Real Fine Place
Real Fine Place is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 2005 via RCA Records Nashville. It is the follow-up album to the platinum Restless. It features Evans's fourth number one hit "A Real Fine Place to Start", the Top 10 hit "Cheatin'", the Top 20 hit "You'll Always Be My Baby", and the Top 40 hit "Coalmine". The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 124,720 copies in its first week.[2] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. shipments of a million copies.
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Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004-2005 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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Content
The track "A Real Fine Place to Start" was co-written by Radney Foster, who previously recorded it for his 2002 album Another Way to Go. Evans's rendition of the song was released as this album's first single and became her fourth number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in mid-2005. Also released as singles from this album were "Cheatin'", "Coalmine", and "You'll Always Be My Baby", which respectively reached numbers 9, 37, and 13 on the country charts. "Missing Missouri" also reached number 52 based on unsolicited airplay. Several members of Evans's family sing backing vocals: her mother and father, Patricia Boggs, and Jack Evans; her brother, Matt Evans, who also serves as production assistant; and her sisters, Lesley Evans Lyons and Ashley Evans Simpson.[3]
"Supernatural" was originally recorded by Susan Ashton on her 1999 album Closer.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Coalmine" | Roxie Dean, Ron Harbin, Richie McDonald | 3:26 |
2. | "A Real Fine Place to Start" | Radney Foster, George Ducas | 4:00 |
3. | "Cheatin'" | Brett James, Don Schlitz | 3:27 |
4. | "New Hometown" | Sara Evans, Matt Evans, Shaye Smith | 3:54 |
5. | "You'll Always Be My Baby" | S. Evans, Tony Martin, Tom Shapiro | 4:37 |
6. | "Supernatural" | Marcus Hummon, Mark Prentice | 4:38 |
7. | "Roll Me Back in Time" | Sheryl Crow, John Shanks | 4:56 |
8. | "The Secrets That We Keep" | S. Evans, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo | 3:40 |
9. | "Bible Song" | Lori McKenna | 4:46 |
10. | "Tell Me" | S. Evans, Holly Lamar, Troy Verges | 3:55 |
11. | "Missing Missouri" | Mark Kerr, Trent Tomlinson, Danny Wells | 4:16 |
12. | "Momma's Night Out" | S. Evans, Hummon, Darrell Scott | 2:53 |
13. | "These Four Walls" | S. Evans, M. Evans, Verges | 4:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Caged" | S. Evans, Hummon | 3:31 |
15. | "Best Days Are Coming" | Ed Hill, Smith | 4:02 |
16. | "You" | James, Verges | 3:34 |
17. | "Suds in the Bucket" (live) | Billy Montana, Tammy "Jenai" Wagoner | 4:02 |
Personnel
According to liner notes.[3]
- Musicians
- Tim Akers - keyboards, piano, accordion, penny whistle
- Patricia Boggs - background vocals
- Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
- Matt Chamberlain - drums
- Jeff Coffin - tenor saxophone
- LaTara Conley - background vocals
- J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Eric Darken - percussion, Jew's harp
- Chris Dunn - trombone
- Jack Evans - background vocals
- Matt Evans - background vocals
- Sara Evans - lead vocals, background vocals
- Kim Fleming - background vocals
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar, slide guitar
- Carl Gorodetzky - string contractor
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Steve Herman - trumpet
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- John Hinchey - trombone
- Jim Horn - baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
- David Huff - drum programming
- Marcus Hummon - acoustic guitar
- Troy Johnson - background vocals
- David LaBruyere - bass guitar
- Randy Leago - tenor saxophone
- Leslie Evans Lyons - background vocals
- Chris McDonald - string arrangements, conductor
- Janelle Means - background vocals
- Gary Morse - steel guitar
- The Nashville String Machine - strings
- Steve Nathan - keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
- Steve Patrick - trumpet
- Desmond Pringle - background vocals
- Darrell Scott - acoustic guitar
- Randy Scruggs - banjo
- Ashley Evans Simpson - background vocals
- Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar
- Quentin Ware, Jr. - trumpet
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Kevin Whalum - background vocals
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Technical
- Derek Bason - recording, mixing
- Mark Bright - production
- Matt Evans - production assistant
- Sara Evans - production
- J. R. Rodriguez - recording
- Hank Williams - mastering
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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US Country | US | ||||
2005 | "A Real Fine Place to Start" | 1 | 38 | ||
"Cheatin'" | 9 | 69 | |||
2006 | "Coalmine" | 37 | — | ||
"You'll Always Be My Baby" | 13 | 105 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Certifications
Region | Certification |
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United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum |
References
- Loftus, Johnny. "Real Fine Place review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- "Previous Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- Real Fine Place (CD booklet). Sara Evans. RCA Records. 2005. 82876-69486-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Sara Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Sara Evans Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Sara Evans – Real Fine Place". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.