Timeless (Martina McBride album)
Timeless is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride.
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| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Early 2005 Blackbird Studios | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 54:32 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Martina McBride | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   |
| Allmusic | |
| Country Weekly | (average)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| People | |
| Slant Magazine |  |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[7] |
The album is an 18-track collection of classic country songs. Major artists whose songs were covered include Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Ray Price, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette and many others. The album debuted at No. 1 on the country album chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
The album became McBride's fastest-selling of her career and gave her her best debut sales week with 185,000 copies sold in its first week. In the U.S. the album was certified Gold and Platinum on 12/12/2005 by the R.I.A.A.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist(s) | Length |
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| 19. | "Dreaming My Dreams" | Allen Reynolds | Waylon Jennings | 3:51 |
| 20. | "Cryin' Time" | Buck Owens | Ray Charles | 3:09 |
| 21. | "Walk On By" | Kendall Hayes | Leroy Van Dyke | 2:27 |
| 22. | "Take These Chains from My Heart" | Fred Rose, Hy Heath | Hank Williams | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 70:45 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Making of Timeless" | |
| 2. | "Photo Gallery" |
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Dennis Burnside – string arrangements
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Melodie Crittenden – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- Jon Mark Ivey – background vocals
- Marabeth Jordan – background vocals
- Martina McBride – lead vocals, background vocals
- Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer piano
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Dolly Parton – vocals on "I Still Miss Someone"
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar, upright bass, tic tac bass
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Marty Schiff – acoustic guitar
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Dan Tyminski – vocals on "I'll Be There"
- Rhonda Vincent – vocals on "I'll Be There"
- Bergen White – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass
- Paul Worley – acoustic guitar
- Dwight Yoakam – vocals on "Heartaches by the Number"
- Jonathan Yudkin – string arrangements, strings
Charts
Album
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
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| US Country | US | ||
| 2005 | "(I Never Promised You) A Rose Garden" | 18 | 98 |
| 2006 | "I Still Miss Someone" (featuring Dolly Parton) | 50 | — |
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