Thank Heavens for Dale Evans
Encyclopedia
Thank Heavens for Dale Evans is the debut album
by American
country
band the Dixie Chicks
. The group's original membership of Robin Lynn Macy
, Laura Lynch
, Martie Erwin
, and Emily Erwin
(whose married names changed to Martie Maguire and Emily Robison), would survive intact for only this album and the following Little Ol' Cowgirl
, from 1989 to 1992, before first Macy, and then Lynch departed and the current vocalist, Natalie Maines
assumed the vocalist position in 1995, creating the trio that became the highly successful band which found great fame in 1998
and remain popular with a large following to this day.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country
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...
band the Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
. The group's original membership of Robin Lynn Macy
Robin Lynn Macy
Robin Lynn Macy is an American musician, teacher, and gardener, who is best known as a founding member of the female country group the Dixie Chicks....
, Laura Lynch
Laura Lynch
Laura Lynch is an American country musician and songwriter, who is best known as a founding member of the all-woman country music band the Dixie Chicks.-Biography:Lynch is a self-proclaimed "Cowgirl". She is an acoustic bassist and single mother...
, Martie Erwin
Martie Erwin
Martie Maguire is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the female alternative country band, the Dixie Chicks. She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager...
, and Emily Erwin
Emily Erwin
Emily Robison is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the female country band the Dixie Chicks. Robison plays banjo, dobro, guitar, bass, mandolin, accordion, and sitar...
(whose married names changed to Martie Maguire and Emily Robison), would survive intact for only this album and the following Little Ol' Cowgirl
Little Ol' Cowgirl
Little Ol' Cowgirl is the second album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 1992 . As with their previous album, it produced no chart singles...
, from 1989 to 1992, before first Macy, and then Lynch departed and the current vocalist, Natalie Maines
Natalie Maines
Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success as the lead vocalist for the female alternative country band, the Dixie Chicks...
assumed the vocalist position in 1995, creating the trio that became the highly successful band which found great fame in 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
and remain popular with a large following to this day.
Track listing
- "The Cowboy Lives Forever" (L. Goza) - 2:57
- "I Want to Be a Cowboy's SweetheartI Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" is a country and Western song written and first recorded in 1935 by Rubye Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. It was the first country and Western song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies....
" (Patsy MontanaPatsy MontanaRuby Rose Blevins , known professionally as Patsy Montana, was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first female country performer to have a million-selling single...
) - 2:17 - "Thunderheads" (Lisa Brandenburg, Robin Lynn Macy) - 4:17
- "Long Roads" (John Kirk, Lorie Lichtenwalner) - 2:22
- "Who Will Be the Next One" (Angela Moore) - 2:01
- "Brilliancy" (Traditional, Instrumental) - 2:16
- "Thank Heavens for Dale EvansDale EvansDale Evans, was an American writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers.-Early life:...
" (Martie Erwin, Macy, Lisa Brandenburg) - 2:54 - "This Heart of MineThis Heart of MineThis Heart of Mine is a 1946 song. This music standard was written by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Arthur Freed to be featured in the musical film score, Ziegfeld Follies. This song is introduced by Fred Astaire who danced with Lucille Bremer in a lavish and romantic dance...
" (Steven F. Brines, Jim Smoak) - 2:28 - Storm Out on the Sea" (Mary Neal Northcut, Macy) - 3:26
- "West Texas Wind" (Jon Ims) - 3:53
- "Rider" (Traditional) - 2:53
- "Green River" (Donna Cary) - 3:16
- "Salty" (Kenny Baker, traditional, instrumental) - 2:20
- "Bring It On Home to MeBring It On Home to Me"Bring It On Home to Me" is a 1962 soul song written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song, about infidelity, was a hit for Cooke and has become a pop standard covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped...
" (Sam CookeSam CookeSamuel Cook, , better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and...
, Charles BrownCharles BrownCharlie Brown is the principal character in the comic strip Peanuts.Charlie or Charles Brown may also refer to:-Athletes:* Charlie Brown from Dumfries who played for home town club Queen of the South...
) - 1:47
Dixie Chicks
- Robin Lynn MacyRobin Lynn MacyRobin Lynn Macy is an American musician, teacher, and gardener, who is best known as a founding member of the female country group the Dixie Chicks....
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals, harmony - Laura LynchLaura LynchLaura Lynch is an American country musician and songwriter, who is best known as a founding member of the all-woman country music band the Dixie Chicks.-Biography:Lynch is a self-proclaimed "Cowgirl". She is an acoustic bassist and single mother...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Martie ErwinMartie ErwinMartie Maguire is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the female alternative country band, the Dixie Chicks. She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager...
- fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
, harmony - Emily ErwinEmily ErwinEmily Robison is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the female country band the Dixie Chicks. Robison plays banjo, dobro, guitar, bass, mandolin, accordion, and sitar...
- banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, harmony