Timeless (Martina McBride album)
2005 studio album by Martina McBride
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timeless is the eighth studio album by the American country music singer Martina McBride. The album was released on October 18, 2005, through RCA Nashville Records. The album is McBride's first covers album, containing covers of classic country songs made famous by artists such as Buck Owens, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson and Loretta Lynn.
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005
Recorded2005
Studios
- Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Radio Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
GenreCountry
| Timeless | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studios |
| |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 54:32 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Martina McBride | |||
| Martina McBride chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Timeless | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Country Weekly | (average)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| People | [5] |
| Slant Magazine |  [6] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[7] |
The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, and number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 185,000 copies sold in the first week. The album was certified platinum on December 12, 2005, by the RIAA.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Dreaming My Dreams" | Allen Reynolds | Waylon Jennings | 3:51 |
| 20. | "Cryin' Time" | Buck Owens | Buck Owens | 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
- Martina McBride – lead vocals, harmony vocals
- Gordon Mote – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, dobro, mandolin
- Marty Schiff – acoustic guitar
- Paul Worley – acoustic guitar
- Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
- Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
- Larry Paxton – electric bass, upright bass, tic-tac bass
- Glenn Worf – electric bass, upright bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Jonathan Yudkin – strings (11), string arrangements (11)
- Lisa Cochran – harmony vocals
- Melodie Crittenden – harmony vocals
- Jon Mark Ivey – harmony vocals
- Marabeth Jordan – harmony vocals
- John Wesley Ryles – harmony vocals
- Russell Terrell – harmony vocals
- Bergen White – harmony vocals, vocal arrangements
Guest Vocals
- Dan Tyminski – vocals (2)
- Rhonda Vincent – vocals (2)
- Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (12)
- Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals (13)
- Dennis Burnside – string arrangements and conductor
- Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
- Anthony LaMarchina and Sarighani Reist – cello
- Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Christian Teal, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Karen Winklemann – violin
Production
- Martina McBride – producer
- John McBride – recording, mixing, management
- John Netti – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Vance Powell – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Lowell Reynolds – recording assistant, mix assistant
- David Robinson – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Michael Dumas – vocal recording for Dwight Yoakam (13)
- Richard Dodd – mastering at RichardDodd.com (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Paige Connors – production coordinator
- S. Wade Hunt – art direction, design
- Andrew Eccles – photography
- Sam Erickson – studio photography
- Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist
- Earl Cox – hair stylist
- Mary Beth Felts – make-up
- Bruce Allen – management
Charts
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| 2005 | "(I Never Promised You) A Rose Garden" | 18 | 98 |
| 2006 | "I Still Miss Someone" (featuring Dolly Parton) | 50 | — |