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 1 Canadian Albums Chart 2

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[33] 4× Platinum 280,000 Canada (Music Canada)[34] 3× Platinum 300,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)[36] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US US AC CAN 2002 "Long Time Gone" 2 7 — — "Landslide" 2 7 1 2 "Travelin' Soldier" 1 25 — — 2003 "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" 48 — — — "Top of the World" — — — —

Other charted songs Year Single Peak chart positions US Country 2002 "White Trash Wedding" 56 "Tortured, Tangled Hearts" 58

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2003	Home	Best Country Album
2003	Home	Best Recording Package
2003	"Lil' Jack Slade"	Best Country Instrumental Performance
2003	"Long Time Gone"	Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
2005	"Top of the World"	Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

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33. "ARIA Accreditations 2020 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
34. "Canadian album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Home". Music Canada.
35. "British album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Home". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Home in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
36. "American album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Home". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

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