Shine (Martina McBride album)
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Shine is the tenth studio album from American country music
singer Martina McBride
. It was released on March 24, 2009 (see 2009 in country music
) through RCA Records
Nashville. The album spun three Top 20 hits on the Billboard country chart: "Ride
" and "Wrong Baby Wrong" both reached #11, and "I Just Call You Mine
" peaked at #18. McBride co-produced the album with Dann Huff
and co-wrote the track "Sunny Side Up."
In November 2009, McBride began the Shine All Night Tour
in support of the album.
It is her last album through RCA Records before switching to Republic Nashville
.
, and it is the first album of her career that Huff has co-produced. Dann was approached by McBride and her husband John to co-produce the record on Huff's birthday. "Ride", the album's debut single, was released in November 2008 and peaked at #11 in April 2009. The follow-up single, "I Just Call You Mine", was sent to radio on May 18, 2009 and is being used in promos for NBC's "Today Wedding Show". It has also charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart. Shine marked McBride's fourth #1 album on the US Country Albums Charts, being one of the only women in country music to release three #1 albums consecutively. Also on the album, McBride released three top 20 singles, which marked her 24th, 25th and 26th top-20 singles on the US Top Country Singles chart.
Despite debuting at #10, the album spent just seven weeks on the Billboard 200. As of March 2010 the album has sold over 175,000 copies in the US.
"I'm Trying", co-written by Tia Sillers and Darrell Scott, was originally recorded by Kevin Sharp on his 1998 album Love Is
, and later by Diamond Rio
(as a collaboration with Chely Wright
) on their 2001 album One More Day
.
As with her last studio album, 2007's Waking Up Laughing
, McBride has a co-writer's credit: the track "Sunny Side Up", which she co-wrote with Brad and Brett Warren, also known as The Warren Brothers. The Warren Brothers also co-wrote the lead-off track "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" with Robert Ellis Orrall
and Stephen Barker Liles, the latter of whom is a member of the band Love and Theft
. Although McBride was not involved with the writing of "Wrong Baby Wrong", she helped with the idea, being that the song was originally written in a man's point of view talking to his girlfriend.
On the iTunes Store
, a pre-order bonus track was available up to the day of the album's release. It was a cover of Leo Sayer
's 1978 hit "I Can't Stop Loving You". It should be noted that this is a different song to the one recorded for Timeless.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
. It was released on March 24, 2009 (see 2009 in country music
2009 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2009.-Events:*August — After 36 years of using the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart as the basis of its program, American Country Countdown begins using the Mediabase chart....
) through RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
Nashville. The album spun three Top 20 hits on the Billboard country chart: "Ride
Ride (Martina McBride song)
"Ride" is the title of a song written by Michael Davey, Andrew Dorff and Chris Robbins. It is performed by American country singer Martina McBride. The song was released in November 2008 as the first single from her album Shine, produced by her and Dann Huff.-Content:"Ride" is an up-tempo song with...
" and "Wrong Baby Wrong" both reached #11, and "I Just Call You Mine
I Just Call You Mine
"I Just Call You Mine" is the title of a song written by Jess Cates, Ty Lacy and Dennis Matkosky, and recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. It was released in May 2009 as the second single from her album, Shine...
" peaked at #18. McBride co-produced the album with Dann Huff
Dann Huff
Dann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
and co-wrote the track "Sunny Side Up."
In November 2009, McBride began the Shine All Night Tour
Shine All Night Tour
The Shine All Night Tour is a co-headlining tour by country music artists Martina McBride and Trace Adkins. The tour was officially announced in early October 2009 and will kickoff in late November 2009 and run through April 2010...
in support of the album.
It is her last album through RCA Records before switching to Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville is a record label established in 2009 by Universal Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Universal Republic Records....
.
Content
Shine was produced by McBride along with Dann HuffDann Huff
Dann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
, and it is the first album of her career that Huff has co-produced. Dann was approached by McBride and her husband John to co-produce the record on Huff's birthday. "Ride", the album's debut single, was released in November 2008 and peaked at #11 in April 2009. The follow-up single, "I Just Call You Mine", was sent to radio on May 18, 2009 and is being used in promos for NBC's "Today Wedding Show". It has also charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. Shine marked McBride's fourth #1 album on the US Country Albums Charts, being one of the only women in country music to release three #1 albums consecutively. Also on the album, McBride released three top 20 singles, which marked her 24th, 25th and 26th top-20 singles on the US Top Country Singles chart.
Despite debuting at #10, the album spent just seven weeks on the Billboard 200. As of March 2010 the album has sold over 175,000 copies in the US.
"I'm Trying", co-written by Tia Sillers and Darrell Scott, was originally recorded by Kevin Sharp on his 1998 album Love Is
Love Is (Kevin Sharp album)
Love Is is the title of the second album released by American country music artist Kevin Sharp. The two singles released from the album, "Love Is All That Really Matters" and "If She Only Knew", both failed to reach the top 40 in the charts while the album itself reached #36 on the Billboard Top...
, and later by Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams...
(as a collaboration with Chely Wright
Chely Wright
Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"...
) on their 2001 album One More Day
One More Day (album)
One More Day is the sixth studio album produced by American country band Diamond Rio. The album was released in 2001. Although its lead-off single "Stuff" peaked at #36 on the Hot Country Songs charts, the title track became popular on radio after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and eventually...
.
As with her last studio album, 2007's Waking Up Laughing
Waking up Laughing
Waking Up Laughing is the ninth album from country singer Martina McBride. This album is the first in McBride's career in which she has both co-written songs and been involved in the production single-handedly. This album produced three chart singles for McBride on the Billboard Hot Country Songs...
, McBride has a co-writer's credit: the track "Sunny Side Up", which she co-wrote with Brad and Brett Warren, also known as The Warren Brothers. The Warren Brothers also co-wrote the lead-off track "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" with Robert Ellis Orrall
Robert Ellis Orrall
Robert Ellis Orrall is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Signed to RCA Records in 1980, Orrall debuted that year with the album "Fixation". His first Top 40 single was "I Couldn't Say No", a duet with Carlene Carter...
and Stephen Barker Liles, the latter of whom is a member of the band Love and Theft
Love and Theft (band)
Love and Theft, an American country music duo, is composed of Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, both of whom sing lead vocals and play guitar. Love and Theft originally formed as a trio, along with Brian Bandas , in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006...
. Although McBride was not involved with the writing of "Wrong Baby Wrong", she helped with the idea, being that the song was originally written in a man's point of view talking to his girlfriend.
On the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
, a pre-order bonus track was available up to the day of the album's release. It was a cover of Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
's 1978 hit "I Can't Stop Loving You". It should be noted that this is a different song to the one recorded for Timeless.
Track listing
Album
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 10 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 28 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2008 | "Ride" | 11 | 82 | |
| 2009 | "I Just Call You Mine" | 18 | 97 | |
| 2010 | "Wrong Baby Wrong" | 11 | 74 | |